Simona Ventura

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Simona Ventura (born April 1, 1965 in Bentivoglio (Emilia-Romagna) ) is an Italian journalist and television presenter .

Life

She spent her youth in Turin , where she moved with her parents as a child. In her early years, she competed in ski races and beauty pageants . She achieved her first success in 1987 when she was elected Miss Muretto . The following year she represented Italy in the Miss Universe competition, where she came fourth. At the same time, she started her professional career on television at a small private local broadcaster and also took part in nationally known quiz programs several times as a participant .

Her actual television debut at national level took place in 1988 as a showgirl on Giancarlo Magalli's show Domani Sposi on Rai Uno . After a stop at Telemontecarlo , where she co-hosted sports programs, she was part of Pippo Baudo's moderation team for the Sunday afternoon program Domenica In in 1992 . After that she was mainly active in the sports program Domenica Sportiva .

In 1993 Simona Ventura switched to private competitor Mediaset , where she presented the show Mai dire gol on Italia 1 together with other presenters until 1997 . During her time at Mediaset, she hosted various entertainment programs, in particular in Le iene , a show that has become popular and in which, in addition to satirical reports and gags, investigative journalism is carried out.

In 2001 she returned to the state broadcaster RAI and has since moderated the program Quelli che il calcio…, made popular by Fabio Fazio, on Rai Due . Under her leadership, the concept of the program was changed, with the sporting analysis of the football matches and the cultural part within the program being pushed into the background in favor of entertainment, satirical reports and shows.

In parallel, she moderated numerous other programs over the years. Her first real audience success came in 2002 when she hosted the first season of the reality show L'isola dei famosi , the Italian version of Celebrity Survivor ! , where she hosted eight seasons. In the meantime, she hosted the 54th edition of the Sanremo Festival in 2004 , which, however, fell short of expectations due to the absence of major labels . She also hosted the second and third seasons of the reality show Music Farm in 2005 and 2006 . In addition, Simona Ventura was a juror for the casting show X Factor from 2008 to 2009 and from 2011 to 2013 .

Awards

In the course of her professional career, Simona Ventura was awarded the Telegatto six times and the Premio Regia Televisiva five times .

Private

Simona Ventura is the mother of two children and has been married to former soccer player and current showman Stefano Bettarini since 1998 . The couple separated in 2004, but worked together from 2009 to 2011 on the show "Quelli che il calcio ...".

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personal data
SURNAME Ventura, Simona
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian television presenter
DATE OF BIRTH April 1, 1965
PLACE OF BIRTH Bentivoglio (Emilia-Romagna)