Liliane Bettencourt, ... she married French politician Andre Bettencourt at the age of 27. Her husband notably served as a minister at the end of the 1960s and beginning of the 1970s.

Liliane Bettencourt, heiress to the L’Oreal cosmetics empire and the world’s wealthiest woman, has died at the age of 94, the company announced on Thursday.

Her husband was a closeted homosexual himself, and really obsessed with his own political career, which he funded with Liliane's money. So there she was in a gilded cage, and very lonely.

The world's richest woman, L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt, has died in her mansion outside Paris, leaving a fortune of some $44 billion. Glamorous to the hilt, and a ferocious grande dame ...

Liliane Bettencourt, the L’Oreal cosmetics heiress and the world’s richest woman, has died at her home in a chic Parisian suburb. She was 94.

Liliane Bettencourt, one of the richest women in the world, is now locked off from the world by Alzheimer's disease. She is heir to the L'Oreal cosmetics fortune of nearly $40 billion.

Forbes magazine this year estimated Liliane Bettencourt's fortune to be worth $39.5 billion when it named her the richest woman in the world. L'Oreal Chairman and CEO Jean-Paul Agon expressed ...

PARIS (CBS SF/AP) — Liliane Bettencourt, the L'Oreal cosmetics heiress and the world's richest woman, has died at her home in a chic Parisian suburb. She was 94. Bettencourt's daughter ...

Liliane Bettencourt, the L'Oreal cosmetics heiress and the world's richest woman, has died at her home in a chic Parisian suburb. She was 94.

Liliane Bettencourt, the L’Oreal cosmetics heiress and the world’s richest woman, has died at her home in a chic Parisian suburb. She was 94. Bettencourt’s daughter, ...

Liliane Bettencourt was the only child of Eugene Schueller, who founded L’Oreal in the early 20th century. Forbes magazine estimated her fortune to be worth $39.5 billion this year.