Donatella Versace

Donatella Versace
Versace in 2010
Born	Donatella Francesca Versace (1955-05-02) 2 May 1955 (age 69) Reggio Calabria, Calabria, Italy
Occupations	Creative director Fashion designer Luxury businesswoman
Board member of	Versace Versus Palazzo Versace Dubai Elton John AIDS Foundation
Spouses	Paul Beck ​ ​ (m. 1983; div. 2000)​ Manuel Dallori ​ ​ (m. 2004; div. 2005)​ [1]
Children	Daniel and Allegra
Relatives	Santo Versace (brother) Gianni Versace (brother)
Vice president of Versace
In office 1978–1997
President	Santo Versace
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Jorge Saud
Chief executive officer of Versace
In office 1997–2004 Serving with Santo Versace and Jorge Saud
President	Santo Versace
Preceded by	Gianni Versace
Succeeded by	Allegra Versace
Creative director of Versace
Incumbent
Assumed office 1997
President	Santo Versace
Preceded by	Gianni Versace
Website	www.versace.com

Donatella Francesca Versace (Italian: [donaˈtɛlla franˈtʃeska verˈsaːtʃe];^[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]

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