Francoise Meyers vs. Amancio Ortega
Who will win?
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Name Francoise Meyers |
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Net worth
π° $90.6B |
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Born July 10, 1953 (age 71) |
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Education |
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Source L'OrΓ©al |
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Industry Consumer |
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Bettencourt Meyers' inheritance was the subject of a sensational trial in France, in which a man was convicted of manipulating her ailing mother for her fortune. Bettencourt Meyers is also a writer and has authored a book on the Greek gods and another with commentary on the Bible.
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Name Amancio Ortega |
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Net worth
π° $113.8B |
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Born March 28, 1936 (age 88) |
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Education |
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Source Zara |
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Industry Retail |
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Ortega first began his career manufacturing textiles through a small family company in 1963. He owns a 10% stake in Spanish telecoms firm Telxius and 5% of publicly traded natural gas grid operator Enag's.