Françoise Bettencourt Meyers

Françoise Bettencourt Meyers (; born 10 July 1953) is a French entrepreneur, philanthropist, writer and billionaire. She is the only child of Liliane Bettencourt and the granddaughter of Eugène Schueller, founder of L'Oréal. She is the second richest woman in the world, with an estimated net worth of US$88.2 billion as of July 2025, according to Forbes and at €69.7bn according to Challenges . Her mother died in September 2017, after which her fortune tripled with her investments through her family holding company, Téthys Invest, and the high valuation of L'Oréal shares on the stock exchange.

Personal life Raised to be Catholic, she has written several Bible commentaries. She is the only child and heir of Liliane Bettencourt. She married Jean-Pierre Meyers, business executive and grandson of a rabbi murdered at Auschwitz. She converted to Judaism and they raised their children, Jean-Victor and Nicolas, as Jewish. Bettencourt Meyers and her family still own a 33 per cent stake in the company.

Her mother died in September 2017 when her net worth was about $39.5 billion.

After a fire severely damaged Notre-Dame de Paris, Bettencourt Meyers and L'Oréal pledged $226 million to repair the cathedral.

In popular culture The 2025 movie The Richest Woman in the World was loosely based on Bettencourt Meyers' mother, Liliane Bettencourt, and features a character based on Bettencourt Meyers.