The Real Life of the World's Richest Women who Don't Like Luxury

Kehidupan Asli Perempuan Terkaya Dunia yang Tak Suka Kemewahan

"Real Life of the World's Richest Woman who Doesn't Like Luxury"

The Real Life of the World's Richest Women who Don't Like Luxury

Dream - The richest woman in the world, Françoise Bettencourt Meyers, apparently doesn't always have to do with luxury. Behind her wealth, Françoise prefers a simple and peaceful life.

Françoise Bettencourt Meyers, is the heir of L'Oreal from France who is now the world's richest woman according to Bloomberg Billionaire's Index in December 2023.

She set a record as the first woman to successfully accumulate wealth worth US$100 billion equivalent to Rp1.544 trillion (with an exchange rate of Rp15.448 per US$), thanks to the increase in stock prices of her family's company founded since 1909.

"Before becoming the richest person in the world, the 70-year-old woman became one of the wealthiest women in her country after the death of her mother, Liliane Bettencourt, at the age of 94 in 2017. According to Elpais.com, she is currently the 11th richest person in the world. However, Françoise chooses not to live a luxurious lifestyle."

Françoise usually wears dark-colored pantsuits, whose brand is not visible. Her distinctive feature is that she wears a scarf around her neck. Often, she wears thick glasses with frames that remind us of the retro style of the 1970s.

The world she lives in, according to Paris Match, revolves around her family, friends, music, literature, and film. She is rarely seen at socialite events and only attends large dinner parties if they are related to professional interests. She usually goes jogging in Bois de Boulogne park wearing sports clothes, without attracting much attention.

Françoise likes to travel, it is said that she likes Italy and the United States. Instead of skiing at the elite Swiss resorts in Gstaad or Saint-Moritz, she prefers the luxurious and peaceful Megève. As the French say, pour vivre heureux, vivons cachés. To live happily, live hidden.

"Once again, I know that I have privileges, however, as you can see, I do not live in a luxurious house. We are not big art collectors and, as you can see, I do not wear jewelry," said Françoise when receiving Le M Magazine, from the newspaper Le Monde, at her home. Françoise lives in a modern and contemporary two-story building with large windows. It is relatively simple compared to the large house where her parents live in Paris, Saint James, in the exclusive commune of Neuilly-sur-Seine."

The story of his childhood, Françoise was once withdrawn from public school and taught at home because his parents were worried that he would be kidnapped for ransom. This made him somewhat introverted.

His introspective and shy nature clashed with his mother, Liliane, who is a socialite. Francoise leans more towards the intellectual side rather than the social side, and finds his calling in classical music. Rumor has it that he spends three hours a day playing one of the two grand pianos in his living room, Yamaha and Steinway. According to Paris Match, he is also a bookworm, and among the books in his library is the biography of Clara Malraux by Dominique Bona.

Since 2005, he has become a donor for the Cochlear Implant Institute of Île-de-France, where Professor Bruno Frachet is developing innovative surgery for the deaf. The shadow of his mother, Liliane, who has had hearing problems since she was a child, always haunts him. Despite the differences with his mother, Francoise is also very close to his mother. When he was young, he remembers, people used to call him "rock shell" because he was very close to his mother, who often traveled with him.

Françoise stated that "money really drives you crazy" and although she is aware of her privileges, she was never raised to worship money. Even at home, her family never talked about money.

"When I was a child, my parents always made sure that I understood the difference between playing and sincerity, between right and wrong. I was educated in religious schools, where education and the transmission of values of honesty and truth were fundamental. At home, we did not talk about money. It was a word that was not easily spoken."

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