Miss Universo Italia
| Motto | Elegance and Beauty |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1951 |
| Type | Beauty Pageant |
| Headquarters | Milan |
| Location | |
Membership | Miss Universe |
Official language | Italian |
President | Max Baratono |
| Website | Official website |
Miss Universo Italia 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.
History
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
- Color key
- Declared as Winner
- Ended as runner-up
- Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
| Year | Miss Universo Italia | Region | Placement | Special Awards |
| 2005 | María Teresa Francville | Veneto | Unplaced | |
| 2007 | Valentina Massi | Emilia-Romagna | Unplaced | |
| 2008 | Claudia Ferraris[1] | Lombardia | Top 10 | |
| 2009 | Laura Valenti[2] | Tuscany | Unplaced | |
| 2010 | Jessica Cecchini[3] | Piedmont | Unplaced | |
| 2011 | Elisa Torrini[4] | Lazio | Unplaced | |
| 2012 | Grazia Maria Pinto[5] | Sicily | Unplaced | |
| 2013 | Luna Voce[6] | Calabria | Unplaced | |
| 2014 | Valentina Bonariva[7] | Lombardia | Top 15 | |
| 2015 | Giada Pezzaioli | Lombardia | Unplaced | |
| 2016 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Notes
- No pageant was held in 2006, resulting in Italy not being represented at Miss Universe 2006
Former pageants
The Miss for Miss Universe
Delegates between 2000 and 2004 were chosen by The Miss for Miss Universe pageant. In 2005, Maria Teresa Francville competed in both The Miss for Miss Universe and Miss Universe Italy, which was created when The Miss for Miss Universe lost the franchise. She won both pageants.
| Year | Miss Universo Italia | Placement | Special Awards |
| 2000 | Annalisa Guadalupi | Unplaced | |
| 2001 | Stefania Maria | Unplaced | |
| 2002 | Anna Rigon | Unplaced | |
| 2003 | Silvia Ceccon | Unplaced | |
| 2004 | Laia Manetti | Unplaced | Miss Congeniality |
Miss Italia 1951-1998
Before the creation of Miss Universo Italia, the winner of Miss Italia represented her country at Miss Universe. On occasion, when the winner did not qualify (e.g. due to age) for either contest, a runner-up was sent.
| Year | Miss Italia | Edition | Placement | Special Awards |
| 1951 | Giovanna Mazzotti | 1952 | Unplaced | |
| 1952 | Rita Stazzi | 1953 | Unplaced | |
| 1953 | Maria Teresa Paliani | 1954 | Top 16 | |
| 1954 | Elena Fancera | 1955 | Unplaced | |
| 1955 | Rossana Galli | 1956 | 4th Runner-Up | |
| 1956 | Valeria Fabrizi | 1957 | Top 16 | |
| 1957 | Clara Coppola | 1958 | Unplaced | |
| 1958 | Maria Grazia Buccella | 1959 | Unplaced | |
| 1959 | Daniela Bianchi | 1960 | 1st Runner-Up | Miss Photogenic |
| 1960 | Viviana Romano | 1961 | Unplaced | |
| 1961 | Isa Stoppi | 1962 | Unplaced | |
| 1962 | Gianna Serra | 1963 | Top 15 | |
| 1963 | Emanuela Stramanna | 1964 | Top 15 | Miss Photogenic |
| 1964 | Erika Jorger | 1965 | Unplaced | |
| 1965 | Paola Bassolino | 1966 | Unplaced | |
| 1966 | Paola Rossi | 1967 | Top 12 | |
| 1967 | Cristina Businari | 1968 | Unplaced | |
| 1968 | Diana Coccorese | 1969 | Unplaced | |
| 1969 | Anna Zamboni | 1970 | Top 12 | |
| 1970 | Mara Palvarini | 1971 | Unplaced | |
| 1971 | Isabella Specia | 1972 | Unplaced | |
| 1972 | Antonella Barci | 1973 | Unplaced | |
| 1973 | Loretta Persichetti | 1974 | Unplaced | |
| 1974 | Diana Salvador | 1975 | Unplaced | |
| 1975 | Diana Scapolan | 1976 | Unplaced | |
| 1976 | Paola Bresciano | 1977 | Unplaced | |
| 1977 | Andreina Mazzotti | 1978 | Unplaced | |
| 1978 | Elvira Puglisi | 1979 | Unplaced | |
| 1979 | Loredana Del Santo | 1980 | Unplaced | |
| 1980 | Anna Kanakis | 1981 | Unplaced | |
| 1981 | Cinzia De Ponti | 1982 | 2nd Runner-Up | |
| 1982 | Federica Moro | 1983 | Top 10 | |
| 1983 | Raffaella Baracchi | 1984 | Unplaced | |
| 1984 | Beatrice Papi | 1985 | Unplaced | |
| 1985 | Susanna Huckstep | 1986 | Unplaced | Miss Photogenic |
| 1986 | Roberta Capua | 1987 | 1st Runner-Up | |
| 1987 | Simona Ventura | 1988 | Unplaced | |
| 1988 | Cristiana Bertasi | 1989 | Unplaced | |
| 1989 | Annamaria Malipiero | 1990 | Unplaced | |
| 1990 | Maria Pia Biscotti | 1991 | Unplaced | |
| 1992 | Elisa Jacassi | 1993 | Unplaced | |
| 1993 | Arianna David | 1994 | Top 10 | |
| 1994 | Alessandra Meloni | 1995 | Unplaced | |
| 1995 | Anna Valle | 1996 | Unplaced | |
| 1996 | Denny Mendez | 1997 | Top 6 | |
| 1997 | Claudia Trieste | 1998 | Unplaced | |
| 1998 | Gloria Bellicchi | 1999 | Unplaced | |
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.missitalia.rai.it/archivio/finaliste/scheda.asp?Edizione=2006&NumeroProgressivoFinalista=3
- ↑ http://www.giancarlocaremoli.it/Pagine_Pubblicita/LauraValenti.html
- ↑ http://85.18.121.89/missuniorg/?q=it/content/si-chiama-jessica-cecchini-ed-%C3%A8-piemontese-la-nuova-miss-universe-italy/ Jessica Cecchini is Miss Universe Italy 2010
- ↑ "São Paulo, Brazil to host the 2011 Miss Universe® Pageant Live on NBC". PRNewswire. December 18, 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
- ↑ "Miss Universe Italy 2012 is Grazia Maria Pinto!". Retrieved 31 August 2012.
- ↑ "Luna Voce wins Miss Universe Italy 2013".
- ↑ "Miss Universe Italia 2014". Miss Universe Italy (Facebook). 23 November 2014.
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