Francoise Bettencourt Meyers

Absolutely fantastic woman, my inspirer, French billionairess owns one-third of the L’Oreal control packet of shares. Success secret Francoise Bettencourt Meyers is: Francoise was born into wealth.

The famous personal care company was founded by Bettencourt’s grandfather. Being a young scientist, he worked out a chemical formula for hair dye. It became popular among Parisian hairdressers and production grew. The company employed more chemists and beauty experts. Together they developed the L’Oreal brand. Hair coloring products were supplemented with body care, face cleansers, decorative makeup, and perfumery.

The history of the brand in general and the founding family, in particular, have some skeletons in their closet, though.

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