Stephanie

In 1986, Stéphanie launched a swimwear line Pool Position with Alix de la Comble, whom she had met during her internship at Dior. The fashion show to present the line, held at the Sporting Club in Monaco and attended by her father, Prince Rainier, and siblings Caroline and Albert, was a major event covered by the worldwide media. In 1989, Stéphanie launched her own eponymous perfume.

Stéphanie co-owns Replay cafes and stores in both Monaco and Barcelona. In December 2008, she was guest-editor of Vogue Paris and appeared on the magazine's cover.

Musical career

In February 1986, Stéphanie released her first single with the French label Carrere, under the production of Yves Roze. The song “Ouragan” and its English version “Irresistible” were both international hits, reportedly selling more than 2 million copies. The full album Besoin, released as Stéphanie in some countries, sold more than 1.5 million, with 100,000 in France. The single “Flash”, as well as its English version “One Love to Give,” also achieved success throughout Europe. In January 1987, Stéphanie released the single “Young Ones Everywhere” to benefit UNICEF.

The same year, Stéphanie moved to Los Angeles to record a new album. However, it took her five years to release it. The album Stéphanie, released in 1991, met with disappointing sales and negative reviews, despite the promotional tour that included a performance on The Oprah Winfrey Show. Stéphanie then ended her music career after recording “In the Closet” with Michael Jackson for his album Dangerous. The song became a worldwide hit and reached the top 10 in the United States but Stéphanie was credited on the single under the alias “Mystery Girl” and her involvement in the song was not revealed until a few years later. She made a brief return to singing in 2006, when she recorded “L'Or de nos vies”, a charity single, along with her foundation Fight AIDS.

Philanthropy and patronages

Stéphanie is the president of several associations, including Monaco Youth Centre and Princess Stéphanie Activity Centre, and is an honorary board member of the Princess Grace Foundation – United States. She has also been the patron of the International Circus Festival of Monte-Carlo, which she regularly attends, and the World Association of Children's Friends (AMADE), which was founded in 1963 by her mother. Since 1985, Stéphanie has been the president of the Monte-Carlo Magic Grand Prix and the International Festival of Amateur Theatre. She is also the president of the Théâtre Princesse Grace.

In 2003, Stéphanie created her own Women Face the AIDS Association, which became Fight AIDS Monaco in 2004, in order to support people living with HIV and to combat the social stigma attached to the disease. Since 2006, Stéphanie has been a Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) ambassador. The same year, along with the group of singers, she released a charitable single “L'Or de nos vies”. On 26 June 2010, Stéphanie inaugurated, in the presence of Prince Albert, the House of Life (French: Maison de Vie) in Carpentras, Vaucluse, France, which offers both psychological and material aid to persons living with either HIV and AIDS and their families. Stéphanie has organised numerous events, such as auction sales, concerts and galas, to support her foundation.