Liliane Henriette Charlotte Bettencourt (October 21, 1922 – September 21, 2017) 

PARIS (AP) — Liliane Bettencourt, the L’Oreal cosmetics heiress and the world’s
richest woman, has died at her home in a chic Parisian suburb.

Bettencourt’s daughter, Francoise Bettencourt Meyers, said in a written statement Thursday that her mother “left peacefully” overnight in Neuilly-sur-Seine.

Liliane Bettencourt was the only child of Eugene Schueller, who founded L’Oreal
in the early 20th century. Forbes magazine estimated her fortune to be worth
$39.5 billion this year.