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For the third year running, Mary Alice Dorrance Malone has been named the richest person in Pennsylvania by Forbes.

At age 67, Campbell’s Soup Co.‘s billionaire heiressis worth $3.8 billion, thanks to a hefty inheritance from her grandfather John T. Dorrance. He earned a degree in chemistry before inventing Campbell’s classic recipe and running the company for much of the early 1900s.

As Campbell’s largest shareholder, Malone owns 17 percent of the company.

She is #193 on Forbes’list of the wealthiest people in the country, and #555 on their list of world billionaires. Within the state, Malone’s spot at the top is secure –