Donatella versace biography

Born in May 1955, Donatella Versace has has kept the Versace name and empire at the fore-front of mode since the untimely death of her brother Gianni in 1997, never failing to look anything other than immaculate along the way.

• Along with her three siblings, Donatella was brought up in Calabria, Italy, by their father and dressmaker mother.
• In the mid-Seventies, Donatella became the "muse and critic" of her brother Gianni, who had established his eponymous Versace label. He later gave Donatella her own label - Versus.
• In the Eighties she had two children - Allegra, born in 1986, and Daniel, born in 1989.
• When her brother Gianni was murdered in July 1997, Donatella took the reins of the Versace empire, keeping it a major player in the mode industry.
• It was Donatella's daughter Allegra - then aged 11 - who inherited the lion's share of Gianni's fortune - a 50 per cent stake in the Versace brand.
• In February 2001, Donatella launched her own fragranc

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  Donatella Versace

  Italian fashion luxury designer (born 1955)

  Donatella Francesca Versace (Italian:[donaˈtɛllafranˈtʃeskaverˈsaːtʃe];^[a] born 2 May 1955), sometimes simply referred to mononymously as Donatella, is an Italian fashion designer, businesswoman, socialite, and model. She is the sister of Gianni Versace, founder of the luxury fashion company Versace, with whom she worked closely on the development of the brand and in particular its combining of Italian luxury with pop culture and celebrity.^[3]

  Upon Gianni's death in 1997, she inherited a portion of the Versace brand and became its creative director. She is currently the brand's chief creative officer.^[4] Along with her brother Gianni, she is widely credited for the supermodel phenomenon of the 1990s by casting editorial models on the runway.^[5]

  Early life and education

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  Donatella Versace was born in Reggio di Calabria, Italy, the youngest of four children;

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  Donatella Versace

  Donatella Versace (born 2 May 1955) is an Italianfashion designer and a current part-owner of the Versacefashion line. She is now their chief designer.

  She was born in Reggio Calabria. She owns 20 percent of the entire stock market assets of Versace. Her brother, Santo Versace, owns 30 percent. Donatella's daughter Allegra Versace inherited 50% of the company stock. They inherited the company from Donatella's brotherGianni Versace after he was murdered.^[1]

  A year and three days after Gianni's death in July 1998, Donatella Versace mounted her first couture show for the Versace Atelier at the Hôtel Ritz Paris. She built her runway over the hotel's swimming pool, using sheer glass. She now oversees the production of a dozen collections each year. Donatella is just as famous for her celebrity entourage and glittering parties. Regular guests include Sir Elton John, Elizabeth Hurley, Rakeem Young, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Kate Moss. Even Prince Char

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