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Five Virginia Residents Named To Forbes List Of Richest In America

Five Virginia residents were named to the 2022 Forbes list of the 400 richest people in America.

Pamela Mars-Wright

Pamela Mars-Wright

Photo Credit: Facebook/Mars Inc.

The nation's wealthiest citizens are worth $4 trillion — $500 billion less than last year, Forbes said. The minimum net worth required to make the list also fell for the first time since the Great Recession, by $200 million, to $2.7 billion.

The wealthiest man in the country is Elon Musk, who is worth $251 billion, and the second wealthiest is Jeff Bezos, who is worth $151 billion.

Fortunes were calculated on Sept. 2 using stock prices and exchange rates.

The Virginians who made the list are:

  • 19. Jacqueline Mars, 82, of The Plains, owns an estimated one-third of Mars, the world's largest candymaker, founded by her grandfather. Net worth: $37 billion
  • 69. Pamela Mars-Wright, 62, like her three sisters, is an heir to her family's candy and pet food fortune. Net worth: $9.3 billion
  • 214. Winifred J. Marquart, 63, of Virginia Beach, is the great-great-granddaughter of the late SC Johnson, the company's founder. Net worth: $4.8 billion
  • 317. Daniel D'Aniello, 76, of Vienna, is one of three wealthy founders of the private equity firm Carlyle Group. Net worth: $3.5 billion
  • 351. William Conway Jr., 73, of McLean, is one of three wealthy founders of the private equity firm Carlyle Group. Net worth: $3.1 billion

For the full list curated by Forbes, click here.

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