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I'm a designer, and I work very hard at that. People sometimes want to put down fashion by saying it's frivolous or superficial, but it's not that way at all. It's actually very hard work.

Donatella Versace

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Donatella Versace
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: May 2
Businessperson
Designer
Fashion Designer
Reggio di Calabria
Donatella Francesca Versace
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