Fiona Swarovski (born January 21, 1965, as Fiona Winter) is an Austrian-Italian-Swiss entrepreneur, fashion designer and personal stylist.

Biography

Fiona Swarovski was born in

Basel Basel ( ; ), also known as Basle ( ), ; ; ; . is a city in northwestern Switzerland on the river Rhine (at the transition from the High Rhine, High to the Upper Rhine). Basel is Switzerland's List of cities in Switzerland, third-most-populo ...

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. She is a decedent of Swarovski Group founder

Daniel Swarovski Daniel Swarovski (24 October 1862 – 23 January 1956) was a Bohemian-born Austrian businessman, glazier, and jeweler. He was a founder of the Swarovski crystal dynasty. Early life Swarovski was born in Georgenthal, Bohemia, Austrian Empire ( ...

from her mother's side. She is the director of Fiona Winter Studio in

Milan Milan ( , , ; ) is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, the largest city in Italy by urban area and the List of cities in Italy, second-most-populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of nea ...

. Swarovski married her current husband, Austrian politician and former finance minister,

Karl-Heinz Grasser Karl-Heinz Grasser (born 2 January 1969) is an Austrian businessman and former politician who was the Austrian Finance Minister (2000–2007) under Chancellor Wolfgang Schüssel. Grasser is known for his involvement in several corruption scandals ...

in October 2005. In October 2006, Austrian police thwarted a kidnapping plot involving her and Grasser.

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