[4] After graduating from high school in classical studies, Berlusconi began attending the Faculty of Law and then that of Political Science, both of which she abandoned in her first year.

She joined the board of her father's holding company Fininvest in 1994 alongside her brother, and partook in the inauguration of the Spanish channel Telecinco in 1995.

[11] Since 2001, she has also been included in Fortune magazine's list of the 50 most influential women in the international business community.

[12] In 2013,[13] 2016,[14] and 2018[15] the US magazine The Hollywood Reporter included Berlusconi in its list of the 20 most influential women in the media TV industry.

[17] In December 2008, Berlusconi married Maurizio Vanadia, a former lead dancer at La Scala.