Miss Italy
Miss Italy is a national beauty pageant for unmarried women in Italy , domestically called Miss Italia . It has been carried out under this name since 1946.
There were two forerunners: One began as early as the 1920s. The name is not known. The winners were already taking part in Miss Europe and Miss Universe . The second competition was founded in 1939 to increase awareness and sales of a toothpaste brand. It was called 5000 lire per un sorriso (5000 lire for a smile). The two most important parts of the competition were already named: the prize and the requirements for the candidates.
After an interruption due to the Second World War , the competition was revived under its current name.
Some of the participants later became known as film actresses, including the third from 1947, Gina Lollobrigida , also Silvana Mangano , Eleonora Rossi Drago , who were also candidates in 1947, and Maria Grazia Cucinotta , who also took third place in 1987. In 1996, the future Bond girl Caterina Murino took fourth place.
A competition for Italian women living abroad was held from 1991 to 2012 under the title Miss Italia nel Mondo (Miss Italy in the World).
The Miss Universo Italia competition to determine the Italian Miss Universe candidate has existed since 2003 . The organizer is Tradeco Entertainment Srl in Russi (Emilia-Romagna) .
A separate competition to determine the Italian participant in Miss World has existed since 2005 under the name Miss Mondo Italia (Miss Welt / World Italy). The organizer is the mediagroup www.missmondo.it based in Leverano (province of Lecce).
The winners
Winners before 1939
year | Surname |
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1927 | Maria Gallo |
1928 | Livia Marracci |
1929 | Derna Giovannini |
1930 | Mafalda Mariottino |
1931 | Claudia Nocetti |
1932 | Rosetta Montali |
1933 | Ivana Fusco |
1934 | Tosca Giusti |
1935 | Vanna Panzarasa |
1936-1938 | ? (not carried out?) |
Miss Sorriso
year | Miss Sorriso |
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1939 | Isabella Verney |
1940 | Gianna Maranesi |
1941 | Adriana Serra |
1942-1945 | not carried out |
Miss Italia
year | Miss Italia |
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1946 | Silvana Pampanini |
1947 | Lucia Bose |
1948 | Fulvia Franco |
1949 | Mariella Giampieri |
1950 | Anna Maria Bugliari |
1951 | Isabella Valdettaro |
1952 | Eloisa Cianni |
1953 | Marcella Mariani |
1954 | Eugenia Bonino |
1955 | Brunella Tocci |
1956 | Nives Zegna |
1957 | Beatrice Faccioli |
1958 | Paola Falchi |
1959 | Marisa Jossa |
1960 | Layla Bigazzi |
1961 | Franca Cattaneo |
1962 | Raffaella De Carolis |
1963 | Franca Dallolio |
1964 | Mirka Sartori |
1965 | Alba Rigazzi |
1966 | Daniela Giordano |
1967 | Cristina Businari |
1968 | Graziella Chiappalone |
1969 | Anna Zamboni |
1970 | Alda Balestra |
1971 | Maria Pinnone |
1972 | Adonella Modestini |
1973 | Margareta Veroni |
1974 | Loredana Piazza |
1975 | Livia Jannoni |
1976 | Paola Bresciano |
1977 | Anna Kanakis |
1978 | Loren Cristina May |
1979 | Cinzia Fiordeponti |
1980 | Cinzia Lenzi |
1981 | Patrizia Nanetti |
1982 | Federica Moro |
1983 | Raffaella Baracchi |
1984 | Susanna Huckstep |
1985 | Eleonora Resta |
1986 | Roberta Capua |
1987 | Michela Rocco di Torrepadula |
1988 | Nadia Bengala |
1989 | Eleonora Benfatto |
1990 | Rosangela Bessi |
1991 | Martina Colombari |
1992 | Gloria Zanin |
1993 | Arianna David |
1994 | Alessandra Meloni |
1995 | Anna Valle |
1996 | Denny Mendez |
1997 | Claudia Trieste |
1998 | Gloria Bellicchi |
1999 | Manila Nazzaro |
2000 | Tania Zamparo |
2001 | Daniela Ferolla |
2002 | Eleonora Pedron |
2003 | Francesca Chillemi |
2004 | Cristina Chiabotto |
2005 | Edelfa Chiara Masciotta |
2006 | Claudia Andreatti |
2007 | Silvia Battisti |
2008 | Miriam Leone |
2009 | Maria Perrusi |
2010 | Francesca Testasecca |
2011 | Stefania Bivone |
2012 | Giusy Buscemi |
2013 | Giulia Arena |
2014 | Clarissa Marchese |
2015 | Alice Sabatini |
2016 | Rachele Risaliti |
2017 | Alice Rachele Arlanch |
2018 | Carlotta Maggiorana |
2019 | Carolina Stramare |
Miss Italia nel Mondo
year | Surname | country |
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1991 | Barbara Bernardi | South Africa |
1992 | Erika Verolin | Australia |
1993 | Bianca Gagliardi | Germany |
1994 | Claudia Cremonese Moratto | Uruguay |
1995 | Anna Leticia Rizzon | Brazil |
1996 | Luana Spagnolo | Switzerland |
1997 | Loredana La Rosa | Switzerland |
1998 | Rudialva Vigolo | Brazil |
1999 | Ambra Gullà | Ethiopia |
2000 | Barbara Clara | Venezuela |
2001 | Valentina Patruno | United States |
2002 | Catalina Ines Acosta | Colombia |
2003 | Stephanie Francesca Vatta | Netherlands |
2004 | Silvana Santaella | Venezuela |
2005 | Mara Morelli | Philippines |
2006 | Karina Michelin | Brazil |
2007 | Antonella Carfi | Switzerland |
2008 | Fiorella Migliore | Paraguay |
2009 | Diana Curmei | Moldova |
2010 | Kimberly Castillo Mota | Dominican Republic |
2011 | Silvia Novais | Brazil |
2012 | Aylen Nail Maranges | Argentina |
Miss Universo Italia and Miss Mondo Italia
year | Miss Universo Italia | Miss Mondo Italia |
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2003 | Silvia Ceccon | - |
2004 | Laia Manetti | - |
2005 | Maria Teresa Francville | Sofia Bruscoli |
2006 | - | Elisaveta Migatcheva |
2007 | Valentina Massi | Giada Wiltshire |
2008 | Claudia Ferraris | Claudia Russo |
2009 | Laura Valenti | Alice Taticchi |
2010 | Jessica Cecchini | Giada Pezzaioli |
2011 | Elisa Torrini | Tania Bambaci |
2012 | Grazia Maria Pinto | Jessica Bellinghieri |
2013 | Luna Voce | Sarah Baderna |
2014 | Silvia Cataldi |
Web links
- Official website of Miss Italia
- Official website of Miss Italia nel Mondo
- Miss Italia nel Mondo winners
- Miss Universo Italia
- Official website of Miss Mondo Italia
- Der Spiegel July 2013: Debate about beauty contest: RAI bans Miss Italia from program (RAI = Radiotelevisione Italiana )
Remarks
- ^ "Addio a Silvana Pampanini" , repubblica.it from January 6, 2016, accessed on January 6, 2016
- ↑ The actual winner Mirka Viola was disqualified because she was wife and mother. Michela Rocco di Torrepadula, who came second, took her place.