Miuccia Prada
Miuccia Prada (Italian pronunciation: [ˌmjuʧːa ˈpɾaːda] born Maria Bianchi; 10 May 1949) is the Italian fashion designer and entrepreneur behind Prada and Miu Miu. The youngest granddaughter of Mario Prada, she took over the family-owned luxury goods manufacturer in 1978. Since then, the company has acquired Jil Sander, Helmut Lang and shoemaker Church & Co.[citation needed] In 2002, Prada opened her own contemporary art gallery. In March 2013, she was one of the fifty best-dressed over 50s by the Guardian. As of 2014, she is listed as the 75th most powerful woman in the world by Forbes. As of 2014, she has an estimated net worth of $11.1 billion.