(1949- )
Head of Prada, the company formed by her grandfather in 1913

She often walks around bare-legged in the middle of winter.
She joined the Communist Party in college.
She was a mime.
She still lives in the same building she was brought up in.
She says of her career: 'It's silly. But it's my job.'

She is a feminist.
She earned a Ph.D. in political science.
She expanded her company from leather goods to clothing, shoes and fragrances.
She is responsible for all of her company's creative decisions.
She was named one of the 30 most powerful women in Europe by the Wall Street Journal.

Credit: The Truffle

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