Jacqueline Mars

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Jacqueline Mars
Jacqueline Mars Portrait Painting Collage By Danor Shtruzman.jpg
Mars Portrait Painting Collage
Born (1939-10-10) October 10, 1939 (age 82)[1]
CitizenshipAmerican[2]
EducationMiss Hall's School
Alma materBryn Mawr College[2]
Known forMars, Inc. fortune
Spouse(s)
David H. Badger
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(m. 1961⁠–⁠1984)​

Harold 'Hank' Vogel
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(m. 1986⁠–⁠1994)​
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Children3, Christa Badger, Alexandra Badger & Stephen Badger (b. 1968)
Parent(s)Forrest Mars, Sr.
Audrey Mars
RelativesFrank C. Mars (grandfather)
Forrest Mars, Jr. (brother)
John Mars (brother)

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. As of April 2021, Mars was ranked by Bloomberg Billionaires Index as the 48th richest person in the world, with a net worth of US$43.4 billion.[4]

Early life[]

Jacqueline Mars was born on October 10, 1939. She attended and graduated from the boarding school Miss Hall's School in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.[5] She graduated from Bryn Mawr College[2] in 1961 with a degree in anthropology.[1]

Career[]

Mars is an heiress to Mars, Inc. shares. As a member of the Mars family, Mars' shares of Mars, Incorporated and other assets were estimated by Forbes magazine in January 2019 to be worth $23.5 billion, making her the 18th richest American, and #34 on its list of "The World's Billionaires".[2] Mars was active in Mars, Inc. from 1982, when she joined the company as Food Product Group President, until her retirement in 2001.[6] Reported by Forbes June 2019, Mars is the wealthiest resident living in Virginia with an estimate 28.1 billion dollar net worth.[7]

Personal life[]

Mars married David H. Badger in 1961.[1] They had three children: Alexandra Badger born 1966/1967 (age 54–55),[8] Stephen M. Badger born c.1969 (age 51–52), and Christa M Badger born c.1975 (age 45–46). She divorced Badger in 1984. She married Harold 'Hank' Vogel in 1986, with whom she resided in Bedminster, New Jersey; they divorced in 1994.[1]

She is a trustee of the US Equestrian Team, and owns a working organic farm, which is protected by the Land Trust of Virginia.[9][10][11] She sits on the board of directors for the Washington National Opera, the National Sporting Library and Fine Arts Museum.[12] Mars also sits on the National Advisory Council of the Journey through Hallowed Ground, a foundation promoting American heritage in the region stretching from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania to Thomas Jefferson's Monticello.[6] Mars is a routine donor to the League of Conservation Voters.[13] Mars received the inaugural Foundation for the National Archives' Heritage Award.[6][9]

2013 automobile accident[]

On October 4, 2013, Mars was involved in a car accident on U.S. Route 50 in Aldie, near her home in The Plains in Northern Virginia. Her vehicle crossed the highway center line and struck a Chrysler minivan carrying six passengers. One person died at the scene, while another was pregnant and subsequently miscarried.[14][15] Mars was charged with reckless driving, and told a witness after the accident that she had fallen asleep at the wheel.[16][17] Mars subsequently pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor charge of reckless driving, with tests having revealed no drugs, alcohol or medications in her system that could have caused a blackout.[18]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e Gleick, Elizabeth (February 21, 1994). "Crisis in Candy Land". People Vol. 41 No. 7. Retrieved February 25, 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d "Profile: Jacqueline Mars". Forbes. July 2014. Retrieved July 31, 2014.
  3. ^ "Features: Old Money Goes Bad". The Canberra Times. 70 (21, 863). Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 25 February 1995. p. 49. Retrieved 2 April 2019 – via National Library of Australia., ...Jackie Mars, heiress to a $3 billion slice of the fortune, is being sued by her estranged husband, Harold Vogel...
  4. ^ a b "Bloomberg Billionaires Index: Jacqueline Mars". Bloomberg. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  5. ^ "Board of Trustees". Miss Hall's School. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  6. ^ a b c JTHG. "Jacqueline Mars / Leadership & Board / About Us / Home - The Journey Through Hallowed Ground". www.hallowedground.org. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
  7. ^ Wang, Jennifer. "The Richest Person In Each State 2019". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
  8. ^ "Miss Badger to Marry Andrew Carey". The New York Times. March 3, 1991. Retrieved February 25, 2011.
  9. ^ a b "Foundation for the National Archives Presents 2012 Heritage Award to Philanthropist Jacqueline Badger Mars - National Archives Foundation". National Archives Foundation. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
  10. ^ Eccentric, Middleburg (2017-10-12). "Jacqueline Mars Protects Meredyth Farm - Middleburg Eccentric". Middleburg Eccentric. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
  11. ^ "Land Trust of Virginia protects Jacqueline Mars' farm, forever". Fauquier Times. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
  12. ^ "Jacqueline Mars - Forbes". Forbes. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  13. ^ "Exploring Planet Mars: Where Will That $80 Billion Candy Fortune End Up?". Inside Philanthropy. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
  14. ^ "Irene C. Ellisor of Huntsville, TX dies in crash in Va". wusa9.com. 2013-10-07. Archived from the original on 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
  15. ^ "Pregnant Victim In Billionaire Jacqueline Mars' Car Crash Lost 8-Month-Old Unborn Baby". Forbes. 2013-10-10. Retrieved 2013-10-19.
  16. ^ Freed, Benjamin (2013-10-29). "Jacqueline Mars Charged With Reckless Driving in Fatal Crash". Washingtonian. Retrieved 2013-10-30.
  17. ^ "PD: Mars Candy Heiress Fell Asleep Behind Wheel Prior to Fatal Accident". WRC-TV, Washington, DC. 2013-10-21. Retrieved 2013-11-18.
  18. ^ Gibson, Caitlin (2013-12-05). "Mars company co-owner pleads guilty in fatal crash in Loudoun, fined $2,500". Washington Post. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
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