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It was always going to take a special kind of actress to play the passionate artistic director of Versace. Although Lady Gaga was initially rumored to be taking on the role, it ended up in the hands of Penélope Cruz, who looks spot-on. At the time of Gianni's death, Donatella was actually running her own, smaller label, Versus Versace, but stepped up to take over for her brother. As we all know now, she's gone on to become an icon herself.