Gianni Versace: The Tragic Real-Life Story

Although Gianni Versace never had children of his own, he was extremely close to the children of his younger sister and business partner, Donatella Versace. "I want to see my niece and nephew grow up, to see their children," Gianni once told The New Yorker (via The Irish Times). "I get crazy at the idea

Although Gianni Versace never had children of his own, he was extremely close to the children of his younger sister and business partner, Donatella Versace. "I want to see my niece and nephew grow up, to see their children," Gianni once told The New Yorker (via The Irish Times). "I get crazy at the idea that a time will come when I won't see Daniel and Allegra anymore."

"My children were his children," Donatella told New York magazine in 2006. "He was always with Allegra. Since she was 9 years old only, she would listen to him, she was going to see museum, she knew all the museum in America, in France, in England, and Gianni loved art. She would sit with him and go through art books, and she knew the art of Picasso ... it was adorable. She was such an amazing, special little girl." Gianni called Allegra his "little princess."

Following his death, it was revealed that Gianni left his entire 45-percent share of the multibillion-dollar Versace empire to Allegra, who was 11 years old at the time, per Irish Times. "When I saw him the happiest and not thinking about the next collection was when he was with the children,” Anna Wintour told The New York Times. "It's what he was building this empire for. It meant the most to him. It was when you saw him at ease.”

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