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Françoise Meyers, again became the first woman worth $100.8bn — Forbes

Françoise Meyers, again became the first woman worth $100.8bn — Forbes

Françoise Bettencourt Meyers, vice chair of French cosmetics giant L’Oréal, became the first woman to achieve a net worth of $100 billion on Wednesday, reaching $100.1 billion.

Her wealth increased as L’Oréal’s stock hit record highs. She holds a 35% stake in the company, which she owns with her husband and two sons.

On the same day, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite reached all-time highs, driven by a surge in companies associated with the artificial intelligence boom.

Read also: Top 10 richest women in the world worth $457.1 bn combined in Q1 2024

These indexes peaked as two of their top three stocks achieved market capitalizations of over $3 trillion, with Nvidia reaching this milestone for the first time and Apple surpassing it for the first time since January.

Recall she has attained a net worth of $100 billion before; this is not the first time, according to The Guardian.

According to Forbes’s real-time billionaire list, Here are the top five female billionaires in the world as of June 06

Françoise Bettencourt Meyers — $100.8 bn

Alice Walton — $78.8 bn

Julia Koch & family — $65.5 bn

Jacqueline Mars — $38.9 bn

Savitri Jindal & family — $38.1 bn

Chisom Michael is a data analyst (audience engagement) and writer at BusinessDay, with diverse experience in the media industry. He holds a BSc in Industrial Physics from Imo State University and an MEng in Computer Science and Technology from Liaoning Univerisity of Technology China. He specialises in listicle writing, profiles and leveraging his skills in audience engagement analysis and data-driven insights to create compelling content that resonates with readers.

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