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Clarissa Marchese Crowned Miss Italia 2014

by Silvia Donati | Mon, 09/15/2014 - 04:53

20-year-old Clarissa Marchese from Sicily is the new Miss Italia. Clarissa was crowned last night in Jesolo. This is the third consecutive year Miss Italia…

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Miss Italia 2013 Crowned Despite Controversies

by Silvia Donati | Mon, 10/28/2013 - 07:00

Despite the controversies raging for months, the Miss Italia beauty pageant was broadcast as scheduled last night. And so Italy’s beauty queen for 2013 was…

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Italian State TV RAI Will Not Screen Miss Italia Final

by Carol King | Wed, 07/17/2013 - 06:16

Italian state broadcaster RAI will not screen the upcoming final of the Miss Italia beauty pageant on TV. The move is a break with a 25-year-old tradition and…

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Miss Italia and Mister Italia

by Gabi Logan | Fri, 09/07/2012 - 07:00

The three-day extravaganza that is the Italian national beauty pageant to crown Miss Italia, will be broadcast live on television this coming week-end. Miss…

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Miss Italy Competition Bans Bikinis and Cosmetic Surgery

by Gabi Logan | Tue, 08/21/2012 - 05:39

Miss Italy organiser Patrizia Mirigliani has banned revealing swim wear, tattoos, and contestants with cosmetic surgery from her competition, beginning with…

Miss Italia Director Enzo Mirigliani Dies

by Natalie Aldern | Tue, 09/27/2011 - 04:18

Enzo Mirigliani has died in Rome at the age of 94. The beauty pageant patron had been hospitalized for several days at Policlino Gemelli before passing away…

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Miss Italy 2011 Crowned

by Natalie Aldern | Tue, 09/20/2011 - 00:56

18-year-old Stefania Bivone has been crowned Miss Italy 2011.To become Miss Italy Stefania was first awarded the title of Miss Calabria, a competition that she…

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Miss Italia 2011 Welcomes Curvier Contestants

by Natalie Aldern | Fri, 04/29/2011 - 06:39

Italy’s most famous beauty contest is taking steps to combat sizeism. Miss Italia has opened the competition to girls up to a size 44 (UK 12, USA 10,…

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Miss Italia - the mystery of the transsexual

by Pat Eggleton | Tue, 09/07/2010 - 04:48

In this photo: Maria Perrusi, Miss Italia 2009 The Italian media have dubbed the affair “the mystery of the transsexual”: for several weeks there have been…