STEPMOM GABY PROVIDED A STABLE UPBRINGING FOR ATHINA

Marianne Gaby Landhage - called "Gaby" raised Athina after her mother, Christina Onassis' death. when Athina was three, along with children she had with Athina's father Thierry Roussel.  In this circa 2005 article, which has much about Athina's fight for control of her fortune and the influence of her husband, there's information on her upbringing...  Athina turned 26 in 2006.

VANITY FAIR (2005) : THE LAST ONASSIS by NICHOLAS GAGE

EXCERPT:  Throughout her childhood, Athina was on a firm schedule and a small allowance, enrolled at local public schools, and indulged only by being allowed to pursue her passion for horses...   Gaby, who comes from a middle-class Swedish family, got Athina interested in animals and the environment.  Even at the height of Athina's legal battle with her father, she spoke regularly with Gaby on the phone. ...  It's generally believed that Athina had a much more stable life with Gaby than she would have had with her mother.  Christina spoiled the child hopelessly, giving her dolls dressed in Dior couture, a private zoo, and when she could sing "Baa Baa Black Sheep, a flock of sheep and a shepherd to tend them.  She would shower her with gifts and then disappear on another jet0set truip, in search of a man who would love her for herself and not her money. ...  Gaby;'s firm, loving influence has given Athina a solid foundation, her real mother's life has served as a cautionary tale. ...