Miss Italia

Miss Italia
Created by	Enzo Mirigliani
Developed by	, ,
Directed by
Presented by
Composer
Country of origin	Italy
Original language	Italian
No. of seasons	80
Production
Production location	Jesolo
Running time	180 minutes
Production companies	Rai Infront
Release
Original network	RAI, Rai 1 Radio: Rai Radio 2 Web: RaiPlay,
Original release	1939 (1939) – September 6, 2019 (2019-09-06)
External links
[www.missitalia.xyz Website]

Miss Italia is the name of a beauty pageant awarding prizes every year to young, female contestants from Italy. Since the first edition of the contest in 1939 many of the contestants have gone on to notable careers in television and film.

History[]

The forerunner of Miss Italia was (Miss Smile) started in 1939 by , and sponsored by a brand of toothpaste. Contestants were judged by their photographs rather than competing on a runway.

After a break during World War II, the contest resumed in 1946 and adopted the present-day name of Miss Italia. It was held in Stresa, which had managed to maintain its hotel infrastructure despite the war. The venue then changed several times before it was established that Salsomaggiore Terme would be the permanent, annual host to the pageant.

Like contemporary Italian society itself, Miss Italia has gone through many changes over the years. In 1950 it was first broadcast on the radio. But since 1987 it has been broadcast live on television. As of 1990 the chest, waist, and hip measurements of the contestants are no longer judged, and in 1994 the contest was opened to married women and mothers. (The 1987 winner had been disqualified when it was later discovered she was married.) In 1996, Denny Mendez became the first Miss Italia woman of colour.

Among the participants finding later success in cinema and the entertainment industry at large (although many not having actually won the crown of Miss Italia itself) include: Silvana Pampanini, Sophia Loren, Marcella Mariani, Lucia Bosè, Stefania Sandrelli, , Simona Ventura, Patrizia Deitos, Anna Falchi and Martina Colombari.

Since 1959 the organizer of Miss Italia has been Enzo Mirigliani, to whose work the contest owes much of its current success. The jury groups that elect Miss Italia have included celebrities such as Totò, Giorgio de Chirico, Giovannino Guareschi, Luchino Visconti, Vittorio De Sica, Gina Lollobrigida, Alberto Lattuada, Marcello Mastroianni, Ugo Tognazzi, Lina Wertmüller, Dino Risi, Alberto Sordi, and Claudia Cardinale.

Besides the title of "Miss Italia", during the pageant other consolation prizes are also awarded, including "Miss Elegance" and "Miss Cinema". In 1991 a separate pageant was instituted, called "Miss Italia Nel Mondo", a competition for Italian women living abroad.

Miss Italia will no longer be held in Salsomaggiore Terme, for economic reasons. This was announced in April 2011 and a long list of cities have expressed interest in hosting the pageant. Cities include Sanremo, Rome, Fiuggi, Taormina and many more. It was officially announced that Miss Italia 2011 will be held in Montecatini Terme. Milly Carlucci will not return as host of the pageant. Fabrizio Frizzi has replaced her for Miss Italia 2011. The pageant will only take place over two nights, rather than three.^{[citation needed]} This year the beauty pageant contest, back in a national broadcast television. The contest will be produced by Infront and rai, The host will be Alessandro Greco. A program by Casimiro Lieto, Luca Parenti and Alessandro Migliaccio. Directed by Francesco Ebner ^[1][2]

Regional rankings[]

Titles	Region	Winning Years
11	Sicily	1954, 1966, 1976, 1977, 1988, 1995, 2003, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014
11	Lombardy	1940, 1941, 1947, 1956–1960, 1965, 1978, 1982, 1985, 1990, 2019
11	Lazio	1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1993, 2000, 2015, 2020
6	Veneto	1957, 1964, 1989, 1992, 2002, 2007
5	Friuli-Venezia Giulia	1948, 1970, 1974, 1984, 1987
5	Calabria	1955, 1968, 1997, 2009, 2011
5	Tuscany	1946, 1973, 1980, 1996, 2016
4	Marche	1949, 1969, 1981, 2018
4	Piedmont	1939, 1983, 2004, 2005
3	Campania	1959, 1986, 2001
3	Emilia-Romagna	1958, 1991, 1998
2	Trentino-Alto Adige	2006, 2017
2	Umbria	1962, 2010
2	Sardinia	1963, 1994
2	Liguria	1961, 1975
1	Apulia	1999
1	Abruzzo	1979
0	Aosta Valley
0	Basilicata
0	Molise

The Winners of Miss Italia[]

Hosts[]

• Corrado Mantoni: 1946–56
• Nunzio Filogamo: 1952
• Enzo Mirigliani: 1959, 1961–78
• : 1960
• Mike Bongiorno: 1970, 1975, 2007
• Daniele Piombi: 1974
• Gabriella Farinon: 1974
• Pippo Baudo: 1976
• Alberto Lupo: 1977
• Vanna Brosio: 1979
• Andrea Giordana: 1980–1981, 1984, 1987
• Memo Remigi: 1982
• : 1983
• Michele Gammino: 1983
• Milly Carlucci: 1983, 2009, 2010
• Marco Columbro: 1986
• Fabrizio Frizzi: 1988–2002, 2011, 2012
• Carlo Conti: 2003–06, 2008
• Loretta Goggi: 2007
• Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, Prince of Venice: 2010
• Massimo Ghini: 2013
• Cesare Bocci: 2013
• Francesca Chillemi: 2013
• Simona Ventura: 2014, 2015
• Francesco Facchinetti: 2016–18
• Diletta Leotta: 2018
• : 2019-2020

See also[]

• Miss Universo Italia
• Miss Italia nel Mondo
• Miss World Italy

Notes[]

External links[]

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