8. The Bettencourt Family

Liliane Bettencourt, heiress and majority shareholder of L’Oreal, is currently the richest woman in the world. However, her seat on the company's board of directors was replaced with her grandson's, Jean-Victor Meyers. A rocky bit of family politics, but we're sure they'll figure out how to manage that $42.7 billion.


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