Marina Berlusconi for PM?
The Age
Monday January 31, 2011
ROME. Italy faces the possibility of a dynastic succession as calls grow for the millionaire daughter of Silvio Berlusconi to enter politics. In a move that would delight Mr Berlusconi's supporters but dismay his opponents, Marina Berlusconi (left) is being mooted as his possible successor as a prostitution scandal threatens to cut short his third term in office.Miss Berlusconi, 44, who is known for her love of short skirts and high heels, is already being groomed to take over her father's multibillion-dollar business empire. The eldest of his five children, she heads his Fininvest holding company as well as Mondadori, his publishing empire.In the current Forbes list of the world's 100 most powerful women, she is ranked 48, ahead of Julia Gillard.
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