1. Liliane Bettencourt

•  Net Worth: $30 B                                                                      
•  Source of Wealth: L'Oreal
•  Citizen: United states
•  Age: 91 

Being the richest woman in the world, Liliane Bettencourt is also the wealthiest female in  all European countries and also in France. She is also the  richest person in France after overtaking billionaire Bernanrd Arnault in the month of March 2013. She is the principal shareholder in the largest cosmetics company L’Oreal. L’oreal was founded by her father and she is the only daughter. She inherited stocks after her father’s death. Some months ago, Liliane Bettencourt was in news for having sold her island Paradise in Seychelles for around $60 million. This gave her profits of $42 million.