Princess Stéphanie of Monaco

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Princess Stéphanie
Spouse	Daniel Ducruet (m. 1995, div. 1996) Adans Lopez Peres (m. 2003, div. 2004)
Issue
Louis Ducruet Pauline Ducruet Camille Gottlieb
Full name
Stéphanie Marie Elisabeth
House	House of Grimaldi
Father	Rainier III, Prince of Monaco
Mother	Grace Kelly
Born	1 February 1965 (1965-02-01) (age 44) Monaco

Monegasque Princely Family
HSH The Sovereign Prince of Monaco HRH The Princess of Hanover HSH Princess Stéphanie HSH Princess Antoinette
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Princess Stéphanie of Monaco (Stéphanie Marie Elisabeth Grimaldi, Countess of Polignac; born Monaco, 1 February 1965) is a member of the princely family of Monaco. She is the youngest child of Grace, Princess of Monaco and Rainier III of Monaco, and the sister of Albert II of Monaco and Princess Caroline. Stephanie has been a singer, swimwear designer, and fashion model; her mother lovingly called the princess her "wild child."

She was a passenger in the car in which her mother was killed in an accident on a mountain road on 13 September 1982. She was unable to attend her mother's funeral because she was in the hospital with injuries from the crash.

Contents 1 Fashion 2 Music career 3 Titles 4 Relationships 5 Current Interests 6 Discography 6.1 Albums 6.2 Singles 7 Ancestry 8 External links

[edit] Fashion

In 1983, after her physical recovery from the accident, Stephanie started an apprentice program at Christian Dior under the direction of head designer Marc Bohan, who had been a friend to Princess Grace. At the end of 1984 she debuted as a model on the biannual haute couture special published by Spanish magazine ¡Hola! (she repeated the assignment in 1990). Soon after, she graced the cover of German Vogue and the American edition of Vanity Fair in July 1985. She also became the face of the Swiss beauty line La Prairie, for which she was photographed by Horst, and she appeared on the cover of French Vogue, photographed by the late Helmut Newton, in September 1986.

However, in September of the same year she launched a swimwear line, called 'Pool Position' with Alix de la Comble, whom she had met while an intern at Dior. The fashion show to present the line, held at the Sporting Club in Monaco, was a major event covered by the world's media. The front row included Prince Rainier and her siblings, Prince Albert and Princess Caroline. A year later, a second collection was presented again in Monte Carlo. In 1989, the princess launched her own perfume "Stephanie" with very rich and warm smells, but that did not last for long either. Later in the mid-1990s, she had a Replay cafe and store in Monaco, after she became a kind of spokesperson for the brand. She also helped open the Replay Store and Cafe in Barcelona in 1997.

In late 2008, she agreed to guest edit the December 2008/January 2009 issue of French Vogue.

[edit] Music career

In February 1986, Stephanie released her first single with the French label 'Carrere', under the production of Yves Roze. The song "Ouragan" ("Hurricane") and its English version "Irresistible" quickly reached the international Top 10, reportedly selling more than 5 million copies. In September, she released a full album called Besoin reportedly selling more than 2.5 million copies (also released as Stéphanie in some countries) with eight new songs, including "Flash" (in French; it's English version "One Love To Give"), which was released as a single and reached the hit parade all over Europe. In January 1987, she released the single "Young Ones Everywhere" to benefit UNICEF.

In 1987, Stephanie moved to Los Angeles. However, it took 5 years for her next recordings to be released, and sales were disappointing, only 30,000 copies in the USA. The album had 10 songs, including the single 'Winds of Chance' for which the video clip was recorded in the Canary Islands. The producers tried to leave her Europop style behind and create a more grown-up album with English-only lyrics. Her first and only live tour took place in the summer of 1991 in Europe and South America to promote the album called Stéphanie released in the U.S. by Sony Music. U.S. critics gave the album negative reviews. She also recorded "In the Closet" with Michael Jackson under the alias of Mystery Girl for his album, Dangerous. She then ended her pop music career.

[edit] Titles

• Since 1 February 1965: Her Serene Highness Princess Stéphanie Marie Elisabeth of Monaco

[edit] Relationships

In 1992, she embarked on an affair with her bodyguard Daniel Ducruet, which resulted in the birth of two children:

• Louis Ducruet, born 26 November 1992
• Pauline Ducruet, born 4 May 1994

Stéphanie married Ducruet on 1 July 1995 in Monaco. The couple was divorced on 4 October 1996.

On 15 July 1998, at Centre Hospitalier Princesse Grace in Monte Carlo, Monaco, she gave birth to her third child, Camille Marie Kelly Grimaldi or Gottlieb, named in honour of Stephanie's screen actress mother Grace. The princess refused to identify the father's name on the birth certificate.

[edit] Current Interests

Since the death of her father, Prince Rainier, Stephanie has become deeply involved in the fight against AIDS, becoming a UNAIDS ambassador. She has also created Fight Aids Monaco, her own foundation to support people living with HIV and at the same time combat the social stigma attached to the disease. In 2006, with a group of French singers, the princess took part in the recording of the song "L'or de nos Vies" in order to raise funds for the foundation.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

1986 : Besoin (#6 in France, #6 in Sweden, #12 in Germany) "Flash" "Rendez-vous" "Young Ones Everywhere" "Ouragan" "Fleurs du Mal (à Paul)" "Dis tout bas dis" "Live Your Life" "Le Sega Mauricien" "Besoin"

1991 : Stéphanie (#48 in France) "Winds of Chance" "You Don't Die from Love" "Love Once" "Born Blue" "Words upon the Wind" "Sky fall down" "Unchained" "Hunger Rise" "L'Escape" "Good Dreams"

[edit] Singles

Year	Single	Chart
		FR	SWI	GER	AUS	SWE	NOR
1986	Ouragan	1	11	—	—	—	—
	Irresistible	—	—	2	5	—	—
	Flash	4	28	—	—	—	—
	One Love to Give	—	—	10	—	1	—
1987	Fleur du mal (à Paul)	16	—	—	—	—	—
	Live Your Life	—	—	—	—	—	9
1991	Winds of Chance	—	—	54	—	—	—
1992	In the Closet with Michael Jackson	9	25	15	23	29	10
2006	L'Or de nos vies with Fight Aids	5	43	—	—	—	—

[edit] Ancestry

v • d • e Ancestors of Princess Stéphanie of Monaco

16. Count Charles of Polignac               8. Count Maxence of Polignac                       17. Caroline Joséphine Le Normand de Morando               4. Prince Pierre of Monaco, Count of Polignac                             18. Isidoro Fernando de la Torre               9. Suzanne de la Torre                       19. Luisa de Mier y Celis               2. Rainier III, Prince of Monaco                                   20. Albert I, Prince of Monaco               10. Louis II, Prince of Monaco                       21. Mary Victoria Hamilton               5. Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Valentinois                             22. Jacques Henri Louvet               11. Marie Juliette Louvet                       23. Josephine Elmire Piedefer               1.Princess Stéphanie of Monaco                                         24. Brian Kelly               12. John Henry Kelly                       25. Margaret McLaughlin               6. John B. Kelly, Sr.                             26. Walter Costello               13. Mary Costello                       27. Anne Burke               3. Grace Kelly                                   28. Karl Majer               14. Charles Majer                       29. Wilhelmine Adam               7. Margaret Majer                             30. Georg Berg               15. Margareta Berg                       31. Elisabetha Röhrig

[edit] External links

• Princess Stephanie of Monaco at the Internet Movie Database
• Princely House of Monaco
• Fight Aids Monaco

Princess Stéphanie of Monaco House of Grimaldi Cadet branch of the House of Polignac Born: 1 February 1965
Monegasque royalty
Preceded by Princess Alexandra of Hanover	Line of succession to the Monegasque Throne	Succeeded by Louis Ducruet