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Bogner was born in Munich, to Wilhelm (Willy Sr.) and Maria Bogner in 1942. Bogner married the Brazilian model, Sônia Ribeiro, a sister of Florinda Bolkan in 1972. The couple adopted two Brazilian children, Florinda and Bernhard. His wife died on 3 May 2017 at the age of 66. Skiing
Willy Bogner came from a ski family, as his father Willy Bogner, Sr. represented Germany at the 1936 Winter Olympics in cross-country skiing and Nordic combined. In 1960 Willy Jr. won the prestigious Lauberhorn downhill at Wengen, when he was only 17-years-old.
- Wilhelm Herman Björn "Willy"•Bogner, Jr.
- Male
- Competed in Olympic Games
- Willy•Bogner
German sportswear designer. Born: Munich, 23 January 1942, son of Maria and Willy Bogner Sr. Family: Married Sonia Ribeiro, 1973.
German sportswear designer. Born: Munich, 23 January 1942, son of Maria and Willy Bogner Sr. Family: Married Sonia Ribeiro, 1973. Career: Willy Bogner GmbH established by Willy Sr., 1936; company began outfitting West German ski teams, from 1936; mother Maria designed revolutionary ski pants, dubbed "Bogners," 1948; skiied in Olympics, 1960 and ...
Bogner’s son, Willy, Jr. also skied at the 1960 and 1964 Winter Olympics, and followed in his father’s footsteps as a clothing designer, taking over the family company at Willy, Sr.’s death in 1977.
- Wilhelm "Willy"•Bogner, Sr.
- Male
- Competed in Olympic Games
- Willy•Bogner
Also, Willy had only joined his parents’ company in 1972 as manager for sports collections and advertising. But Sônia and Willy soon felt at home in Newport, Vermont. They loved the maple forests, and bought a house right on the shore of Lake Memphremagog - their first real home together.
Willy Bogner came from a ski family, as his father Willy Bogner, Sr. represented Germany at the 1936 Winter Olympics in cross-country skiing and Nordic combined. In 1960 Willy Jr. won the prestigious Lauberhorn downhill at Wengen, when he was only 17-years-old.
