Miss Universo Italia

The Miss Universo Italia or (Miss Universe Italy Organization) is a national pageant that currently selects the Italian representative for the Miss Universe pageant. The pageant was first organized in 1951 and it is not related to Miss Italia, although some delegates have crossed over from one format to the other throughout the years.

Miss Universe Italy Organization
Miss Universo Italia
MottoElegance and Beauty
Formation1951
TypeBeauty Pageant
HeadquartersRome
Location
Membership
Miss Universe
Official language
Italian
President
Marco Ciriaci

History

Daniela Bianchi was 1st runner-up at the Miss Universe 1960

Since 1951, the official winner of Miss Italy represented at the Miss Universe until 1999 with the exception of a few select years in which a delegate was selected by casting or an independent pageant.

In 2005, Miss Universo Italia was created. From 2000 to 2004, the Italian representative was selected by the now defunct The Miss for Miss Universe pageant. Maria Teresa Francville had already won the right to represent Italy that year by virtue of winning The Miss for Miss Universe. When that pageant lost the franchise and was discontinued, she entered the newly created Miss Universo Italia competition and won again.

The most notable winners of the Miss Universo Italia pageant are Claudia Ferraris, who finished 9th at Miss Universe 2008, and Valentina Bonariva, who advanced to the Top 15 at the Miss Universe 2014 pageant.

Titleholders

  •   : Declared as Winner
  •   : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
  •   : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
  •   : Ended as special awards winner
Miss Italy has started to send a Winner to Miss Universe from 1952. In 1999 Miss Italia Organization dropped the Miss Universe franchise for Italy. After 1999 Miss Universe Italy separated to be an independent contest to crown a winning title at Miss Universe. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent.
Year Region Miss Universe Italy Placement at Miss Universe Special Awards Notes
1952 Lombardy Giovanna Mazzotti Unplaced Miss Cinema Italia 1951
1953 Lazio Rita Stazzi Top 16 Miss Universo Italia 1953 (separate contest)
1954 Lombardy Maria Teresa Paliani Top 16 Italian candidate for Miss Universe 1954; crowned by Curzio Malaperte (Italian Writer)
1955 Lazio Elena Fancera Unplaced
1956 Lazio Rossana Galli 4th Runner-up
1957 Veneto Valeria Fabrizi Top 16
1958 Lazio Clara Coppola Unplaced
1959 Lombardy Maria Grazia Buccella Unplaced
1960 Lazio Daniela Bianchi 1st Runner-up
1961 Lazio Viviana Romano Unplaced Miss Cinema Italia 1960
1962 Emilia-Romagna Isa Stoppi Unplaced
1963 Marche Gianna Serra Top 15
1964 Veneto Emanuela Stramanna Top 15
1965 Lombardy Erika Jorger Unplaced
1966 Campania Paola Bassolino Unplaced
1967 Veneto Paola Rossi Top 12 Miss Italia 1966 (2nd Runner-up)
1968 Lazio Cristina Businari Unplaced
1969 Lazio Diana Coccorese Unplaced
1970 Lazio Anna Zamboni Top 12
1971 Lombardy Mara Palvarini Unplaced Miss Universo Italia 1971 (separate contest); sponsored by SS 33 Brands
1972 Friuli-Venezia Giulia Isabella Specia Unplaced
1973 Lombardy Antonella Barci Unplaced
1974 Lazio Loretta Persichetti Unplaced
1975 Friuli-Venezia Giulia Diana Salvador Unplaced Miss Italia Friuli Venezia Giulia 1974
1976 Lombardy Diana Scapolan Unplaced Miss Europe 1973, Miss Italia 1970 (1st Runner-up)
1977 Sicily Paola Bresciano Unplaced
1978 Lazio Andreina Mazzotti Unplaced
Italian Candidate Winner for Miss Universe Pageant / Italian Miss Beauty Contest
1979 Sicily Elvira Puglisi Unplaced Miss Italia 1977 (1st Runner-up)
1980 Veneto Loredana Del Santo Unplaced Valleta 1975 (Festivalbar)
1981 Sicily Anna Kanakis Unplaced
1982 Abruzzo Cinzia De Ponti 2nd Runner-up
1983 Lombardy Federica Moro Top 10
1984 Piedmont Raffaella Baracchi Unplaced
1985 Sardinia Beatrice Papi Unplaced Miss Italia Gambissime Sardegna 1984
1986 Friuli-Venezia Giulia Susanna Huckstep Unplaced Miss Photogenic
1987 Campania Roberta Capua 1st Runner-up
1988 Liguria Simona Ventura Unplaced Miss Italia Muretto d'Alassio 1986
1989 Veneto Cristiana Bertasi Unplaced Miss Italia Ragazza in Gambissima Trentino Alto Adige 1988
1990 Veneto Annamaria Malipiero Unplaced Miss Italia Linea Sprint Veneto 1988
1991 Calabria Maria Pia Biscotti Unplaced Miss Cinema Italia 1991
1992 Did not compete
1993 Liguria Elisa Jacassi Unplaced Miss Italia Liguria 1992
1994 Lazio Arianna David Top 10
1995 Sardinia Alessandra Meloni Unplaced
1996 Sicily Anna Valle Unplaced
1997 Tuscany Denny Mendez Top 6 The first Dominican-Italian who won Miss Italia
1998 Calabria Claudia Trieste Unplaced
1999 Apulia Gloria Bellicchi Unplaced
Miss Italia
2000 Lazio Annalisa Guadalupi Unplaced The Miss Universe for Miss Universe Italy — Clarissa Burt Directorship
2001 Lombardy Stefania Maria Unplaced
2002 Veneto Anna Rigon Unplaced
2003 Veneto Silvia Ceccon Unplaced
2004 Lombardy Laia Manetti Unplaced Miss Congeniality
2005 Veneto María Teresa Francville Unplaced The Miss for Miss Universe Italy 2005; competed in both The Miss for Miss Universe contest and Miss Universe Italy contest, which was created when The Miss for Miss Universe lost the franchise
2006 Did not compete
The Miss for Miss Universe
2007 Emilia-Romagna Valentina Massi[1] Unplaced Concorso di Belleza Miss Universe Italy — Max Baratono Directorship
2008 Lombardy Claudia Ferraris[2] Top 10 Miss Lombardy 2006, Miss Italia 2006 (Top 10)
2009 Tuscany Laura Valenti[3] Unplaced
2010 Piedmont Jessica Cecchini[4] Unplaced Miss Piemonte 2007
2011 Lazio Elisa Torrini Unplaced
2012 Sicily Grazia Maria Pinto[5] Unplaced
2013 Calabria Luna Voce[6] Unplaced Top Model of the World 2012, Miss Deborah Calibra 2008
2014 Lombardy Valentina Bonariva[7] Top 15 Miss Fair Play Montecarlo 2013
2015 Apulia Giada Pezzaioli Unplaced Miss World 2010 (Top 7), Miss Italia 2019 (Top 10)
2016 Campania Sophia Sergio Unplaced Edward Walson Directorship — Miss Tourism Planet 2012 (2nd Runner-up), Miss Cinema Varibel Campania 2011 and awarded as Miss Peugeot at Miss Italia 2011
2017 Campania Maria Polverino Unplaced Miss Wella Professionals Campania 2011, Miss Italia 2011 (Top 10)
2018 Lazio Erica De Matteis[8] Unplaced Marco Ciriaci (Media Seven Production) Directorship
2019 Campania Sofia Trimarco Unplaced
2020 Palermo Viviana Vizzini TBA
Erika Jorger (applied for Miss Universo Italia 1965) photographed by Paolo Monti in 1964

See also

References

  1. "Santa Sofia: attesa la Coppa del Mondo per il Premio Sportilia". RomagnaOggi (in Italian). 6 August 2008. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
  2. http://www.missitalia.rai.it/archivio/finaliste/scheda.asp?Edizione=2006&NumeroProgressivoFinalista=3%5B%5D
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-05-28. Retrieved 2009-05-29.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. http://85.18.121.89/missuniorg/?q=it/content/si-chiama-jessica-cecchini-ed-%C3%A8-piemontese-la-nuova-miss-universe-italy/%5B%5D Jessica Cecchini is Miss Universe Italy 2010
  5. "Miss Universe Italy 2012 is Grazia Maria Pinto!". Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  6. "Luna Voce wins Miss Universe Italy 2013".
  7. "Miss Universe Italia 2014". Miss Universe Italy (Facebook). 23 November 2014.
  8. Palchetti, Elisa. "La romana di Ostia Antica Erica De Matteis rappresenterà l'Italia a Miss Universe" (in Italian). Il Faro Online. Retrieved 12 November 2018.

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