Liliane Bettencourt, the world's richest woman, has died, her family said Thursday. Bettencourt, who was 94, was the heiress of the French cosmetics company L'Oreal. Both Forbes and the Bloomberg Billionaire Index considered Bettencourt the world's richest woman. The Bettencourt family currently owns 33% of the L'Oreal Group. The company owns brands like Lancome, Garnier and La Roche-Posay.

Source: CNN September 21, 2017 17:26 UTC