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Paola Franchi is an Italian artist and interior designer. She accumulated her net worth through her skill in designing. Paola is related to the family of the famous brand “Gucci.”

How much is the Net worth of Paola Franchi?

As of 2022, Paola Franchi ’s net worth is $1 million. She accumulated her net worth through her skill in designing. Paola is related to the family of the famous brand “Gucci.”

The former model turned into an author for her autobiography “The Broken Love,” which features the incomplete relationship between her and Maurizio Gucci (the grandson of the founder of the fashion brand Gucci)

Early Years and Bio

Paola Franchi was born on 17 November 1953 under the zodiac sign of Scorpio, in Milan, Italy. She is a 68-year-old interior designer, artist, author, and a former model, but probably best recognized as the girlfriend of the late famous Italian businessman Maurizio Gucci, known for having been the heir to the Gucci fashion house.

What is the Professional Career of Paola Franchi?

As an artist and interior designer, Paola Franchi established a reputation for herself. She began working in her mother’s interior design business after finishing school, when she discovered her passion for making sculptures out of diverse materials. She also started fusing photography with other artistic mediums to produce one-of-a-kind works of art, and in 2009, she held her first show in Milan called “Fantasy Portraits.” Numerous more shows, like “Sirens,” “Scent Of Africa,” and “Tribal Possession,” to mention a few, were held after it. She has also taken part in many group art shows.

Who is the First Husband of Paola Franchi?

Giorgio Colombo, the owner of the copper industry, was wed in a ceremony in 1983 by Paola, the first wife and son. After eight years of marriage, they parted ways, and their divorce was finally confirmed in 1991. Two years later, she gave birth to their son Charly Colombo. After the tragic death of her son Charly in 2001 at the age of 16, Paola and her ex-husband founded a foundation in his honor called L’Amico Charly that works to prevent young people from taking their own lives.

What is her Relationship with Maurizio Gucci?

Being childhood friends, Paola Franchi and Maurizio Gucci had known each other their entire lives. She even went to his 1972 nuptials to Patrizia Reggiani. Following her split from Giorgio and Maurizio’s split from Patrizia, the two became romantically involved in 1990.

They shared an opulent apartment in Milan’s Corso Venezia. They began preparing to say “I do” at his Saint Moritz residence in Switzerland after Maurizio’s divorce from Patrizia became final in 1994. However, their plans fell through when Maurizio was killed outside of his office on March 27, 1995, by a professional hitman hired by his ex-wife Patricia.

The next day, Paola received a notice of eviction from the apartment where she shared a home with Maurizio from Patrizia. Then, Patrizia moved in to live there with her two girls until her 1997 conviction for murder and subsequent 29-year prison sentence.

Autobiography and “House Of Gucci”

In 2010, Paola published her autobiographical book entitled “L’amore Spezzato”, also known under the English title “The Broken Love”, in which she reveals all the details about her relationship with Maurizio.

In 2021, she was portrayed by French actress Camille Cottin in the highly popular biographical crime drama film “House Of Gucci”, which follows the relationship between Maurizio, played by Adam Driver, and Patrizia, portrayed by Lady Gaga. The film became a box office success, since it grossed over $156 million on a $75 million budget, and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Make-up and Hairstyling.

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