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Jacqueline Mars Jacqueline Mars (born October 10, 1939) is an American heiress and investor. She is the daughter of Audrey Ruth (Meyer) and Forrest Mars, Sr., and granddaughter of Frank C. Mars, founders of the American candy company Mars, Incorporated. In 2014, "Forbes" described Mars as the 20th richest American.
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Franklin Clarence Mars Franklin Clarence Mars ( ; September 24, 1882 – April 8, 1934), sometimes known as Frank C. Mars, was an American business magnate who founded the food company Mars, Incorporated, which mostly makes chocolate candy. Mars' son Forrest Edward Mars developed M&M's and the Mars bar.
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Paula Kent Meehan Paula Jane Meehan (formerly Kent; née Baer; August 9, 1931 – June 23, 2014) was an American businesswoman, executive and philanthropist. She co-founded the Redken hair care products company. She briefly worked as an actress and fashion model.
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Business magnate A business magnate (formally industrialist) refers to an entrepreneur of great influence, importance, or standing in a particular enterprise or field of business. The term characteristically refers to a wealthy entrepreneur or investor who controls, through personal business ownership or dominant shareholding position, a firm or industry whose goods or services are widely consumed. Such individuals may also be called "czars", "moguls", "proprietors", "tycoons", "taipans", "barons", or "oligarchs".
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Jeffrey J. Rothschild Jeffrey Jackiel Rothschild is an American billionaire who co-founded of several companies. He is a founding engineer and large shareholder of Facebook.
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Icahn Enterprises Icahn Enterprises L.P. is an American conglomerate company headquartered at the General Motors Building in New York City, New York. The company has investments in various industries including auto parts, energy, metals, rail cars, casinos, food packaging, real estate and home fashion. The company is currently controlled by investor Carl Icahn.
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Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt II Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Jr. (September 22, 1912 – November 12, 1999) was a member of the prominent Vanderbilt family, a son of the first Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, who died a hero in the sinking of the RMS "Lusitania". His mother, Margaret Emerson (daughter of the Bromo-Seltzer inventor Isaac E Emerson), was one of America's wealthiest women and most sought-after hostesses, operating at least seven large estates around the country. His grandfather, Cornelius Vanderbilt II, had been one of America's most revered businessman; his great-grandfather, William Henry Vanderbilt had been the richest man in the world. "Commodore" Cornelius Vanderbilt started the family fortune in shipping and railroads as the founder of the New York Central Railroad and builder of Grand Central Terminal in New York.
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Pearson's Candy Company Pearson's Candy Company is an American chocolate and confectionery manufacturer headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Founded as a confectionery distribution firm in 1909, the company began to manufacture its own products in 1912. Originally a family-owned company, Pearson's experienced changes in ownership, acquisitions and product alterations in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s before its most recent sale to Brynwood Partners VI in August 2011.
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Antonia Ax:son Johnson Antonia Margaret Johnson (] ; born 1943) is the fourth-generation head of the family company Axel Johnson AB, founded by her great-grandfather in 1873. In 1982 she succeeded her father as chairman of the board for Axel Johnson AB , Sweden, and Axel Johnson Inc., Stamford, USA.
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Walton family The Walton family is an American family whose collective fortune makes them among the richest families in the world. The majority of their wealth derives from the heritage of Bud and Sam Walton, who were the co-founders of the world's largest retailer, Walmart. The three most prominent living members (Jim, Rob and Alice) have consistently been in the top ten of the "Forbes" 400 since 2001, as were John ( 2005) and Helen (d. 2007) prior to their deaths. Christy Walton took her husband John's place after his death.
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Donald Newhouse Donald Edward Newhouse (born 1929) is an American heir, business magnate and philanthropist. Together with his brother Samuel, he owns Advance Publications, founded by their late father in 1922, whose properties include Condé Nast (publisher of such magazines as "Vogue", "Vanity Fair", "The New Yorker", etc.), dozens of newspapers across the United States (including "The Star-Ledger", "The Plain Dealer", "The Oregonian", etc.), cable company Bright House Networks and a controlling stake in Discovery Communications. According to "Forbes", with an estimated net worth of $10.5 billion and the 56th richest person in the United States. He resides in New York City.
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Johnelle Hunt Johnelle Hunt is an American billionaire, the widow of Johnnie Bryan Hunt, and co-founder of J.B. Hunt Transport Services, the company they started in 1961.
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Jacqueline Quinn Jacqueline Quinn is an Irish-born, New York-based, fashion designer and consultant.
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Vera Bradley Vera Bradley is the name of an American luggage and handbag design company, founded by Barbara Bradley Baekgaard and Patricia Miller in 1982. The Fort Wayne, Indiana company produces a variety of products, including handbags, luggage, and accessories. It is most recognized for its patterned bags.
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Robert Knight (industrialist) Robert Knight (8 January 1826–26 November 1912) was a New England industrialist and philanthropist, who was a partner with his brother Benjamin Knight in B. B. & R. Knight and was one of the largest textile manufacturers in the world when he died in 1912. He co-founded the large and famous brand, Fruit of the Loom, now owned by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway.
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Madécasse Madécasse is a Brooklyn-based chocolate and vanilla company established in 2006 by two Peace Corps volunteers who served in Madagascar. The company sells a range of chocolate bars and vanilla products, all sourced from the island of Madagascar. All of the cocoa is certified Direct Trade and is sourced directly from Malagasy cocoa farmers. For several years, Madécasse worked with a local chocolate producer based in Antananarivo, and is currently producing chocolate in Europe while working to move production back to Madagascar.
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Stride Rite Corporation Stride Rite, formerly the Stride Rite Corporation and stylized as stride rite, is an American company that develops, manufactures and markets children's footwear in the United States of America and international markets. It is a major marketer of athletic and casual footwear for children and adults. In addition to the Stride Rite brand, the company is known for designing and manufacturing footwear for co-brands from the Wolverine World Wide group under the following owned or licensed brands: Keds, Grasshoppers, Robeez, Saucony, Sperry Top-Sider, Merrell, Hush Puppies, and Jessica Simpson Kids. They also owned the rights to the defunct children's brand Zips.
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John Menard Jr. John Robert Menard Jr. (born January 22, 1940) is an American entrepreneur and billionaire who is the founder and owner of Menards, a Midwestern chain of home improvement stores. He is also a former IndyCar racing team owner. He is also the father of Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver Paul Menard. He is the 136th richest person in the world, and the 68th richest person in the United States.
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Furniture Brands International Furniture Brands International, Inc., was a Clayton, Missouri-based home furnishings company. Some of the brands it owned in the furniture industry included Broyhill, Lane, Thomasville, Drexel Heritage, Henredon, Hickory Chair, Pearson, Laneventure, and Maitland-Smith.
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Walter E. Heller Walter E. Heller (1891–1969) was an US financier and philanthropist, who founded Walter E. Heller and Company, Inc., Chicago, Illinois with money borrowed from his father in 1919. He originally started the company to do "automobile financing" as autos became more popular in the 1920s. The firm developed into a highly successful, multi-faceted international financial company that was a leader in various fields of finance, particularly in factoring.
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Coty, Inc. Coty, Inc., is a North American beauty products manufacturer based in New York founded in Paris, France, by François Coty in 1904. Its main products are fragrances, colour cosmetics and skin and body care products. It is known for its cooperation with designers and celebrities for the creation of fragrances. Its biggest brands, or "power brands" as it calls them, are: Calvin Klein (fragrance and cosmetics), Chloe (fragrance), Davidoff (fragrance), y (fragrance), Marc Jacobs (fragrance), Philosophy (beauty), Adidas (fragrance and beauty), Playboy (fragrance), OPI Products (beauty), Rimmel London (make-up), Max Factor (cosmetics) and Sally Hansen (beauty).
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Vosges (chocolatier) Vosges Haut-Chocolat is a Chicago-based luxury chocolate maker, founded in 1998, that offers exotic varieties flavored with spices, bacon, and other ingredients. It is owned by Katrina Markoff, who also created the "Wild Ophelia" brand to offer natural non-GMO Americana chocolates.