International Women's Day: Meet the 10 richest women

2. Liliane Bettencourt

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This file photo taken by AP Images for L'Oreal Paris, shows a collection of cosmetics from the beauty conglomerate. Liliane Bettencourt, the only child of L'Oreal founder Eugène Schueller, is the second-wealthiest woman in the world.

Net worth: $24 billion

Wealth source: L’Oreal

Overall Forbes rank: #15

Ms. Bettencourt is the only daughter of L’Oreal founder Eugène Schueller. She’s the richest woman in Europe and the second-wealthiest citizen of France. In 2011, following a three-year legal battle, her fortune was placed under the legal guardianship of her daughter, Francoise Bettencourt-Meyers. Bettencourt lives in Paris.

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