Allegra Versace
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Allegra Versace
| Allegra Versace | |
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| Born | Allegra Beck Versace 30 June 1986  Milan, Italy |
| Occupation | Student, heiress, actress, shareholder |
Allegra Beck Versace (born 30 June 1986) is an Italian heiress, and major shareholder in the Gianni Versace S.p.A. company.
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Early life and education
Versace is the daughter of designer Donatella Versace and ex-fashion model Paul Beck.[1]
Raised outside Milan along with her younger brother, Daniel, Versace was described as a "serious, sensible and bright" child, "with her hair in pigtails and her nose in a history book."[2] Through her uncle Santo, she has two first cousins: Antonio Versace and Francesca, a fashion designer and charitable socialite.[3][4]
She was the favored niece of the late Gianni Versace and was eleven years old when he was murdered and [2] left her 50% of his fashion empire in his will. On her eighteenth birthday, she received control of her 50% ownership of Gianni Versace S.p.A.[5]
She attended Sir James Henderson School in Milan and Brown University in Rhode Island.[citation needed]
Career
Versace is a member of the Board of Directors of Gianni Versace S.p.A. and has worked in New York as a dresser.[6] In 2006, she became a UCLA student of French, art history, and theatre.[7]
Personal life
She divides her time between her mother's home in Milan, her cousin Antonio's SoHo apartment in New York City and Los Angeles. In March 2007, her mother, Donatella, released a statement that her daughter was in treatment for anorexia.[8][9][10] Referring to her bout with anorexia, Allegra told la Repubblica "I call this my period of absence. I was lost in other thoughts and couldn't confront reality, with my eyes shielded from everything. Above all, I wanted one thing - to be no one, to not be recognised, not be hunted down."[11]
References
- ^ Ginsberg, Merle (March 2007). "Exclusive: Donatella & Allegra". Harper's Bazaar. pp. 452. http://www.harpersbazaar.com/magazine/feature-articles/donatella-allegra-versace-0307. Retrieved 2009-12-24.
- ^ a b Guest, Katy. Poor little super rich kids, The Age, July 20, 2004. Accessed August 13, 2011.
- ^ Dehn, Georgia. World of Francesca Versace, fashion designer, Daily Telegraph, September 10, 2009. Accessed August 13, 2011.
- ^ Langley, William. Versace: The First Family of Fashion, Daily Telegraph, September 30, 2007. Accessed August 13, 2011.
- ^ "Versace niece's $700m birthday gift". smh.com.au. 2004-07-02. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/07/01/1088488097542.html?from=storyrhs.
- ^ Emami, Gazelle; Moss, Hilary. Allegra Versace Talks Anorexia, Making A Name For Herself In Fashion, The Huffington Post, June 8, 2011. Accessed May 12, 2012.
- ^ Hellard, Peta (1 April 2007). "Saddest girl in the world". The Sunday Herald Sun. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/sunday-heraldsun/saddest-girl-in-the-world/story-e6frf92x-1111113259990. Quote: "late last year she shifted to Los Angeles to study acting, French and art history at a Californian university, UCLA."
- ^ Laurance, Jeremy. Allegra and the curse of anorexia, Irish Independent, March 30, 2007. Accessed May 12, 2012.
- ^ Fashion Legend's Girl Has Anorexia, Sky News, March 28, 2007. Accessed May 12, 2012.
- ^ Hammel, Sara; Jessen, Monique. Allegra Versace Undergoing Treatment for Anorexia, People, March 28, 2007. Accessed August 13, 2011.
- ^ Milligan, Lauren. Allegra on Gianni, Vogue, June 7, 2011. Accessed May 12, 2012.
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