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Inside the rise of Bernard Arnault, world's richest man: the LVMH billionaire owns luxury brands Louis Vuitton and Dior, was a friend to Steve Jobs and Karl Lagerfeld, and is a rival
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LVMH Group CEO Bernard Arnault attending the presentation of a major cultural project for the city of Paris, at Jardin d'Acclimatation amusement park in Paris, France on March 8, 2017. LVMW Group
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The $100 Billion Man: How Bernard Arnault Stitched Together The World's Third Biggest Fortune With Louis
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Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry (R) and LVMH luxury group CEO LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault pose in front of 'Gudrun', an oil on canvas by Gerhard Richter at the inauguration of the Louis
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