MISSONI boss
Vittorio Missoni and his wife, Maurizia Castiglioni, are missing,
after a small plane carrying the couple disappeared off the coast
of Venezuela mid-morning on Friday. The pair were among six people
on board the flight from the archipelago of Los Roques towards
Caracas' Maiquetia airport. A search is currently in operation.
The 58-year-old businessman is the eldest son of the brand's
founders Ottavio and Rosita Missoni. He and his wife were returning
from a Christmas holiday with two friends, Elda Scalvenzi and Guido
Foresti. Two Venezuelan pilots were also on the BN-2 aircraft.
"The Missoni company today confirms that Vittorio Missoni and
his wife are missing inVenezuela," a statement from the brand read
yesterday. "The small plane they were travelling on has
disappeared. This is all the information currently available. The
company await news from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and all
other institutions involved, to whom the company are very grateful
their swift help and assistance. As more information becomes
available the company will issue further statements. The company
asks the press to kindly respect the family's privacy at this
time."
Vittorio Missoni has worked for the family business since the
Eighties and has been strongly involved in the global expansion of
the brand.
News source: vogue
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