Liliane Bettencourt, 94 years old, passed away on Thursday, September 21st, 2017. She was the richest woman with a net worth of 40 billion dollars. The new position of the world’s richest woman now goes to Alice Walton, the heiress to Walmart, who currently has a net worth of 33.8 billion dollars.

As said on BBC, “Liliane Bettencourt, the heiress to cosmetics firm L’Oreal, has died aged 94, her family has confirmed…She personally contributed a lot to its success for very many years. A great woman of beauty has left us and we will never forget her.”