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| Bernard Arnault |
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| Bernard Arnault is the owner of LVMH, the world's largest luxury goods empire. He lives in Paris and he is 60 years old. Bernard is married and has 5 children. Personal wealth: $16.5 billion. |
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| Liliane Bettencourt |
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| Liliane Bettencourt is the daughter of L'Oréal founder Eugene Schueller. She lives in Paris and has a personal wealth of $13.4 billion. |
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| Alain & Gerard Wertheimer |
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| The brothers Alain & Gerard Wertheimer are the owners of Chanel (apparel, perfume) (Chanel No. 5 perfume is the world's top selling scent). They live in New York and have a wealth of $8.0 billion. |
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| Francois Pinault |
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| Francois Pinault is a High School dropout who was awarded last year whit the French Legion d'honneur. He made a fortune whit retail(Gucci). Pinault is 72 years old, lives in Paris and he is married and has 3 children. Personal wealth: $7.6 billion |
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| Serge Dassault & Family |
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| Serge Dassault is a french senator made a fortune investing in aviation (makers of Mirage and Rafale jets). He is 83 years old, lives in Paris. Dassault is married and has 4 children. Personal wealth: $5.4 billion |
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| Jean-Claude Decaux & Family |
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| Jean-Claude Decaux started out putting ads on public toilets and bus shelters and now he is the number one outdoor advertiser in China. He lives in Paris, is married and has 3 children. Decaux is 71 years old. Personal wealth: $3.2 billion |
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| Martin & Olivier Bouygues |
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| The brothers Martin & Olivier Bouygues made a fortune from telecom, media and construction. They live in Paris, Martin is 56 years old and Olivier is 58 years old. They have a wealth estimated at $2.7 billion. |
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| Alain Merieux & Family |
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| Alain Merieux is specialized in biotech (specializes in the diagnosis of bacteria in the human body and infectious diseases like HIV and tuberculosis). He lives in Lyon, is 71 years old and he is married. Two of his 3 children are dead. The family wealth: $2.4 billion |
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| Pierre Bellon & family |
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| Pierre Bellon is 79 years old and whit his family has a fortune of $2.2 billion. |
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| Philippe Foriel-Destezet |
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| Philippe Foriel-Destezet is 73 years old and has a personal wealth of $1.8 billion. |
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