Maria Elvira "Marina" Berlusconi (born 10 August 1966) is an Italian businesswoman. She is the chairwoman of the holding company Fininvest and the publishing company Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, the latter being the biggest publishing company in Italy. She is the oldest daughter of businessman and former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi.
Marina Berlusconi | |
|---|---|
 Berlusconi in 2019 | |
| Born | Maria Elvira Berlusconi 10 August 1966 Milan, Italy |
| Occupation | Businesswoman |
| Spouse |
Maurizio Vanadia
(m. 2008) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives |
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Biography
editMaria Elvira Berlusconi was born in Milan on 10 August 1966, the daughter of Silvio Berlusconi and his first wife Carla Elvira Lucia Dall'Oglio.[1] She is the older sister of businessman Pier Silvio Berlusconi and the older paternal half-sister of businesswoman Barbara Berlusconi.[2][3] Like her brother, they both dropped their studies at the University of Milan without getting a diploma.[4]
After graduating from high school in classical studies, Berlusconi began attending the Faculty of Law and then that of Political Science, both of which she abandoned in her first year.[5] After an apprenticeship, she worked in several positions in the media business in Italy. She joined the board of her father's holding company Fininvest in 1994 alongside her brother, and partook in the inauguration of the Spanish channel Telecinco in 1995.[6] In 1996, she was appointed Deputy Chairman of Fininvest by her father.[7][8]
Since 2003, she has been the chairperson of Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, Italy's largest publishing company.[8][9] She is also a member of the Board of Directors of MFE (until 2021 known as Mediaset SpA) and was on the Board of Directors of Mediobanca from October 2008 to April 2012.[8]
In 2010, she was placed 48th in The World's 100 Most Powerful Women by Forbes, the only Italian on the list[10] (where she had been since 2004).[11] Since 2001, she has also been included in Fortune magazine's list of the 50 most influential women in the international business community.[12] In 2013,[13] 2016,[14] and 2018[15] the US magazine The Hollywood Reporter included Berlusconi in its list of the 20 most influential women in the media TV industry.
In 2011, Berlusconi claimed that she had never thought of entering politics like her father,[16] but admitted in 2014 that she may consider it eventually.[17]
Personal life
editIn December 2008, Berlusconi married Maurizio Vanadia, a former lead dancer at La Scala.[18] They have two sons: Gabriele (born 2002)[5] and Silvio.[6]
Awards
edit- 2004–2010: she was named in The World's 100 Most Powerful Woman in the world by Forbes magazine[2]
- In 2009, the mayor of Milan, Letizia Moratti, awarded her the Gold Medal of the City of Milan (Ambrogino d'oro), as "an example of Milanese excellence in the world and the ability to reconcile professional and family life".[19]
References
edit- ^ Antonio Ciaglia; Marco Mazzoni (2014). "The politicization of entertainment media: A study of the Italian tabloid Chi during the 2013 electoral campaign". Journalism. 16 (6): 812–829. doi:10.1177/1464884914543169. S2CID 145433116. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ^ a b #33 Marina Berlusconi – Forbes.com
- ^ "Berlusconi's Flying Circus: Berlusconi's Family". Berlusconi's Flying Circus. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- ^ "Pier Silvio Berlusconi – la biographie de Pier Silvio Berlusconi avec Gala.fr".
- ^ a b (in Italian) Marina Berlusconi: età altezza, figli e marito, carriera e biografia, Italiantimes.com, 6 March 2020
- ^ a b (in Spanish) Daniele Grasso, Marina Berlusconi: en el nombre del padre, Elconfidencial.com, 18 August 2013
- ^ The Holding: Board of Directors Archived 2009-02-10 at the Wayback Machine, Finvest.it
- ^ a b c "Marina Berlusconi | Fininvest". www.fininvest.it. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ Consiglio di Amministrazione Archived 2007-10-29 at the Wayback Machine, Mondadori.it
- ^ "Forbes sceglie Michelle"E' la più potente del mondo"". la Repubblica (in Italian). 7 October 2010. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ "Corriere della Sera – Donne più potenti, la regina è Condoleeza Rice". www.corriere.it. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ "Most Powerful Women in Business 2012". CNNMoney. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ "Marina Berlusconi tra le 25 top manager più potenti del mondo". la Repubblica (in Italian). 5 October 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ Roxborough, Scott; Ritman, Alex; Vlessing, Etan (14 October 2016). "The 20 Most Powerful Women in Global Television 2016". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ Roxborough, Scott (12 October 2018). "The Top 25 Women in Global Television". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ Marina Berlusconi, Silvio Berlusconi's Daughter, To Replace Father? (Video), Huffingtonpost.com, 8 October 2013
- ^ Illaria Polleschi, James Mackenzie, James Mackenzie, Louise Ireland, Berlusconi's daughter on a career in politics: 'Never say never!', Reuters.com, 30 April 2014
- ^ (in Spanish) La millonaria hija de Silvio Berlusconi se casa en las afueras de Milán, 20minutos.es, 13 December 2008
- ^ "Marina Berlusconi: "Il mio Ambrogino per papà Silvio e mamma Carla" – Milano". milano.corriere.it. Retrieved 18 January 2022.