🌺 Kuana Berlusconi: Da Kine Italian Heiress Running Her ‘Ohana Empire 🎩👑💼
Evri Monday foa da past 30 years, Marina Berlusconi an’ her bruddah Pier Silvio wen’ talk story ’bout business an’ politics ova suppa wit dea fadda and his closest crew at his crib outside Milan. 🗣️💼🍽️
Dis week, no moa dat kine dinner at Villa San Martino, one 18th-century spot. Instead, Marina, da oldest one outta Silvio Berlusconi’s five keiki, was woken up at da crack of dawn by one call from her fadda’s new lady, Marta Fascina, who wen’ tell her dat da tree-time prime ministah and big-time media mogul was in his final hours an’ she gotta haul ’emself to da hospital, according to da peeps close to da daughter. He wen’ pass away latah dat morning. ☎️🌅⌛💔
Marina, 56, who stay running da €4 billion ‘ohana company Fininvest foa moa den two decades, wen’ make one unlikely alliance wit her fadda’s 33-year-old partnah, who stay one lawmaker in his party, Forza Italia, an’ been together wit da old kine guy since 2020. 💼🤝💕🤝🗳️
Dem two wahine, who wen’ hold hands an’ look all sad wen’ Berlusconi’s state funeral was going on dis past Wednesday, stay regulars at da Monday dinners, an’ dey would hang out wit da former cabinet secretary Gianni Letta an’ da childhood friend Fedele Confalonieri, who stay da boss of da family’s media gang, Mediaset, which get Pier Silvio as da CEO. 🍽️👭😢💼📺🎥
📢 A motherly figure, Marina was once described by Berlusconi as the woman who had taken the place of his beloved mother Rosa after her passing in 2008. Her name has been floated again since his death as an obvious political successor, but aides and confidants say her recent involvement in behind-the-scenes political discussions was only prompted by her desire to “protect” her ill father. After a bout in hospital in April, Berlusconi’s doctor said he had been battling with leukaemia for some time. 🤱👩💼💪
The former prime minister, according to one person close to the family, often asked Marina to run for parliament so as to eventually succeed him at the helm of the party. “But she would repeat that the leadership of a political party is not something you can inherit like a company,” said the person. 🗣️📜🏛️🏦
Marina’s “close and affectionate relationship” with Fascina, according to a close confidante, was also motivated by her desire to insulate the elderly tycoon from “political vultures”. Fascina “was absolutely devoted to Silvio”, the confidante said. “Marina trusted her more than her father’s political allies,” said Lorenzo Castellani, a professor at Luiss University. 💑💖🦅👴🚫🦅
A former public relations manager at football club AC Milan, which Berlusconi owned until 2017, Fascina rose through the party’s ranks and overhauled its upper echelons with Marina’s support. One example of the daughter and girlfriend working together was ensuring that the individual closest to Berlusconi in his political affairs, Licia Ronzulli, was kept away from Villa San Martino, according to analysts. ⚽👩💼🗣️🏰🚫👩🔐
Ronzulli, who was a former member of the European Parliament and a lawmaker for Forza Italia, had been a prominent figure within the party, alongside Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani. However, due to several political mishaps and public tensions between Berlusconi and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni during her early days in government, Marina and Fascina advised Berlusconi to remove Ronzulli from his inner circle. Their coordinated efforts led to a limited access of Ronzulli to Villa San Martino, limiting her influence. 🗣️👩💼🏰🚫🚪
Marina took it upon herself to mend ties with Meloni, and they have since developed a close working relationship, as per sources familiar with both women. This newfound connection is expected to be instrumental in securing the family’s control over their media empire, which includes not just television but also publishing and production. The industry has faced challenges due to structural changes and heightened competition from streaming platforms. In 2016, the Berlusconi family faced a takeover attempt by the French competitor Vivendi, which they deemed “hostile.” Although the takeover has been reversed, Marina is anticipated to play a decisive role in evaluating and potentially blocking future takeover attempts, according to Professor Lorenzo Castellani. 💼📺📚🎥💪
Marina, who is married to former ballet dancer Maurizio Vanadia and has two children, including one named after her father, along with her four siblings, each holds stakes between 7% and 8% in Fininvest. The family holding company also controls publisher Mondadori and lender Banca Mediolanum. Additionally, Berlusconi had guaranteed Forza Italia’s debt, and the party owes him €90 million. If the heirs, who have been long-time donors, were to reclaim that amount, it could potentially lead to the party facing bankruptcy. Thus, the financial health of Forza Italia now hinges on Marina and her siblings, as stated by Professor Castellani. 💍👪💼💰💔
Marina and Pier Silvio, born from Berlusconi’s first marriage to Carla Elvira Dall’Oglio, are set to inherit half of Berlusconi’s 60% stake in Fininvest. On the other hand, the children from his second marriage to actress Veronica Lario—Barbara, Eleonora, and Luigi—would receive equal shares of the remaining 30%. Such an allocation would grant Marina and Pier Silvio greater control over the family business, which they have been overseeing for years. The statement released by Fininvest following Berlusconi’s death emphasized the commitment to maintaining absolute “continuity.” The late former prime minister was cautious in his approach to prevent any potential family disputes over wealth and assets, drawing from the lessons of the ongoing legal battle among the heirs of the Fiat fortune, the Agnelli family. ⚖️💼💼🗂️🏰💔
Berlusconi’s estate comprises properties worldwide, yachts, the Monza football team, and other assets valued at an additional €2 billion. These assets will also be divided among his children and, if included in the will, Fascina, despite not being legally married to him. Fascina has been involved in overseeing various aspects, including the political front, as stated by sources close to Fininvest. Marina holds a deep appreciation for Fascina’s dedication to her father, as she stood by him throughout his hospital stays, including his final one. When Berlusconi was discharged from the hospital in May, Fascina was seen in a video urging security to shield him from the paparazzi. 🌍🛥️⚽👨👩👧👦🖋️💔
While Berlusconi’s scandalous “bunga bunga” party days, which once made international headlines during his tenure as prime minister, are now long gone, the family found immense relief when he was cleared of any wrongdoing in the case involving underage women. Marina dismissed the accusations as “infamous and baseless.” Today, their primary concern lies in establishing lasting harmony within Berlusconi’s extended family, sustaining the business empire he built, and revitalizing the struggling political party. Ultimately, the Berlusconi family looks to Marina, the matriarch, to guide them through this critical juncture. 👵👨👩👧👦🏰💼🎉
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🎩👑💼 Kuana Berlusconi: Da Kine Italian Heiress Running Her ‘Ohana Empire
Every Monday for the past 30 years, Marina Berlusconi and her brother Pier Silvio went talk story about business and politics over supper with their father and his closest crew at his crib outside Milan. 🗣️💼🍽️
This week, no more that kind of dinner at Villa San Martino, an 18th-century spot. Instead, Marina, the oldest one out of Silvio Berlusconi’s five children, was woken up at the crack of dawn by a call from her father’s new lady, Marta Fascina, who told her that the three-time prime minister and big-time media mogul was in his final hours and she had to haul herself to the hospital, according to the people close to the daughter. He passed away later that morning. ☎️🌅⌛💔
Marina, 56, who runs the €4 billion family company Fininvest for more than two decades, made an unlikely alliance with her father’s 33-year-old partner, who is a lawmaker in his party, Forza Italia, and has been together with the older guy since 2020. 💼🤝💕🤝🗳️
These two women, who held hands and looked all sad when Berlusconi’s state funeral was going on this past Wednesday, are regulars at the Monday dinners, and they would hang out with the former cabinet secretary Gianni Letta and the childhood friend Fedele Confalonieri, who is the boss of the family’s media gang, Mediaset, with Pier Silvio as the CEO. 🍽️👭😢💼📺🎥
📢 A motherly figure, Marina was once described by Berlusconi as the woman who had taken the place of his beloved mother Rosa after her passing in 2008. Her name has been floated again since his death as an obvious political successor, but aides and confidants say her recent involvement in behind-the-scenes political discussions was only prompted by her desire to “protect” her ill father. After a bout in the hospital in April, Berlusconi’s doctor said he had been battling leukemia for some time. 🤱👩💼💪
The former prime minister, according to one person close to the family, often asked Marina to run for parliament so as to eventually succeed him at the helm of the party. “But she would repeat that the leadership of a political party is not something you can inherit like a company,” said the person. 🗣️📜🏛️🏦
Marina’s “close and affectionate relationship” with Fascina, according to a close confidante, was also motivated by her desire to insulate the elderly tycoon from “political vultures”. Fascina “was absolutely devoted to Silvio”, the confidante said. “Marina trusted her more than her father’s political allies,” said Lorenzo Castellani, a professor at Luiss University. 💑💖🦅👴🚫🦅
A former public relations manager at the football club AC Milan, which Berlusconi owned until 2017, Fascina rose through the party’s ranks and overhauled its upper echelons with Marina’s support. One example of the daughter and girlfriend working together was ensuring that the individual closest to Berlusconi in his political affairs, Licia Ronzulli, was kept away from Villa San Martino, according to analysts. ⚽👩💼🗣️🏰🚫👩🔐
Ronzulli, who was a former member of the European Parliament and a lawmaker for Forza Italia, had been a prominent figure within the party, alongside Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani. However, due to several political mishaps and public tensions between Berlusconi and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni during her early days in government, Marina and Fascina advised Berlusconi to remove Ronzulli from his inner circle. Their coordinated efforts led to a limited access of Ronzulli to Villa San Martino, limiting her influence. 🗣️👩💼🏰🚫🚪
Marina took it upon herself to mend ties with Meloni, and they have since developed a close working relationship, as per sources familiar with both women. This newfound connection is expected to be instrumental in securing the family’s control over their media empire, which includes not just television but also publishing and production. The industry has faced challenges due to structural changes and heightened competition from streaming platforms. In 2016, the Berlusconi family faced a takeover attempt by the French competitor Vivendi, which they deemed “hostile.” Although the takeover has been reversed, Marina is anticipated to play a decisive role in evaluating and potentially blocking future takeover attempts, according to Professor Lorenzo Castellani. 💼📺📚🎥💪
Marina, who is married to former ballet dancer Maurizio Vanadia and has two children, including one named after her father, along with her four siblings, each holds stakes between 7% and 8% in Fininvest. The family holding company also controls the publisher Mondadori and lender Banca Mediolanum. Additionally, Berlusconi had guaranteed Forza Italia’s debt, and the party owes him €90 million. If the heirs, who have been longtime donors, were to reclaim that amount, it could potentially lead to the party facing bankruptcy. Thus, the financial health of Forza Italia now hinges on Marina and her siblings, as stated by Professor Castellani. 💍👪💼💰💔
Marina and Pier Silvio, born from Berlusconi’s first marriage to Carla Elvira Dall’Oglio, are set to inherit half of Berlusconi’s 60% stake in Fininvest. On the other hand, the children from his second marriage to actress Veronica Lario—Barbara, Eleonora, and Luigi—would receive equal shares of the remaining 30%. Such an allocation would grant Marina and Pier Silvio greater control over the family business, which they have been overseeing for years. The statement released by Fininvest following Berlusconi’s death emphasized the commitment to maintaining absolute “continuity.” The late former prime minister was cautious in his approach to prevent any potential family disputes over wealth and assets, drawing from the lessons of the ongoing legal battle among the heirs of the Fiat fortune, the Agnelli family. ⚖️💼💼🗂️🏰💔
Berlusconi’s estate comprises properties worldwide, yachts, the Monza football team, and other assets valued at an additional €2 billion. These assets will also be divided among his children and, if included in the will, Fascina, despite not being legally married to him. Fascina has been involved in overseeing various aspects, including the political front, as stated by sources close to Fininvest. Marina holds a deep appreciation for Fascina’s dedication to her father, as she stood by him throughout his hospital stays, including his final one. When Berlusconi was discharged from the hospital in May, Fascina was seen in a video urging security to shield him from the paparazzi. 🌍🛥️⚽👨👩👧👦🖋️💔
While Berlusconi’s scandalous “bunga bunga” party days, which once made international headlines during his tenure as prime minister, are now long gone, the family found immense relief when he was cleared of any wrongdoing in the case involving underage women. Marina dismissed the accusations as “infamous and baseless.” Today, their primary concern lies in establishing lasting harmony within Berlusconi’s extended family, sustaining the business empire he built, and revitalizing the struggling political party. Ultimately, the Berlusconi family looks to Marina, the matriarch, to guide them through this critical juncture. 👵👨👩👧👦🏰💼🎉
