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| L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt dies at 94 | |
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| Liliane Bettencourt, the heiress to cosmetics firm L'Oreal, has died aged 94, her family has confirmed. | Liliane Bettencourt, the heiress to cosmetics firm L'Oreal, has died aged 94, her family has confirmed. |
| A statement said she died at home "peacefully" overnight. | A statement said she died at home "peacefully" overnight. |
| With an estimated 2017 net worth of 33bn euros (£30bn; $40bn), she was the world's richest woman. | With an estimated 2017 net worth of 33bn euros (£30bn; $40bn), she was the world's richest woman. |
| She left the company's board in 2012, but remained in the news after eight were found guilty of exploiting her health after a dementia diagnosis. | She left the company's board in 2012, but remained in the news after eight were found guilty of exploiting her health after a dementia diagnosis. |
| In a statement, L'Oreal chairman and CEO Jean-Paul Agon said: "We all had a deep admiration for Liliane Bettencourt who has always watched over L'Oreal, the company and its employees, and who was very attached to its success and development. | In a statement, L'Oreal chairman and CEO Jean-Paul Agon said: "We all had a deep admiration for Liliane Bettencourt who has always watched over L'Oreal, the company and its employees, and who was very attached to its success and development. |
| "She personally contributed a lot to its success for very many years. A great woman of beauty has left us and we will never forget her." | "She personally contributed a lot to its success for very many years. A great woman of beauty has left us and we will never forget her." |
| Her father, Eugène Schueller, founded a company in 1909, which turned into the L'Oreal group. | Her father, Eugène Schueller, founded a company in 1909, which turned into the L'Oreal group. |