Slavica Ecclestone
Slavica Ecclestone | |
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 Slavica Ecclestone in 1991 | |
| Born | Slavica Radić 2 June 1958 |
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Spouse(s) | Bernie Ecclestone (m. 1985–2009, divorced) |
Slavica Ecclestone (born Radić; born 2 June 1958) is a Croatian model and the ex-wife of former Formula One CEO Bernie Ecclestone.
Early life
Ecclestone was born in Rijeka, PR Croatia, FPR Yugoslavia where her Bosnian Serb parents — Jovo Radić and Ljubica Malić from Maglajani and Riječani, respectively, both villages within the Laktaši municipality, PR Bosnia-Herzegovina — had settled shortly before her birth in search of expanded job opportunities.[1][2] The family soon moved back to northern Bosnia to her father's village meaning Slavica would spend the majority of her childhood in Maglajani.[1] After her parents divorced when she was only 7 years old, being raised by her mother Ljubica, Slavica was taught to "not do to someone else what you wouldn't want to be done to yourself."[1]
Career
In her early career Slavica worked as an international fashion model, modelling for a number of leading clients, including the designer Armani. While working on a Formula One promotional event for Armani at the 1982 Italian Grand Prix in Monza, she met Bernie Ecclestone.[3][4][5]
Bernie pursued Slavica despite the 28-year age difference, the language barrier (she spoke Croatian and Italian, he spoke only English), and their difference in height. At 6 feet 1 inches (1.86 m), Slavica was nearly a foot taller than her suitor, Ecclestone being only 5 ft 2½ in (1.59 m) tall.[6]
Personal life
From her marriage, Slavica has two daughters, Tamara (1984) and Petra (1988); and four grandchildren.[7]
In November 2008 Slavica filed for divorce after 23 years of marriage.[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15] [16] The divorce was granted on 11 March 2009.[17] She topped the Sunday Times’ Rich List in the "richest divorcees" category after she was awarded an estimated £740 million.[18]
References
- ^ a b c S., M. (14 August 2009). "Život kao bombona". Novine Toronto (in Serbian).
- ^ Red Carpet (10 March 2008). "Video: Odakle je zapravo Slavica Ecclestone?". Dnevnik.hr (in Croatian).
- ^ Marko Ćustić (11 September 2003). "Goran Milić trying to extort money from Bernie Ecclestone". Nacional (weekly). Archived from the original on 25 July 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Goran Milić ucjenjuje Bernieja Ecclestonea" [Goran Milić blackmails Bernie Ecclestone]. Nacional (in Croatian) (408). 11 September 2003. Archived from the original on 3 July 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Edworthy, Sarah (27 October 2006). "My Sport: Tamara Ecclestone". The Daily Telegraph. London.
- ^ Lovell (2004) p.345
- ^ "GIRL ABOUT TOWN: Hello boys! Petra gives birth to twins". Mail Online. 18 April 2015.
- ^ Alan Henry, The Power Brokers: The Battle for F1's Billions, Motorbooks International, ISBN 0-7603-1650-3, p. 79
- ^ John Forster and Nigel Pope, The Political Economy of Global Sports Organisations, (citing The Economist) p. 73
- ^ Christopher McDougall and Glenn Stout, The Best American Sports Writing 2014, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, p. 264
- ^ "F1 Ecclestone's mother-in-law 'kidnapped'". 26 July 2016 – via www.bbc.com.
- ^ "Bernie and Slavica Ecclestone". 27 April 2008 – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
- ^ O'Connor, Clare. "Bernie and Slavica Ecclestone - pg.9". Forbes.
- ^ "Ecclestone's mother-in-law 'kidnapped in Brazil'". Financial Times.
- ^ "The 10 most expensive divorce settlements in history total over $11 billion — here's who walked away with the most".
- ^ "Bernie Ecclestone divorce confirmed". crash.net. 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2008-11-20.
- ^ F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone's Divorce Finalized Yahoo Sports, 11 March 2009
- ^ "Best way to get rich quick? Get divorced: How ex-wives to the super-wealthy have made their way into the rich list". Daily Mail. London.