Tatiana Santo Domingo Rechulski (born 24 November 1983), also known as Tatiana Casiraghi, is an American-born Colombian-Monégasque socialite, heiress and fashion designer. She is the founder of Muzungu Sisters, a fashion company and the wife of

Andrea Casiraghi Andrea Albert Pierre Casiraghi (born 8 June 1984) is the elder son of Caroline, Princess of Hanover, and her second husband Stefano Casiraghi. He is the eldest grandchild of Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, and American actress Grace Kelly. Casir ...

, who is fourth in the

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Early life and education

Tatiana Santo Domingo was born on 24 November 1983 in New York and raised in

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and Paris. She is a member of the

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. Her father Julio Mario Santo Domingo, Jr. (1958–2009) was the son of

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(1923–2011), who was cited as the second richest man in Colombia by ''

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'' in 2011. Her grandfather was owner of the

Santo Domingo Group Julio Mario Santo Domingo Pumarejo (October 16, 1923 – October 7, 2011) was a Colombian-American billionaire businessman, diplomat and patriarch of the Santo Domingo family who lived in New York City. He controlled more than 100 companies in ...

and the Colombian Bavaria Brewery, which was one of the largest breweries in South America. When he died in 2011, he left a sixth of his wealth to Tatiana Santo Domingo. Her mother Vera Rechulski is a Brazilian socialite from

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, who has a boutique in Paris that sells Indian antiques. Before opening her boutique in Paris, she ran a hotel in India for many years. Santo Domingo attended the

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and then enrolled at a boarding school in

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, near

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, where she was reported to have met her future husband,

. However, according to

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in a special spread for Vanity Fair entitled, "Fortune's Children," she also attended

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and

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. Colacello also claimed that she holds a

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from American University in London. She earned her BFA in visual communications, with a concentration in photography, in 2005. In an article dated October 2019,

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echoed Colacello's information about her enrollment at Le Rosey.

Career

Santo Domingo is known to have worked as an intern for

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in New York City. She also worked for the Aeffe Group, the fashion label of

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. In 2011, Santo Domingo partnered with Dana Alikhani, daughter of the late Hossein Alikhani, to launch Muzungu Sisters, which focuses on ethical business practices that allow them support local artisans, buy handmade garments at a fair price and then sell them. Their brand has been supported by other socialites, such as Eugenie Niarchos and

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Philanthropy

Santo Domingo supports several charity organizations, most notably the Motrice Foundation, which funds research into

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and which her husband

also supports. In August 2006 she and Casiraghi paid a visit to

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on behalf of a joint venture of the

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and the Virlanie Foundation.

Personal and media life

In 2010, Tatiana Santo Domingo relinquished her US citizenship, according to the

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.Internal Revenue Service: "Quarterly Publication of Individuals, Who Have Chosen To Expatriate, as Required by Section 6039G". . Published on November 10, 2010. In July 2012, Caroline, Princess of Hanover, released a statement announcing that Andrea Casiraghi and Tatiana Santo Domingo became engaged after a seven-year relationship. Prior to their wedding, she had already accompanied Casiraghi at some of most important social events in

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, such as the Rose Ball, the enthronement of his uncle

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, the

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, and the

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of Prince Albert and

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. Santo Domingo gave birth to a son named Alexandre Andrea Stefano "Sasha" Casiraghi, on 21 March 2013, in London, England. Casiraghi and Santo Domingo were married in a civil ceremony in the

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on August 31, 2013. A religious ceremony was later held in Gstaad, Switzerland, on February 1, 2014. Their second child, India Casiraghi, was born in

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on 12 April 2015. A third child, Maximilian Rainier, was born on 19 April 2018. The children are in the

. Santo Domingo is known for her unique fashion sense, which varies from an elegant style to a

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one. She cites

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as her style idol. She is fluent in French, English, Portuguese and Italian. She is close friends with socialites such as

Charlotte Casiraghi Charlotte Marie Pomeline Casiraghi (born 3 August 1986) is a Monégasque model, socialite, writer, editor, equestrian, journalist, film producer, and humanitarian. She is the second child and only daughter of Caroline, Princess of Hanover, and S ...

, Eugenie Niarchos, and

Wealth

On the ''

'' 2019

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list, she was ranked #1349 with an estimated net worth of

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1.7 billion. However, Forbes has since reviewed the structure of inheritance of Santo Domingo's father, Julio Maria Santo Domingo, Jr, and has asserted that half of his estate was inherited by his widow Vera Rechulski Santo Domingo, Tatiana Santo Domingo's mother. Accordingly, Tatiana Santo Domingo has been dropped off their list of the world's billionaires, while her mother was added, holding an 11% ownership of the Santo Domingo family's Luxembourg-based holding company. The magazine also asserts that Tatiana inherited a 5% stake in the holding company, making her net worth around $500 million.

References

External links

Official website of the Muzungu Sisters
{{DEFAULTSORT:Santo Domingo, Tatiana 1983 births Living people American emigrants to Monaco American expatriates in Switzerland Monegasque businesspeople in fashion Monegasque people of Brazilian descent Monegasque people of Colombian descent American people of Brazilian descent American people of Colombian descent Monegasque philanthropists People from Geneva People from New York City People from São Paulo People from Rio de Janeiro (city) Former United States citizens

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American socialites Alumni of Institut Le Rosey International School of Geneva alumni Monegasque people