Miss Universo Italia

Miss Universe Italy is a national pageant that currently selects the Italian representative for the Miss Universe pageant. The pageant was first organized in 2005 and it is not related to Miss Italy, even though some delegates have crossed over from one format to the other throughout the years.

History

Miss Universo Italia was created in 2005. Maria Teresa Francville had already won the right to represent Italy that year by virtue of winning The Miss for Miss Universe, the pageant that selected the Italian delegate to Miss Universe between 2000 and 2004; when that pageant lost the franchise and was discontinued, she entered the newly created Miss Universo Italia competition and won again. The most noted winner of the Miss Universo Italia pageant is Claudia Ferraris, who finished 9th at Miss Universe 2008. Before her, the last Italian delegate to advance to the Miss Universe semifinals was Denny Mendez in 1997, marking a gap of 11 years for Italy between the last two placements.

Winners of Miss Universo Italia

Year	Name	Represented	Result
2005	María Teresa Francville	Veneto	unplaced
2007	Valentina Massi	Emilia-Romagna	unplaced
2008	Claudia Ferraris	Lombardia	Top 10 (9th place)
2009	Laura Valenti	Tuscany	unplaced
2010	Jessica Cecchini	Piedmont	unplaced
2011	Elisa Torrini	Lazio	unplaced

Italian representatives at Miss Universe and their placement

• 1952 Giovanna Mazzotti
• 1953 Rita Stazi Semi-Finalist
• 1954 Maria Teresa Paliani Semi-Finalist
• 1955 Elena Fancera
• 1956 Rossana Galli 4th runner-up
• 1957 Valeria Fabrizzi Semi-Finalist
• 1958 Clara Copella
• 1959 Maria Grazia Buccella
• 1960 Daniela Bianchi 1st runner-up and Miss Photogenic
• 1961 Vivianne Romano
• 1962 Isa Stoppi
• 1963 Gianna Serra Semi-Finalist
• 1964 Emanuela Stramana Semi-Finalist and Miss Photogenic
• 1965 Erika Jorger
• 1966 Paola Bassolino
• 1967 Paola Rossi Semi-Finalist
• 1968 Cristina Businari
• 1969 Diana Coccorese
• 1970 Anna Zamboni Semi-Finalist
• 1971 Mara Palvarini
• 1972 Isabela Specia
• 1973 Antonella Barci
• 1974 Loretta Persichetti
• 1975 Diana Salvador
• 1976 Diana Scapolan
• 1977 Paola Biasani
• 1978 Andreina Mazzotti
• 1979 Elvira Puglisi
• 1980 Loredana Dal Santo
• 1981 Anna Maria Kanakis
• 1982 Cinzia Fiordeponti 2nd runner-up
• 1983 Federica Maria Moro Semi-Finalist
• 1984 Raffaella Baracchi
• 1985 Anna Beatrice Popi
• 1986 Susanna Huckstep Miss Photogenic
• 1987 Roberta Capua 1st runner-up
• 1988 Simona Ventura
• 1989 Cristiana Bertasi
• 1990 Annamaria Malipiero
• 1991 Maria Pia Biscotti
• 1993 Elisa Jacassi
• 1994 Arianna David Semi-Finalist
• 1995 Alessandra Meloni
• 1996 Anna Valle
• 1997 Denny Mendez Finalist
• 1998 Claudia Trieste
• 1999 Gloria Bellicchi
• 2000 Annalisa Guadalupi
• 2001 Stefania Maria
• 2002 Anna Rigon
• 2003 Silvia Ceccon
• 2004 Laia Manetti Miss Congeniality

N.B. Delegates between 2000 and 2005 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.

See also

• Miss Italy

References

Official website

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