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![Donatella Versace attending the Atelier Versace show as part of the Paris Haute-Couture Spring-Summer 2016 Fashion Week on January 24, 2016 in Paris, France. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM Stock Photo - Alamy Donatella Versace attending the Atelier Versace show as part of the Paris Haute-Couture Spring-Summer 2016 Fashion Week on January 24, 2016 in Paris, France. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2DHNAY8/donatella-versace-attending-the-atelier-versace-show-as-part-of-the-paris-haute-couture-spring-summer-2016-fashion-week-on-january-24-2016-in-paris-france-photo-by-aurore-marechalabacapresscom-2DHNAY8.jpg)
Donatella Versace attending the Atelier Versace show as part of the Paris Haute-Couture Spring-Summer 2016 Fashion Week on January 24, 2016 in Paris, France. Photo by Aurore Marechal/ABACAPRESS.COM Stock Photo - Alamy
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