Princess Stéphanie of Monaco, Countess of Polignac (Stéphanie Marie Elisabeth Grimaldi; born 1 February 1965) is a member of the princely family of Monaco. She is the youngest child of Grace, Princess of Monaco and Rainier III of Monaco, and the sister of Albert II of Monaco and Princess Caroline. Stéphanie has been a singer, swimwear designer, and fashion model; her mother lovingly called the princess her "wild child."


Fashion

In 1983, after her physical recovery from the accident which killed her mother, Stéphanie started an apprentice program at Christian Dior under the direction of head designer Marc Bohan, who had been a friend to Princess Grace. At the end of 1984 she débuted as a model on the biannual haute couture special published by Spanish magazine ¡Hola! (she repeated the assignment in 1990). Soon after, she graced the cover of German Vogue and the American edition of Vanity FairLa Prairie, for which she was photographed by Horst, and she appeared on the cover of French Vogue, photographed by the late Helmut Newton, in September 1986. in July 1985. She also became the face of the Swiss beauty line

However, in September of the same year she launched a swimwear line, called 'Pool Position' with Alix de la Comble, whom she had met while an intern at Dior. The fashion show to present the line, held at the Sporting Club in Monaco, was a major event covered by the world's media. The front row included Prince Rainier and her siblings, Prince Albert and Princess Caroline. A year later, a second collection was presented again in Monte Carlo. In 1989, the princess launched her own perfume, called "Stephanie", but that did not last for long either. Later in the mid-1990s, she had a Replay cafe and store in Monaco, after she became a kind of spokesperson for the brand. She also helped open the Replay Store and Café in Barcelona in 1997.

In late 2008, she agreed to guest edit the December 2008/January 2009 issue of French Vogue.

Music career

In February 1986, Stéphanie self produced and released her first single with the French label 'Carrere', under the production of Yves Roze. The song "Ouragan" ("Hurricane") and its English version "Irresistible" quickly reached the international Top 10, reportedly selling more than 2 million copies. In September, she released a full album called Besoin reportedly selling more than 1.5 million copies (also released as Stéphanie in some countries) with eight new songs, including "Flash" (in French; its English version "One Love To Give"), which was released as a single and reached the hit parade all over Europe. In January 1987, she released the single "Young Ones Everywhere" to benefit UNICEF.

In 1987, Stéphanie moved to Los Angeles. However, it took 5 years for her next recordings to be released, and sales were disappointing, only 3,000 copies in the USA. The album had 10 songs, including the single 'Winds of Chance' for which the video clip was recorded in the Canary Islands. The producers tried to leave her Europop style behind and create a more grown-up album with English-only lyrics. Her first and only live tour took place in the summer of 1991 in Europe and South America to promote the album called Stéphanie released in the U.S. by Sony Music. U.S. critics gave the album negative reviews. She also recorded "In the Closet" with Michael JacksonDangerous. She then ended her pop music career. under the alias of Mystery Girl for his album,

Marriages and children

In 1992, Stéphanie began a relationship with her bodyguard Daniel Ducruet, which resulted in the birth of two children

Stéphanie married Ducruet on 1 July 1995 in Monaco. The couple was divorced on 4 October 1996.

On 15 July 1998, at Centre Hospitalier Princesse Grace in Monte Carlo, Monaco. she gave birth to her third child, Camille Marie Kelly Grimaldi. The princess did not identify the father's name on the birth certificate. 

In 2003, Stéphanie married Adans Lopez Peres; the marriage ended in divorce in 2004.