Married since 1980

Vorarlberg woman inherits millions from Roberto Cavalli

Eva and Roberto Cavalli had been married since 1980. The designer's widow will now probably inherit his millions.

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The fashion world is mourning the loss of Roberto Cavalli, who died at the end of last week at the age of 83. The designer had been married to Eva Cavalli from Vorarlberg since 1980. He left around 470 million euros to his widow and children.

At the age of just 17, Eva Düringer from Vorarlberg met Roberto Cavalli, who was on the jury at the time, at the "Miss Universe" competition. It was love at first sight.

Patchwork family
After school, Eva went to Florence to visit Roberto - and stayed for good. The couple married in 1980 and had three children. Eva was married to Cavalli until the designer's death last week - even though the designer had been in a relationship with Swedish model Sandra Bergman Nilsson for 15 years and only became a father again last year.

Eva Cavalli with two of Cavalli's children at Roberto Cavalli's funeral in Florence

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However, Eva Cavalli did not stand in the way of her husband's new love, on the contrary: outwardly, the patchwork family worked well, as could also be seen at Cavalli's funeral in Florence at the beginning of the week. 

Eva was Cavalli's "secret weapon"
Eva Cavalli held the reins for many years, especially professionally, as a "secret weapon" in the background. In 2019, the luxury brand was finally acquired by Vision Investment, based in Dubai.

Eva, from Vorarlberg, has always supported Roberto Cavalli, especially professionally.

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Cavalli's fortune was recently estimated at around 470 million euros. It is likely that the million-euro inheritance will now be divided between Eva and his five children - the designer has two more children with his first wife Silvanella Giannoni.