Portrait of Miuccia Prada

Rank #1054

Miuccia Prada

Net worth $4.1B

Luxury goods · Italy

Born
May 10, 1949
Age
77
Source
Luxury goods
Residence
Milan
Citizenship
Italy
Marital status
Married
Children
2
Education
Doctorate, University of Milan; Doctorate in Pedagogical Sciences, University of Milan

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Miuccia Prada is the former co-CEO and lead designer of the handbag and fashion empire Prada, which was founded in 1913 by her grandfather.
  • She ran the business with her husband and former co-CEO, fellow billionaire Patrizio Bertelli.
  • In 1977 she and her siblings Alberto and Marina inherited the company.
  • That same year, Miuccia met Bertelli, who ran a luxury leather company at the time but joined Prada a year later.
  • The couple took Prada public in 2011, listing its shares in Hong Kong.
  • Miuccia founded and heads Miu Miu, which is a subsidiary of Prada.
  • Muiccia reportedly spent five years training and performing as a mime.
  • She reportedly earned a degree in political science from the University of Milan in 1973 and was a member of the Italian Communist Party.

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