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 , french: link=no, Bâlois(e), it, Basilese , neighboring_municipalities= Allschwil (BL), Hégenheim (FR-68), Binningen (BL), Birsfelden (BL), Bottmingen (BL), Huningue (FR-68), Münchenstein (BL), Muttenz (BL), Reinach (BL), Riehen (BS ...

. She descends on her mother’s side from Swarovski Group founder

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

. She works as the director of Fiona Winter Studio (FWS) in

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, Italy. Her company is currently working with Antolini Luigi & C. of Italy on a project that will combine different exotic stone materials with Swarovski crystal patterns. Fiona Swarovski is an heir to her family business, Swarovski Crystal, a jewelry and fashion accessories enterprise located in

Innsbruck Innsbruck (; bar, Innschbruck, label=Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian ) is the capital of Tyrol (state), Tyrol and the List of cities and towns in Austria, fifth-largest city in Austria. On the Inn (river), River Inn, at its junction with the ...

, the capital city of

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in western Austria. She is married to Austrian politician and finance minister

Karl-Heinz Grasser Karl-Heinz Grasser (born 2 January 1969) is a former Austrian politician (FPÖ at first and later associated with but never officially a member of the ÖVP), who held the office of Austrian Finance Minister from February 2000 to January 2007 as a ...

. On October 27, 2006, she and Grasser were rescued from a kidnapping plot that demanded the payment of an undisclosed amount of money as a ransom for their release.

References

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