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Three Virginians make it on Forbes’ list of richest persons in America’s largest cities

//January 20, 2016//

Three Virginians make it on Forbes’ list of richest persons in America’s largest cities

// January 20, 2016//

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Three Virginians are featured on Forbes’ list of ‘The Richest Person in each of America’s 50 Largest Cities,’ released for the first-time ever on Tuesday. 

The wealthiest Virginian on the list is candy heiress Jacqueline Mars, who owns McLean-based Mars Inc. with her brothers, Forrest Jr. and John. Jacqueline Mars, who resides in The Plains, is worth  $23.2 billion, according to Forbes.

Virginia Beach resident Winnie Johnson-Marquart also made the list with a net worth of $3.3 billion. Johnson-Marquart is an heir to the SC Johnson family fortune, a privately-held,  Wisconsin-based consumer goods company with estimated sales of more than  $9 billion.

Bruce C. Gottwald also is featured on Forbes’ report, with a net worth of $580 million. The Richmond-resident was chairman of NewMarket for two decades before retiring in 2014. The Richmond-based company primarily serves the petroleum additives industry.

The richest person on Forbes’ report is Microsoft Co-Founder Bill Gates, who has a net worth of $77.2 billion.  Mark  Zuckerberg, the head of Facebook, also was on the list with a net worth of $42.6 billion.

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