Miuccia Prada
Miuccia Bianchi Prada (Italian: [ˈmjuttʃa ˈpraːda, miˈu-]; born Maria Bianchi [maˈriːa ˈbjaŋki] on 10 May 1949) is an Italian billionaire fashion designer and businesswoman. She is the head designer of Prada and the founder of its subsidiary Miu Miu. As of October 2021, Forbes estimated her net worth at US$4.8 billion. In August 2021, Bloomberg estimated her net worth to be $6.6 billion, ranking 430th in the world.
Miuccia Bianchi Prada | |
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| Born | Maria Bianchi 10 May 1949 |
| Education | University of Milan (BA, PhD) |
| Occupation(s) | Fashion designer, Businessperson |
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| Title | Co-CEO and head designer, Prada |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2, including Lorenzo Bertelli |
| Relatives | Mario Prada (grandfather) |
| Awards | Council of Fashion Designers of America International Award (1993) |
The youngest granddaughter of Mario Prada, Miuccia Prada took over the family-owned luxury goods manufacturer in 1978. Since then, the company has acquired Jil Sander, Helmut Lang and shoemaker Church & Co. In 2002, Prada opened her own contemporary art museum.
In March 2013, Prada was named one of the fifty best dressed over-50s by Forbes. The magazine listed her as the 75th most powerful woman in the world in 2014, when she had an estimated net worth of $11.1 billion.