The Forbes 400 began in 1982 at the direction of the publisher Malcolm Forbes, who reportedly had been inspired by the ballroom capacity at the New York socialite Caroline Astor’s Fifth Avenue mansion.
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Eric Zwick,
The Atlantic,
14 Sep. 2026
Jose Menendez was a successful music executive and Kitty Menendez was a socialite.
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