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Donatella Versace

1955 - Today

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Donatella Francesca Versace (Italian: [donaˈtɛlla franˈtʃeska verˈsaːtʃe]; 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. 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 brand ambassador. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Donatella Versace is the 12th most popular fashion designer, the 713th most popular biography from Italy (up from 833rd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Italian Fashion Designer.

Donatella Versace is most famous for being the youngest daughter of Gianni Versace, the founder of Versace. She is also a fashion designer and has been the creative director of Versace since 1997.

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Among FASHION DESIGNERS

Among fashion designers, Donatella Versace ranks 12 out of 51Before her are Pierre Cardin, Maurizio Gucci, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Vivienne Westwood, Cristóbal Balenciaga, and Ralph Lauren. After her are Hubert de Givenchy, Roberto Cavalli, Tommy Hilfiger, Elsa Schiaparelli, Mary Quant, and Charles Frederick Worth.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1955, Donatella Versace ranks 26Before her are Willem Dafoe, Mo Yan, Ludovico Einaudi, Isabelle Adjani, Jigme Singye Wangchuck, and Haitham bin Tariq. After her are Whoopi Goldberg, Katalin Karikó, Liu Xiaobo, Angus Young, John Hinckley Jr., and Olga Korbut.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Donatella Versace ranks 713 out of 5,161Before her are Libius Severus (420), Gnaeus Pompeius (-80), Titus Tatius (-800), Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720), Publius Quinctilius Varus (-46), and Cosima Wagner (1837). After her are Beatrice Portinari (1265), Camillus de Lellis (1550), Nicola Porpora (1686), Francesco Totti (1976), Silvio Piola (1913), and Olybrius (400).

Among FASHION DESIGNERS In Italy

Among fashion designers born in Italy, Donatella Versace ranks 3Before her are Pierre Cardin (1922), and Maurizio Gucci (1948). After her are Roberto Cavalli (1940), Elsa Schiaparelli (1890), Gianfranco Ferré (1944), and Sergio Rossi (1935).