Summer Olympics Games are on, one of the biggest fans is the world's richest woman...

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2024 Summer Olympics are in full swing. Who will win? We will watch the Games. But a Parisian has already won. Not only is she the most wealthy woman in the world, she's also been happily married for 4 decades…
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Hello everyone, I'm Becky. Welcome to our channel.
The Olympic Games is getting started. One company is quietly supporting the games,
providing skin care and sunblock to athletes. That is L'Oreal, whose owner is the most wealthy
woman in the world. L'Oreal is seen as an affordable brand by most people, but in fact
the group also offers luxury brands such as Armani and Valentino in terms of skin care products,
makeup and fragrances. The owner of L'Oreal is the most affluent woman,
thanks to her loving husband who can help her overcome anxiety.
They got married in 1984 and celebrated their 40th anniversary a few weeks ago.
Strong family ties have led to her success at work, and the story started 70 years ago.
She was born in a French upper-class family. Her grandfather founded L'Oreal.
Her mother followed her grandpa's footsteps and was once the most wealthy person in France,
and her father was a foreign minister. As the only child, he inherited her parents' estate.
She dated the heir of a big name in the auto industry, and her parents introduced her to
young people from high society, including the son of a banker.
She said, if someone wanted to marry me just because I had money,
I would have seen it. I waited a long time for my husband, and I know that it wasn't the money
that attracted him. We know each other since we were in diapers. By then, she was clear that
she would not accept a marriage of convenience, and she was already in love. Strong came from
a wealthy family of French-Jewish bankers, and Strong's dad was a L'Oreal manager.
But he was not the husband her parents would have dreamed for her,
especially because he was Jewish, the grandson of a rabbi murdered by Nazi Germany.
This opened two old wounds. Her grandpa was investigated for Nazi collaboration after the war,
and her dad wrote anti-Jewish articles. But she made up her mind, and her parents had no choice
but to give in. Ten years passed before the wedding was celebrated. It was privately held
in the city of Florence, and after that, a lavish reception was held in Paris,
attended by French-style brass. From that moment on, Strong became really involved in the company.
He has been a member of the board of directors for L'Oreal and is the company's vice president
for years. He and his wife co-founded the holding company, which is the largest shareholder of
L'Oreal, and he serves as the CEO. He is also the vice president of the family's foundation.
He has two adult sons, and they both joined L'Oreal as board members. Her eldest son tweeted
a photo, and it seems that she and her mom were getting along with each other. But that's not the
case, especially in her mother's later years. Photographer Bernier is four decades younger
than her mother, and yet he became her mother's close friend. He received over 1 billion euros
in gifts, including a Picasso from her mother. Bernier was allegedly named the sole heir to her
fortune. She erupted and sued the photographer for abuse of witness. The trial lasted for 10 years,
and the judge ruled that Bernier suffered from dementia. She was placed under the control of
her daughter and two grandchildren. She won the case but hurt her mother's feelings.
After media reported the case, almost everyone knew that her mother was too old to look after
herself. Her mother said, my daughter could have waited patiently for my dad instead of doing all
she can to precipitate it. But she did do something that made her mother proud of her.
Under her management, the family business is thriving. Forbes magazine says that the stock
price is soaring so much that her net worth is over 100 billion. And she is the first woman
who has done that on the planet. And she is also the most wealthy woman in the world.
Thanks to her caring husband, who has been the rock of the family for four decades.
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