Cars Driven By The 10 Richest People In The World
#9 – Liliane Bettencourt, Mercedes C-Class Coupe
Liliane Bettencourt is the second wealthiest woman in the entire world, and has a current net worth of 40.1 billion dollars; she is the principal shareholder of “L’Oréal,” the leading producer of quality hair and skin products in the world. Liliane is originally from Paris, France, and entered her father’s shampoo business at only 15 years of age. When Bettencourt’s father tragically passed away in 1957 she inherited the company fortune, and became the primary shareholder for the L’Oréal name, serving on the board of directors until 2012.
Bettencourt avoids the media as much as possible because of scrutiny regarding possible funding to French politicians, so she is living out the remainder of her life on private islands and heavily secured mansion getaways. If you want to travel like Liliane does it’s actually not that difficult; despite being one of the wealthiest people in the world, Liliane travels around quite modestly: she rides in a C-Class Coupe which goes for about 40,000 dollars: I suppose at her age the sight of a luxury vehicle makes her bones start to ache.