Miriam Leone

Miriam Leone
Born	Miriam Leone April 14, 1985 (1985-04-14) (age 26) Catania, Italy
Nationality	Italian
Occupation	Actress, model and presenter
Years active	2008–present

Miriam Leone (born Catania, 14 April 1985) is an Italian television personality and beauty pageant titleholder who won the Miss Italia 2008 beauty contest.^[1]

Biography

Leone grew up in Aci Catena,^[1] where her mother Gabriella, a communal employee, and her father Ignazio, a retired teacher, were originally from. She has lived in Acireale since 1999, and attended the "Gulli and Pennisi" grammar school there. She then went to an art school in Catania.

Leone took part in Miss Italia 2008, and won the competition. She qualified for the pageant by winning the title Miss Prima dell'Anno 2008 (Miss First of the Year), a title that she won on a Carlo Conti programme, L'anno che verrà. She also won the "Miss Cinema" award.^[1]

Leone co-presented Uno Mattina Estate from 1 June to 11 September on Rai Uno. In 2010 Leone was a judge on Ciak! Si Canta. Since 2010, she has been co-hosting Mattina in famiglia on Rai Uno.^[2][3] She also hosted the Nastro d'Argento in 2011, a movie award show.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} (14 September 2008). Miss Italia è Miriam Leone Siciliana dai capelli rossi, La Repubblica (in Italian)
2. ^ (4 March 2010). Il doppio debutto come attrice di Miriam Leone, Miss Italia 2008, al cinema e in tv, TV Sorrisi e Canzoni (in Italian)
3. ^ Rai.it, "Uno Mattina in famiglia", accessed 13 November 2011 (in Italian).

Persondata
Name	Leone, Miriam
Alternative names
Short description	beauty queen
Date of birth	14 April 1985
Place of birth	Catania, Sicily
Date of death
Place of death