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Onassis' heiress weds

SAO PAULO (Brazil): Greek billionaire Athina Roussel Onassis wed a Brazilian Olympic equestrian star on Saturday in a lavish ceremony held on a sprawling Sao Paulo estate.

Ms. Onassis (20) — granddaughter and sole heiress of the late shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis — wed Alvaro Afonso de Miranda, a 32-year-old divorced father who is the son of an insurance company owner.

Organisers — sworn to secrecy — refused to provide details of the ceremony. The wedding was held at the Maria Luiza and Oscar Americano Foundation, an 18.5-acre property in Sao Paulo's upscale Morumbi district.

Guests used magnetic identification cards and passed through metal detectors, leaving behind cameras and cell phones. According to Veja newsmagazine, the couple signed a prenuptial agreement protecting all assets acquired before marriage.

Ms. Onassis moved to Sao Paulo, where she shares a 10,650-sq-ft apartment valued at $7.2 million with Mr. Miranda and Viviane, his 6-year-old daughter from his previous marriage, IstoE said. Ms. Onassis, one of the world's richest women, inherited an estimated $2.7 billion from her grandfather on her 18th birthday. — AP

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