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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Donatella Versace
		Donatella Versace was born in the Italian city of Reggio di Calabria, the youngest of three children in her family, her father being a personal financier to the Italian aristocracy.
		Donatella had planned to work for her brother as Public Relations, but she was more valuable to Gianni as a "muse and critic", according to Donatella during an interview with Vogue.
		Donatella is accredited as the first designer to use notable celebrities to broadcast her clothing into the world on the catwalk and other public mediums such as advertisements, instead of using unknown models.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Donatella-Versace (3410 words)

	Donatella Versace - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Donatella had planned to work for her brother as Public Relations, but she was more valuable to Gianni as a "muse and critic", according to Donatella during an interview with Vogue.
		Donatella is accredited as the first designer to use notable celebrities to broadcast her clothing into the world on the catwalk and other public mediums such as advertisements, instead of using unknown models.
		Donatella soon proved to be the public relations giant within the Versace label and spread its name throughout Europe and most of the United States.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Donatella_Versace (1091 words)

	Italian Fashion: Donatella Versace
		Donatella Versace has moved from the background to the limelight, flawlessly carrying on her older brother's legacy.
		Donatella was very close to her brother Giovanni "Gianni" Versace, and often served as his inspiration, wearing clothing that he had designed specifically for her.
		As the Versace label made a name for itself, and the business was firmly established as one of the premier names in the fashion world, Gianni continued to depend on his sister's judgments of his work.
	www.lifeinitaly.com /fashion/donatella.asp (685 words)

	Versace - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		After Gianni Versace's death in 1997, his sister Donatella Versace, formerly vice-president, stepped in as creative director of the designing House and Santo Versace as CEO.
		Currently, Donatella Versace controls the majority of the company's assests until her daughter, Allegra, the sole-heiress of the Versace fortune, is prepared to take an active role.
		Versace Collection is aimed at a younger audience than the main lines and it is also more available to a variety of economic demographics.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Versace (830 words)

	An in-depth look at your favourite celebrity personalities - hellomagazine.com, HELLO!
		Born in the Italian town of Reggio di Calabria in 1955, the daughter of a businessman and a dressmaker to the aristocracy, Donatella was the youngest of four children.
		It was Donatella who came up with the idea of using well-known models for the catwalk shows, knowing it would generate more press coverage for the Versace label, and in the Nineties she was given carte blanche to design a new line, Versus.
		Donatella brought a new sensibility to the house of Versace.
	www.hellomagazine.com /profiles/donatellaversace (699 words)

	Versace; FashionUnited News
		Versace is focused on growing the company's accessories division as sales are expected to leap from a mere 4 percent share of the company's revenues last year to 30 percent of revenues within the next three years.
		Donatella Versace, the Italian house' creative director and designer, is to come to London during the city's fashion week in September to open her newly refurbished boutique at 183 Sloane Street.
		Donatella plans to stay in the capital for a few days and it is assumed she will attend some of the runway shows, this year held in South Kensington.
	www.fashionunited.co.uk /news/versace.htm (3075 words)

	Donatella Versace going for a simpler look, showing more complex side (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Donatella Versace, though, is both those people -- a combination almost inexplicable until one meets her in person.
		Donatella Versace: a woman with very long blond hair, a perpetual tan, voluptuous lips, a compact toned body, a cigarette dangling out of her mouth and speaking a mile a minute in barely decipherable Italian-tongued English -- and a working mother.
		Donatella Versace, who calls her late brother "a genius," says at first she followed his mold of strong and aggressive clothing because she knew she was going to be compared to him, so she had to prove she could pull off that style.
	www.post-gazette.com /pg/06053/658840.stm (696 words)

	Donatella Versace Biog
		Donatella had planned to work for Gianni as his PR but, when he founded his own company in 1978, he discovered that he valued her more as a muse and critic.
		Donatella finally took the reins of the Versace design house after her brother's brutal murder outside his South Beach mansion in Miami on 15 July 1997.
		She is married to former male model Paul Beck with whom she has a son, Daniel, and a daughter, Allegra, both of whom she sent to English schools in Milan.
	www.vogue.co.uk /whos_who/Donatella_Versace/default.html (465 words)

	Ginanni Versace, murder, donatella, santo, book, frank monte
		Versace said that she did not recognize she had an addiction while the drug was giving her confidence and helping her overcome self-hatred.
		Versace has been run by Donatella and Santo Versace since the death of their brother Gianni, who was murdered on the front steps of his Miami Beach villa in 1997.
		Donatella Versace vigorously denies the claims that she was linked to her brother's murder, in a Sydney courtroom in the ongoing case the Italian fashion house has brought against former policeman Frank Monte.
	www.fashionunited.co.uk /news/archive/versace2.htm (6026 words)

	Donatella Versace Biography and profiles of fashion designers
		In September 1997, Gianni Versace's brother Santo Versace was announced the new CEO of the Versace holding.
		His sister Donatella Versace served as vice-president and was also in charge of the Versace distribution concepts.
		Versace's niece Allegra Versace Beck inherited 50 percent of the company on her 18th birthday in June 2004.
	www.infomat.com /whoswho/donatellaversace.html (1096 words)

	CNN.com - Donatella conquers her demons - Mar 24, 2006
		Donatella, his younger sister, was always his muse.
		Donatella says her business goal is to maintain Versace's image as a luxury status symbol for a long time to come.
		When Art of Life met up with Donatella again afterwards at her friend Elton John's annual Oscars party, there was a sense of triumph that her company had once again proved its relevance in the world of celebrity and glamour.
	edition.cnn.com /2006/WORLD/europe/03/24/donatella.versace (782 words)

	Fashion File - Versace
		Her Atelier Versace collection for Spring 2004 was a blinding homage to bling made up of equal parts shimmer, sparkle and shine.
		Donatella Versace held a double bill this season, choosing to show her Versus and Versace collections together.
		Donatella Versace has distinguished the Atelier Versace label from the rest of the couture calendar with her profound understanding of how to dress a girl for a good time.
	www.fashionfile.com /designers/Versace.html (580 words)

	Donatella Versace running a fashion empire at 51 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Mexico City, May 2, 2006 (Notimex) - Italian fashion designer Donatella Versace, sister of the famous Gianni Versace who tragically died back in 1997, making her the heiress of one of the most important fashion empires in the world, is turning 51 today.
		Donatella Versace was born on May 2, 1955 in Regio Calabria, southern Italy, just wight years after his brother Gianni was born.
		Donatella had to daughters along with American male model Paul Beck, Allegra who was born on June 30, 1986 and Daniel in 1991.
	www.quepasa.com /english/news/fashion/Versace.fashion.empire/463344.html (381 words)

	Versace style
		Versace's fragrance and accessories lines are still highly lucrative and its cosmetics division is also very popular.
		The latest Versace collection was also incredibly well received, with clothes looking softer and less brash then previously, which just goes to prove that the girl from Reggio Calabria - one of Italy's most deprived areas - is intent on making Versace financially flush and respected once again.
		Although there are many who want to buy Versace, Donatella fervently adheres to her late brother's original business ethos of 'keeping it in the family'.
	www.handbag.com /fashion/designer/versace2 (461 words)

	From The Magazine : Radar Online
		Donatella, who owns 20 percent of the company, suddenly faced the prospect of working for her daughter, a girl with no discernible interest in the business.
		Donatella was a survivor, a jet-setting warrior princess.
		Donatella's first collections were hailed as triumphs by the fashion industry, and she soon became a diamond-encrusted icon, demonstrating a natural talent for personal branding that in some ways eclipsed her brother's.
	www.radaronline.com /from-the-magazine/2006/09/donatellas_last_dance.php (3108 words)

	Donatella Versace Less Important Than Backstreet Boy » Hollywood Snark
		Shortly after being seated, Donatella Versace comes waltzing by, face like a frying pan, accompanied by five well-dressed goons and they are seated at the table next to us.
		He comes over to me about 10 minutes later to tell me that when he approached Donatella for her drink order, he was instructed by goon #1 not to speak to Donatella, that the goons would speak for her.
		I am afraid of Donatella Versace and I am certain I am not the only one who fears she might come after me while peeling off her leathery face to reveal she’s a cyborg ready to gouge my eyes out and replace them with yellow snakeskin leather belts decorated with gold Medusa headed Versace logos.
	hollywoodsnark.com /2007/02/06/donatella-versace-less-important-than-backstreet-boy (312 words)

	PerezHilton.com Boardroom :: View topic - 'Elton John saved me from cocaine': Donatella Versace (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		File photo: Italian designer Donatella Versace poses for photos after the presentation of her Men's 2006 Fashion Collection, 26 June 2005 in Milan.
		In an interview with the Milan-based daily, Versace said she underwent treatment in the same clinic used recently by Kate Moss, a year before the British supermodel was admitted there.
		Versace, 50, said she had her good friend Elton John to thank for kicking years of drug addiction following the death of her brother Gianni, who was shot dead outside his Miami Beach mansion on July 15, 1997.
	www.perezhilton.com /boardroom/viewtopic.php?t=55&view=next (461 words)

	Donatella and Gianni Versace - Clothing, Jeans, Designer Clothes
		Gianni Versace was born in Reggio Calabria, Italy, on December 2, 1946.
		In 1988, the jury of the Cutty Sark Award named Versace “the most innovative and creative designer in the world.” In 1993, the Council of Fashion Designers of America awarded the American Fashion Oscar to Versace, and he was honored by the Italian and French presidents.
		Donatella Versace, Gianni’s younger sister, was born in Reggio Calabria, Italy, in 1959.
	www.saratogatrunk.com /dsnr_versace.html (673 words)

	Court TV Online Legal Documents - Versace v. the Office of the State Attorney of Florida
		Versace was gunned down July 15, 1997 on the steps of his Miami Beach mansion allegedly by suspected spree-killer Andrew Cunanan.
		Versace contained in its files, and that as a coordinating agency for the other Defendants, it joins with Plaintiffs in this request for an order from this Court prohibiting the release of the autopsy and other post-death photographs, drawings and/or videotapes of Mr.
		Versace may be contained in the investigative files maintained by each of the Defendants.
	www.courttv.com /archive/legaldocs/newsmakers/versace.html (1344 words)

	CNN - arts & style - Donatella Versace: Home away from home - November 16, 1999
		MILAN (CNN) -- Donatella Versace says her attitude today -- like life in the southern Italy of her girlhood -- is all about being tough and tender simultaneously.
		Versace says she painted the vaulted living room a soft, pale yellow as a way to "hold the sunlight in my house." Fabrics around the room were reprinted from one of her late brother Gianni's ready-to-wear collections.
		Although Versace says she collaborated on the palazzo's design with Italian architect Renzo Mongiardino, she credits much of the decor to Gianni.
	www.cnn.com /STYLE/design/9911/16/versace.house/index.html (502 words)

	Flak Magazine: The new Versace ad campaign, 12-28-01
		Donatella Versace is known for her opulent, over-the-top, sometimes-slutty-bordering- on-tasteless designs.
		Versace adds a nice touch as the houses and greenery in the backgrounds of her ads are undeniably Italian-inspired, decorated with pink stucco, awnings and myriad pieces of little Renaissance-inspired statuary.
		Donatella definitely irks you with her blatant snobbishness and un-P.C. materialism, makes you wonder who the hell she thinks she is, and to what snobbish elite she is selling-and, if these days, that elite still has a place in this world.
	www.flakmag.com /misc/versace.html (852 words)

	Versace Spring 2006 Mens: Menswear Fashion Collections on men.style.com
		Donatella Versace recently declared that she'd been drawing inspiration from the menswear her brother Gianni designed in the early '90s, when the house managed to marry exquisite technique to exuberant vulgarity.
		There were certainly elements of that union in her collection for spring 2006, particularly in the revival of the rococo silk shirts that were a Gianni signature.
		In their nipped-waist monochrome suits and spectator shoes, with skin bronzed and hair oiled, the models were the very embodiment of celluloid fantasy—and for good measure, they were accompanied down the catwalk by a vixen or two.
	men.style.com /fashion/collections/S2006MEN/review/VERSACEMEN (359 words)

	SouthCoastToday.com - Donatella Versace goes for simpler look, shows more complex side - February 22, 2006
		Fashion designer Donatella Versace talks to reporters Feb. 7, as she arrives at the party to celebrate reopening of the Versace boutique on Fifth Avenue during Fashion Week in New York.
		But, says Donatella Versace, the brand's creative director, those sexy Hollywood stars — whom she also calls friends — aren't the bread and butter of the business.
		Donatella Versace, though, is both those people — a combination almost inexplicable until one meets her in person.
	www.southcoasttoday.com /daily/02-06/02-22-06/02living.htm (675 words)

	Donatella Versace to Judge Reality Fashion Show in India
		Donatella Versace is to judge The Lakme Fashion House â“ a TV reality show in India.
		We at Versace have always been committed to challenging the boundaries of the fashion industry and being on the cutting edge of new fashion trends.
		Donatella Versace to Present a Show at AIDS Charity Gala.
	www.fashiongates.com /Magazine/donatella-versace-18-03-05-28051.html (458 words)

	Summer for the Sun Queen Donatella Versace -- New York Magazine
		Donatella, the sister whose hair he dyed blonde, who has been blonde ever since, who has become terrifically famous, iconic even, for her blondeness, among other things, stands with her hands clasped behind her back and says, “Before was very macho, very aggressive.
		It is a few days before the men’s show, and Donatella; her stylist, Bill Mullen, who is from New York and wears only fl; her assistant Bruce, a long-haired, French surfer god; and a dozen or so junior designers and publicists and tailors are analyzing who will wear what in the show.
		Donatella’s recent collections for women have been embraced by the fashion world—nine years after her brother’s murder, she’s finally being given credit for being a real designer.
	newyorkmetro.com /fashion/06/fall/19388 (1002 words)

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