DONATELLA VERSACE, GIANNI'S YOUNGER SISTER, WAS BORN IN REGGIO CALABRIA, ITALY, AND GREW UP WITH HER TWO BROTHERS, GIANNI AND SANTO. WHILE STILL COMPLETING HER DEGREE IN LANGUAGES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE SHE ASSISTED GIANNI IN HIS WORK BY SUPERVISING THE PHOTOGRAPHIC ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS THAT SO GREATLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE UNIQUE VISUAL STYLE OF VERSACE.