Bianca Brandolini d'Adda
{{short description|21st-century Italian socialite}}
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| full name = Bianca Brandolini d'Adda dei conti di Valmareno
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|6|25|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Paris, France
| father = Rodrigo Tiberto Brandolini d'Adda, Count of Valmareno
| mother = Princess Georgina de Faucigny-Lucinge et Coligny
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| education = Institut du Marais–Charlemagne Pollès}}
| occupation = socialite, model, actress
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Donna Bianca Brandolini d'Adda dei conti di Valmareno (born 25 June 1987) is an Italian model, actress and socialite.{{Cite news|url=http://www.ilmessaggero.it/societa/persone/lapo_elkann_innamorato_ritorno_di_fiamma_la_cugina_bianca_brandolini_d_adda_8_novembre_2017-3353674.html|title=Lapo Elkann innamorato, ritorno di fiamma con la cugina Bianca Brandolini D'Adda|access-date=2018-01-16}}
Early life and family
Bianca Brandolini d'Adda was born in Paris, France, to an ancient Venetian aristocratic family. Her father is Rodrigo Tiberto Brandolini d'Adda, Count of Valmareno and her mother is Princess Georgina Maria Natividad de Faucigny-Lucinge et Coligny, a French-Brazilian model who worked for Valentino as an artistic muse.{{Cite news|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/esmagazine/what-do-you-do-if-you-are-a-society-heiress-with-time-on-your-hands-6364777.html|title=What do you do if you are a society heiress with time on your hands?|date=2011-11-04|newspaper=Evening Standard|access-date=2017-02-12|language=en-GB}} Through her father, she is a descendant of Empress Maria Theresa.{{Cite web |url=http://www.marieclaire.it/Attualita/interviste/Intervista-a-Cornelia-Brandolini-d-Adda-sorella-di-Bianca-cugina-di-Lapo-Elkann#1 |title=Come vivere un'emozione da Coco: Intervista a Cornelia Brandolini d'Adda - Marieclaire |access-date=2018-01-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117070336/http://www.marieclaire.it/Attualita/interviste/Intervista-a-Cornelia-Brandolini-d-Adda-sorella-di-Bianca-cugina-di-Lapo-Elkann#1#1 |archive-date=2018-01-17 |url-status=dead }} She has an older sister, Coco Brandolini d’Adda.{{Cite news|url=http://www.vogue.com/article/coco-brandolini-dolce-gabbana-ultimate-shopping-list|title=What's on Your Design Wish List? Dolce & Gabbana's Coco Brandolini D'Adda Shares Her Most Sought-After Items|newspaper=Vogue|access-date=2017-02-12|language=en}} Two of her family's ancestral palaces, the Palazzo Brandolin Rota and the Palazzo Morosini Brandolin, are located on the Grand Canal.{{cite web|url=https://derstandard.at/2000007773315/It-Girl-Brandolini-Tatoos-sind-kein-Schmuck|title=It-Girl Brandolini: "Tattoos sind kein Schmuck" – derStandard.at|author=|date=|website=Der Standard}} Her paternal grandmother was Countess Cristiana Brandolini d'Adda (née Agnelli), sister of Fiat chairman Gianni Agnelli and daughter of Edoardo Agnelli and Virginia Bourbon del Monte (daughter of Carlo Bourbon del Monte, Prince di San Faustino).{{Cite news|url=http://www.wmagazine.com/story/bianca-brandolini-d-adda-dallas-texas-nordstrom-fashion|title=An Italian Socialite in Texas|last=Maza|first=Erik|newspaper=W Magazine|access-date=2017-02-12|language=en}} Her maternal grandfather was the French aristocrat Prince Jean-Louis de Faucigny-Lucinge and her maternal grandmother was Sylvia Régis de Oliveira, the only daughter of Raul Régis de Oliveira, a Brazilian diplomat who served as Brazil’s Ambassador to the United Kingdom from 1925 to 1939.{{Cite web |date=2011-04-01 |title=DESCENDÊNCIA MARQUES DE OLINDA - Nossos Roteiros |url=https://www.nossosroteiros.com.br/descendencia-do-marques-de-olinda/ |access-date=2024-01-31 |language=pt-BR}}[http://cpdoc.fgv.br/sites/default/files/verbetes/primeira-republica/OLIVEIRA,%20Raul%20R%C3%A9gis%20de.pdf Ambassador Raul Régis de Oliveira biography at CPDOC/FGV's website]{{Cite web |url=https://jornalggn.com.br/blog/luisnassif/a-condessa-que-esta-despejando-joao-gilberto# |title=A condessa que está despejando João Gilberto | GGN |access-date=2018-01-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311152945/http://jornalggn.com.br/blog/luisnassif/a-condessa-que-esta-despejando-joao-gilberto# |archive-date=2016-03-11 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite news|url=http://www.wmagazine.com/story/brandolinis|title=The Brandolinis' Bahian Rhapsody|newspaper=W Magazine|access-date=2017-02-12|language=en}}
She grew up between Paris, Venice, and Rio de Janeiro and received her education at the Institut du Marais–Charlemagne Pollès. She went on to study theatre at Studio Pygmalion in Paris. In 2005, she was presented to society at le Bal des Débutantes at the Hôtel de Crillon in Paris. She was escorted by Antoine de Tavernost and wore a black and white Valentino gown.{{Cite news|url=http://www.leparisien.fr/loisirs-et-spectacles/paillettes-et-jeunes-filles-en-fleur-au-bal-des-debutantes-27-11-2005-2006511089.php|title=Paillettes et jeunes filles en fleur au bal des débutantes|date=2017-02-12|newspaper=leparisien.fr|access-date=2017-02-12}} She was chosen to open the first waltz at the Crillon Ball with Prince Charles Philippe, Duke of Anjou.{{cite web|url=http://www.newyorksocialdiary.com/legacy/socialdiary/2005/01_04_06/socialdiary01_04_06.php|title=Social Diary 1/4/06 – Social Safari in Paris, France|website=newyorksocialdiary.com|access-date=2017-02-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190124202251/http://www.newyorksocialdiary.com/legacy/socialdiary/2005/01_04_06/socialdiary01_04_06.php|archive-date=2019-01-24|url-status=dead}}
Career
In 2009, Brandolini d'Adda made her acting debut in the television film Aïcha, directed by Yamina Benguigui.{{Cite news|url=http://en.vogue.fr/vogue-list/thevoguelist/bianca-brandolini-dadda/1139|title=Bianca Brandolini d'Adda|newspaper=Vogue English|access-date=2017-02-12|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170212164428/http://en.vogue.fr/vogue-list/thevoguelist/bianca-brandolini-dadda/1139|archive-date=2017-02-12|url-status=dead}} She was a spokes-model for Dolce & Gabbana, becoming the face of their fashion brand in 2012.{{Cite news|url=http://www.wmagazine.com/story/bianca-brandolini-dadda-amsterdam-sauer|title=Bianca Brandolini d'Adda Rocks Out|last=Garnett|first=Daisy|newspaper=W Magazine|access-date=2017-02-12|language=en}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jXadAAAAQBAJ&q=Bianca+Brandolini+D%27Adda+Actor&pg=PA253|title=Britannica Book of the Year 2013|date=2013-03-01|publisher=Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.|isbn=9781625131034|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.vogue.com/article/beauty-moment-getting-ready-for-the-dolce-gabbana-show-with-bianca-brandolini-dadda|title=Beauty Moment: Getting Ready for the Dolce & Gabbana Show withBianca Brandolini d'Adda|newspaper=Vogue|access-date=2017-02-12|language=en}} She co-designed a line of women's swimwear with Alexia Niedzielski for Oskar Metsavaht's fashion brand Osklen.{{Cite news|url=http://www.wmagazine.com/story/osklen-alexia-niedzielski-bianca-brandolini-dadda|title=Blame It on Rio|last=Nelson|first=Karin|newspaper=W Magazine|access-date=2017-02-12|language=en}} In 2014, she collaborated with Angelo Ruggeri, director of Sergio Rossi, on a collection of women's shoes.{{Cite news|url=http://www.wmagazine.com/story/sergio-rossi-bianca-brandolini-dadda|title=The Perfect Pair|last=Nelson|first=Karin|newspaper=W Magazine|access-date=2017-02-12|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=http://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/sergio-rossi-enlists-bianca-brandolini-dadda-for-fall-collection-8233734/|title=Sergio Rossi Enlists Bianca Brandolini d'Adda for Fall Collection|last=Sidell|first=Misty White|date=2015-02-26|newspaper=WWD|access-date=2017-02-12|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=http://footwearnews.com/2016/business/media/sergio-rossi-shoes-spring-2016-ad-campaign-bianca-brandolini-dadda-photos-182261/|title=Sergio Rossi Unveils Spring '16 Ad Campaign With Bianca Brandolini D'Adda|last=Halbert|first=Mosha Lundstrom|date=2016-01-08|newspaper=Footwear News|access-date=2017-02-12|language=en-US}}
Personal life
Brandolini d'Adda had been involved romantically with Agnelli heir Lapo Elkann, her second cousin. The couple had at one point been engaged, but later called off the relationship.{{cite web|url=http://jewishbusinessnews.com/2013/12/27/lapo-elkann-and-the-israeli-actress-moran-atias-have-become-more-than-just-good-friends/|title=Lapo Elkann and the Israeli Actress Moran Atias Have Become More Than Just Good Friends|date=2013-12-27|website=Jewish Business News|access-date=2017-02-12}}
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