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Line 1: {{Infobox Fashion Designer '''Mohammad Reza Pahlavi''' ([[October 26]], [[1919]] - [[July 27]], [[1980]])(in [[Persian]]:'''محمد رضا پهلوی''' was the last [[Shah of Iran]], ruling from [[1941]] until [[1979]]. He was born in [[Tehran]], [[Iran]]. \|image=[[Image:gianni.jpg\|160px\|]] \|caption= \|name=Gianni Versace \|nationality=[[Italy\|Italian]] \|birth_date={{birth date\|1946\|12\|2}} \|birth_place={{flagicon\|ITA}} [[Reggio Calabria]], [[Italy]] \|death_date={{death date and age\|1997\|7\|15\|1946\|12\|2}} \|death_place={{flagicon\|USA}} [[Miami Beach, Florida\|Miami Beach]], [[Florida]], [[United States\|USA]] \|education= \|label_name=[[Versace]] \|significant_design= \|awards= \|}} '''Gianni Versace''' ([[December 2]], [[1946]] – [[July 15]], [[1997]]) was an accomplished Italian [[fashion designer\|designer]] of both clothing and theater costumes. He was influenced by [[Andy Warhol]], Ancient Roman and Greek art as well as modern [[abstract art]]; he is considered one of the most colorful and talented designers of the late [[20th century]]. == Biography == ~~<div style="float:right; width: 250px; padding:2px; margin-left: 1em; text-align:center">~~ ~~[[Image:Theshah.jpg]]<br><small>''Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi''</small></div>~~ ===Early life=== ~~As a young man, he was educated at [[Institute Le Rosey]], a [[Switzerland\|Swiss]] [[boarding school]] and in Tehran at the Military College.~~ Gianni Versace was born in [[Reggio di Calabria]], [[Italy]], where he grew up with his older siblings [[Santo Versace\|Santo]] and [[Donatella Versace\|Donatella]], along with their father and dressmaker mother, Francesca. Gianni began his apprenticeship at a young age, helping his mother find precious stones and gold braid with which to embroider dresses. He studied architecture before moving to Milan at the age of 25 to work in fashion design. His father, [[Reza Pahlavi of Iran\|Reza Pahlavi]], ([[1877]]-[[1944]]), was Minister of War and then Prime Minister before he was elected by the Iranian Assembly as Shah in [[1925]], starting the [[Pahlavi dynasty]]. Concerned that Reza Shah was about to align his [[petroleum]]-rich country with [[Germany]] during [[World War II]], [[Britain]] and the [[Soviet Union\|USSR]] occupied Iran and forced him to resign in favor of his son. His mother was the shah's second wife, [[Tadj ol-Molouk]] ([[1896]] – [[1982]]). In the mid-Seventies, his knits drew the attention of head-hunters at ''[[Genny(fashion house)\|Genny]]'' and [[Callaghan(fashion house)\|Callaghan]]. [[Complice]] hired him to design their leather and suede collections, and a few years later, encouraged by his success, Versace presented his first signature collection for women at the [[Palazzo della Permanente]] Art Museum of Milan. His first menswear collection followed in September of the same year. After presenting his menswear collection he joined Jorge Saud, who would become later, also partner with Giorgio Armani. ~~==Shah==~~ ===Personal Life=== At the end of World War II, political unrest dogged Iran and in 1953 the nation's [[nationalist]] [[Prime Minister]] [[Mohammed Mossadegh]] forced the Shah to flee the country. He was quickly escorted back to power and fired Mossadegh through a counter [[coup]], led by General [[Fazlollah Zahedi]], which was supported by the American [[CIA]] and Britain's SIS ([[MI6]]). Gianni Versace met a model [[Antonio D'Amico]] (born 1959 in [[southern Italy]], raised in [[Milan]]) in 1982. The couple embarked on a long-term relationship that lasted 11 years, until Versace's untimely death. During that time Antonio worked as designer for the Versace sports line. Versace's will left D'Amico with a pension of 50 million lire a month for life, and the right to live in any of Versace's homes in Italy and the [[United States]]. D'Amico now runs his own fashion design company. With Iran's great oil wealth, Mohammad Reza Shah became the pre-eminent leader of the [[Middle East]], and Guardian of the Gulf. He abolished the multi-party system of government such that he could rule through a one-party regime in autocratic fashion. The Shah called into life the secret police force, [[SAVAK]]. He made major changes to curb certain ancient elite factions by breaking up all large and middle-sized estates for the benefit of more than four million small farmers. In what was called 'the White Revolution', he took a number of populist measures, including extending suffrage to women, to favour the people. ===Death=== His policies led to strong economic growth during the [[1960s]] and [[1970s]] but at the same time, opposition to his autocratic rule increased. On [[January 16]], [[1979]] he and his family were forced to flee Iran a second time following a year of extreme turmoil and public protests, the [[Iranian revolution]]. Following the Shah's departure, conservative [[Islam\|Muslims]] led by the [[Ayatollah Khomeini]] who had returned from French exile staged a revolution, abolished the monarchy and established an [[Islamic Republic]]. He instituted exams to become Mullah, which were widely unpopular and broke traditions that had been for thousands of years. [[Image:3versace.jpg\|right\|thumb\|Mourning the loss of Gianni Versace inside [[Milan Cathedral]] are [[Diana, Princess of Wales\|Princess Diana]], [[Elton John]], and Gianni Versace's companion, [[Antonio D'Amico]].]] One July morning in the summer of 1997, returning from his customary walk on [[Ocean Drive (South Beach)\|Ocean Drive]], he was gunned down outside his ocean-front mansion in [[Miami Beach, Florida]]. He was murdered by [[spree killer]] [[Andrew Cunanan]], who committed suicide shortly after the murder. Police reported that Andrew Cunanan had committed suicide using the same handgun that had been used to murder Gianni Versace.<ref name="KCVersace" /> The exiled monarch, with a history of repressive violence had become unpopular in much of the world and travelled from country to country seeking what he hoped in his second exile, would be merely a temporary residence. For a while he stayed in [[Panama]], but his [[non-Hodgkins lymphoma]] began to grow worse, and required immediate and sophisticated treatment. Reluctantly, [[Jimmy Carter]] allowed the Shah to make a brief stopover in the [[United States]], and undergo medical treatment. The compromise was extremely unpopular in Iran, where the new regime had now vilified the Shah as an American stooge. Khomeini demanded the former monarch's return to Iran to face trial and execution for his alleged misdeeds. Once the Shah's course of treatment had finished, the American government, eager to avoid further controversy pressed the former monarch to leave the country. He was welcomed by President [[Anwar Sadat]] of Egypt, and remained there until his death on [[July 27]], [[1980]]. He is interred at [[Al-Refai Mosque]] in Egypt. Versace was buried in Lake Como, Italy. ~~==Wives and Children==~~ In September 1997, Versace's brother [[Santo Versace]], together with Jorge Saud were announced as the new CEOs of the Versace holding. Gianni's sister, [[Donatella Versace]], is the new head of design. [[Elton John]] dedicated his 1997 album ''[[The Big Picture (Elton John album)\|The Big Picture]]'' to Versace. ~~Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was married three times.~~ ==Filmography== His first wife was Princess [[Fawzia of Egypt]] (born: November 5, 1921), the dazzlingly beautiful daughter of [[King Fuad I of Egypt]] and his wife, [[Nazli Sabri]], and a sister of the notorious [[King Farouk I of Egypt]]; they married in [[1939]] and divorced in [[1948]], after her failure to produce an heir to the throne. They had one daughter, Shahnaz Pahlavi (born: [[October 27]], [[1940]]). ===Costume designer=== His second wife was [[Soraya Esfandiary Bakhtiari]] ([[June 22]], [[1932]]-[[October 26]], [[2001]]), daughter of [[Khalil Esfandiary Bakhtiari]], Ambassador of Iran to the Federal Republic of Germany, and his German wife, [[Eva Karl]]; they married in [[1951]] and divorced in [[1958]] when it became apparent that she could not bear children. (Given the title Princess Soraya of Iran after the divorce, she briefly debuted as a film actress, appearing in the [[1965]] movie "Three Faces of a Woman," and became mistress of its Italian director [[Franco Indovina]], [[1932]]-[[1972]].) ''Ballet for tino ''(1997) ''Judge Dredd'' (1995) ''Shakespeare Shorts ''(1996, TV series) ''Showgirls'' (1995) ''Kika'' (1993) ''Vacanze di Natale'' (also known as ''Christmas Vacations'', 1991) ''Cin cin'' (also known as ''A Fine Romance'', 1991) ''As Long as It's Love'' (1989) ''[[Miami Vice]]'' (1989, TV series) ===Actor=== The Shah's third wife was [[Farah Diba]] (born: [[October 14]], [[1938]]), daughter of [[Sohrab Diba]], Captain in the Imperial Iranian Army, and his wife, [[Faredeh Ghotbi]]. They were married in [[1959]], and Farah was created [[Shahbanu]], or Empress, a title created especially for her (previous royal consorts had been known as [[Malake]], or Queen); she bore him four children: ''Catwalk ''(1996) ~~# [[Reza Pahlavi II]], his Crown Prince (born: [[October 31]], [[1960]])~~ ''[[Spiceworld (film)]] (1997) - Scenes were deleted because of his death before the movie premiered. ~~# [[Farahnaz Pahlavi]](born: [[March 12]], [[1963]])~~ ~~# [[Ali Reza Pahlavi]] (born: [[April 28]], [[1966]])~~ ~~# [[Leila Pahlavi]] ([[March 27]], [[1970]] - [[June 10]], [[2001]])~~ ==Awards== ~~<center>~~ Versace was awarded the coveted [[American Fashion Oscar]] on [[February 1]], [[1993]]. ~~<table border = 1>~~ President of the Italian Republic [[Francesco Cossiga]], confers the decoration of "Commendatore della Repubblica Italiana" on him on [[January 24]], [[1986]]. ~~<tr>~~ ~~<td width = 30% align = center rowspan=2>~~ ~~Preceded by:<br>[[Reza Pahlavi]]~~ ~~</td><td width = 40% align = center>~~ ~~[[List of kings of Persia\|Persian Shahs]]~~ ~~</td><td width = 30% align = center rowspan = 2>~~ ~~Succeeded by:<br>[[Ayatollah Khomeini]]~~ ~~</td></tr>~~ ~~<td width = 30% align = center>~~ ~~[[Pahlavi dynasty]]~~ ~~</td></table>~~ ~~</center>~~ ==Notes== ~~[[Category:1919 births\|Mohammad Reza Pahlavi]]~~ {{reflist\|2}} ~~[[Category:1980 deaths\|Mohammad Reza Pahlavi]]~~ ~~[[Category:Kings of Iran]]~~ ==External links== ~~[[de:Mohammad Reza Pahlavi]]~~ [http://www.versace.com/flash.html Official Versace Website] ~~[[ja:モハンマド・レザー・パフラヴィー]]~~ * [http://www.miamibeach411.com/ocean_drive/versace_house.html Versace House on Ocean Drive] ~~[[sv:Mohammad Reza Pahlavi]]~~ * [http://www.southbeach-usa.com/features/features1/versace/gianni-versace-1.htm South Beach Magazine] Article on Gianni Versace's life in Miami Beach with photos. * [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=miami+beach,+fl&ie=UTF8&om=1&layer=c&cbll=25.781948,-80.130303&cbp=1,280.631575562701,0.5,0&ll=25.796336,-80.126381&spn=0.054249,0.080338&z=14 Versace House on Ocean Drive (via Google Maps Street View)] Gianni Versace's house as seen from Ocean Drive. * The bulgarian artist Ilian Rachov for Versace[http://www.ilianrachov.com/designs%20for%20versace/index.html] * [http://home.nyc.rr.com/alweisel/outantoniodamico.htm The Widower Versace] Article on his lover [[Antonio D'Amico]] from [[Out (magazine)]] {{DEFAULTSORT:Versace, Gianni}} [[Category:1946 births]] [[Category:1997 deaths]] [[Category:People from Calabria]] [[Category:Businesspeople in fashion]] [[Category:Deaths by firearm in the United States]] [[Category:Italian fashion designers]] [[Category:LGBT people from Italy]] [[Category:Italian murder victims]] [[Category:Murdered designers]] [[af:Gianni Versace]] [[da:Gianni Versace]] [[de:Versace#Gianni_Versace]] [[et:Gianni Versace]] [[es:Gianni Versace]] [[fr:Gianni Versace]] [[it:Gianni Versace]] [[he:ג'אני ורסצ'ה]] [[nl:Gianni Versace]] [[ja:ジャンニ・ヴェルサーチ]] [[no:Gianni Versace]] [[pl:Gianni Versace]] [[pt:Gianni Versace]] [[sr:Ђани Версаче]] [[sh:Gianni Versace]] [[fi:Gianni Versace]] [[sv:Gianni Versace]] [[th:จานนี เวอร์ซาเช]] [[zh:詹尼·范思哲]]

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