Slavica Ecclestone s a former Armani model and is the wife of Formula 1 racing CEO Bernie Ecclestone. She was born as Slavica Radić in 1958, in Rijeka Croatia (at that time part of Yugoslavia). She is Patron of the British-Croatian Society (BCS). Giorgio Armani is an Italian fashion designer (born 11 July 1934 in Piacenza, Italy), particularly noted for his menswear. ... Formula One, abbreviated to F1 and also known as Grand Prix racing, is the highest class of single-seat open-wheel auto racing. ... Bernard Charles Bernie Ecclestone (born October 29, 1930 near Bungay, Suffolk, England) is the president and CEO of Formula One Management and Formula One Administration, and owns a stake in Alpha Prema, the parent company of the Formula One Group of companies. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rijeka (in local Croatian dialects Rika and Reka; Fiume in Italian and Hungarian. ... Yugoslavia (Jugoslavija in the Latin alphabet, Југославија in Cyrillic; English: South Slavia) describes three political entities that existed one at a time on the Balkan Peninsula in Europe, during most of the 20th century. ...

The fourth daughter of a dockworker, Slavica was poor during childhood. She started modelling at the end of 70s by photographing for Zagreb magazine Start, after which her career was furthered by photographer Čeda Komljenović.^[1] She worked as an international fashion model, modelling for a number of leading clients, including designer Armani. Stevedores on a New York dock loading barrels of corn syrup onto a barge on the Hudson River. ... Location of Zagreb within Croatia Coordinates: , Country Croatia RC diocese 1094 Free royal city 1242 Unified 1850 Government  - Mayor Milan Bandić Area [1]  - City 641. ... Look up start in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A model is a person who acts as a human prop for purposes of art, pornography, fashion, advertising, etc. ... Giorgio Armani is an Italian fashion designer (born 11 July 1934 in Piacenza, Italy), particularly noted for his menswear. ...

Good Friend Goran Ivanisevic dined at an Italian restaurant near Harrods as guest of the Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone and his Croatian wife, Slavica, and he was flown home to Split Croatia on one of Ecclestone's private jets, just as he had been after winning Wimbledon three years ago. Country: Croatia Residence: Monte Carlo, MON Height: 64 (193 cm) Weight: 180 lb (81 kg) Plays: Left Turned pro: 1988 Highest singles ranking: 2 (7/4/1994) Singles titles: 22 Career Prize Money: $19,876,579 Grand Slam Record Australian Open QF (1989-94-97) French Open QF (1992...

While working on a Formula One promotional event in 1984, she met Bernie Ecclestone (although she did not realise who he was, and gave him a fake phone number). Bernie pursued Slavica doggedly, undaunted by the 28 year age difference between the two, by the language barrier (she spoke Croatian and Italian, he only spoke English), and by the difference in their heights (at 6 feet 2 inches, 1.88m, Slavica was nearly a foot taller than her suitor). Formula One - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... This article is about the year. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... ‹ The template below (Unit of length) is being considered for deletion. ...

The couple have two daughters, Tamara Ecclestone (born 1986) and Petra (born 1990).^[2] Both speak Croatian fluently. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ...

A complex system of companies places much of the Ecclestones' wealth in Slavica's name, with much of his Formula 1 related property owned by a Jersey based holding company (named SLEC, for SLavica ECclestone), of which Slavica (and not Bernie) is the major stockholder. Slavica Ecclestone also owns her own promotion company.

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