Miuccia Prada

Italian fashion designer and entrepreneur

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Born: Maria Bianchi , ( 1948-05-10 ) 10 May 1948 (age 78) , Milan , Italy
Education: University of Milan ( BA , PhD )
Occupations: Fashion designer, Businessperson
Labels: Prada Miu Miu
Title: Co-CEO and head designer, Prada
Spouse: Patrizio Bertelli ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1978 )
Children: 2, including Lorenzo Bertelli
Relatives: Mario Prada (grandfather)

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Miuccia Bianchi Prada ( Italian: [ˈmjuttʃa ˈpraːda, miˈu-]; born Maria Bianchi [maˈriːa ˈbjaŋki] on 10 May 1948) 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.

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.