Athina Onassis Roussel
Christina Onassis was the daughter of the Greek shipowner Aristotle Onassis and his first wife Athina, called Tina Onassis, née Livanos. After her father's death in 1975, the family fortune flowed to daughter Christina and $20 million to stepmother Jackie Kennedy-Onassis. When Athina Onassis was three years old, her mother, who is said to have been addicted to alcohol and drugs, died at the age of just 37 in November 1988 after a heart attack in Argentina. She thus became the sole heir to her mother's assets, half of which were managed by a charitable foundation based in Vaduz, Liechtenstein.
Her father Roussel sued the "Onassis Foundation" to release the inheritance to him. After a lengthy process, the courts decided against Roussel's application because he was already divorcing Christina Onassis. The trust company Fides KPMG in Lucerne was commissioned to manage the Onassis assets from 1999 until Athina's 18th birthday. Athina Onassis grew up in sheltered circumstances with her father in France, Spain and Lucerne, Switzerland. Roussel managed to largely shield his daughter from the public. Most recently she attended an international school in Brussels.
On January 29, 2003, Athina Onassis inherited her inheritance. Observers estimate her fortune to be several billion US dollars. This means that she is now the owner of numerous villas, holiday resorts with hotels, several islands in the Aegean Sea, the "Olympic Tower" in New York and major holdings in around 100 international companies. Her passion has been horses and equestrian sports since she was a child. According to media reports, Athina plans to set up a foundation to provide financial support to hospitals in the third world and institutes for research into childhood diseases. She would like to devote herself professionally to horse breeding and set up a stud farm.
Athina Onassis married the Brazilian show jumper Álvaro Affonso de Miranda Neto. The wedding took place on December 3, 2005 in Sao Paulo under the greatest security precautions. "Doda" is already the father of a daughter from a previous relationship. Since the beginning of 2006, Onassis has also competed as a show jumper at international tournaments for Greece. In 2007 she came fourth with Welcome du Petit Vivier in the CSI 1st Grand Prix in Wisbecq, Belgium. In 2009 she again came third with Welcome du Petit Vivier in the CSI 2nd Grand Prix in Valencia, Spain. In 2010 she sold the family island of Skorpios, in the Ionian Sea, to fashion designer Giorgio Armani.
Her father Roussel sued the "Onassis Foundation" to release the inheritance to him. After a lengthy process, the courts decided against Roussel's application because he was already divorcing Christina Onassis. The trust company Fides KPMG in Lucerne was commissioned to manage the Onassis assets from 1999 until Athina's 18th birthday. Athina Onassis grew up in sheltered circumstances with her father in France, Spain and Lucerne, Switzerland. Roussel managed to largely shield his daughter from the public. Most recently she attended an international school in Brussels.
On January 29, 2003, Athina Onassis inherited her inheritance. Observers estimate her fortune to be several billion US dollars. This means that she is now the owner of numerous villas, holiday resorts with hotels, several islands in the Aegean Sea, the "Olympic Tower" in New York and major holdings in around 100 international companies. Her passion has been horses and equestrian sports since she was a child. According to media reports, Athina plans to set up a foundation to provide financial support to hospitals in the third world and institutes for research into childhood diseases. She would like to devote herself professionally to horse breeding and set up a stud farm.
Athina Onassis married the Brazilian show jumper Álvaro Affonso de Miranda Neto. The wedding took place on December 3, 2005 in Sao Paulo under the greatest security precautions. "Doda" is already the father of a daughter from a previous relationship. Since the beginning of 2006, Onassis has also competed as a show jumper at international tournaments for Greece. In 2007 she came fourth with Welcome du Petit Vivier in the CSI 1st Grand Prix in Wisbecq, Belgium. In 2009 she again came third with Welcome du Petit Vivier in the CSI 2nd Grand Prix in Valencia, Spain. In 2010 she sold the family island of Skorpios, in the Ionian Sea, to fashion designer Giorgio Armani.
