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.

Erika Jorger (applied for Miss Universo Italia 1965) photographed by Paolo Monti in 1964
Miss Universe Italy Organization
Formation2000 (2000)
TypeBeauty Pageant
HeadquartersRome
Location
Membership
Miss Universe
Official language
Italian
President
Danilo Marzano

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

Miss Universo Italia

  •   : 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
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 Universo Italia Placement at Miss Universe Special Awards Notes
2023 Marche Carmen Panepinto[1] TBA
2022 Trentino-Alto Adige Virginia Stablum[2] Unplaced Danilo Marzano directorship.
2021 Campania Caterina Di Fuccia[3] Unplaced
2020 Sicily Viviana Vizzini Unplaced
2019 Campania Sofia Trimarco Unplaced
2018 Lazio Erica De Matteis[4] Unplaced Marco Ciriaci directorship.
2017 Campania Maria Polverino Unplaced
2016 Campania Sophia Sergio Unplaced Edward Walson directorship.
2015 Apulia Giada Pezzaioli Unplaced
2014 Lombardy Valentina Bonariva[5] Top 15
2013 Calabria Luna Voce[6] Unplaced
2012 Sicily Grazia Maria Pinto[7] Unplaced
2011 Lazio Elisa Torrini Unplaced
2010 Piedmont Jessica Cecchini[8] Unplaced
2009 Tuscany Laura Valenti[9] Unplaced
2008 Lombardy Claudia Ferraris[10] Top 10
2007 Emilia-Romagna Valentina Massi[11] Unplaced Concorso di Belleza Miss Universe Italy — Max Baratono directorship.
The Miss for Miss Universe
2006 Did not compete
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.
2004 Lombardy Laia Manetti Unplaced
  • Miss Congeniality
2003 Veneto Silvia Ceccon Unplaced
2002 Veneto Anna Rigon Unplaced
2001 Lombardy Stefania Maria Unplaced
2000 Lazio Annalisa Guadalupi Unplaced The Miss Universe for Miss Universe Italy — Clarissa Burt directorship.

Miss Italia 1952-1999

  •   : 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.
Year Region Miss Italia Placement at Miss Universe Special Awards Notes
1999 Emilia-Romagna Gloria Bellicchi Unplaced
1998 Calabria Claudia Trieste Unplaced
1997 Tuscany Denny Mendez Top 6
1996 Sicily Anna Valle Unplaced
1995 Sardinia Alessandra Meloni Unplaced
1994 Lazio Arianna David Top 10
1993 Liguria Elisa Jacassi Unplaced
1992 Did not compete
1991 Calabria Maria Pia Biscotti Unplaced
1990 Veneto Annamaria Malipiero Unplaced
Italian Candidate Winner for Miss Universe Pageant / Italian Miss Beauty Contest
1989 Veneto Cristiana Bertasi Unplaced
1988 Liguria Simona Ventura Unplaced
1987 Campania Roberta Capua 1st Runner-up
1986 Friuli-Venezia Giulia Susanna Huckstep Unplaced
  • Miss Photogenic
1985 Sardinia Beatrice Papi Unplaced
1984 Piedmont Raffaella Baracchi Unplaced
1983 Lombardy Federica Moro Top 12
1982 Abruzzo Cinzia De Ponti 2nd Runner-up
1981 Sicily Anna Kanakis Unplaced
1980 Veneto Loredana Del Santo Unplaced
1979 Sicily Elvira Puglisi Unplaced Appointed — Elvira was 1st Runner-up at Miss Italia 1977.
1978 Lazio Andreina Mazzotti Unplaced
1977 Sicily Paola Bresciano Unplaced
1976 Lombardy Diana Scapolan Unplaced Appointed — Diana was 1st Runner-up at Miss Italia 1970.
1975 Friuli-Venezia Giulia Diana Salvador Unplaced
1974 Lazio Loretta Persichetti Unplaced
1973 Lombardy Antonella Barci Unplaced
1972 Friuli-Venezia Giulia Isabella Specia Unplaced
1971 Lombardy Mara Palvarini Unplaced Miss Universo Italia 1971 (separate contest); sponsored by SS 33 Brands.
1970 Lazio Anna Zamboni Top 15
1969 Lazio Diana Coccorese Unplaced
1968 Lazio Cristina Businari Unplaced
1967 Veneto Paola Rossi Top 15 Appointed — Paola was 2nd Runner-up at Miss Italia 1966.
1966 Campania Paola Bassolino Unplaced
1965 Lombardy Erika Jorger Unplaced
1964 Veneto Emanuela Stramanna Top 10
1963 Marche Gianna Serra Top 15
1962 Emilia-Romagna Isa Stoppi Unplaced
1961 Lazio Viviana Romano Unplaced
1960 Lazio Daniela Bianchi 1st Runner-up
1959 Lombardy Maria Grazia Buccella Unplaced
1958 Lazio Clara Coppola Unplaced
1957 Veneto Valeria Fabrizi Top 16
1956 Lazio Rossana Galli 4th Runner-up
1955 Lazio Elena Fancera Unplaced
1954 Lombardy Maria Teresa Paliani Top 16 Italian candidate for Miss Universe 1954; crowned by Curzio Malaperte (Italian Writer).
1953 Lazio Rita Stazzi Top 16 Miss Universo Italia 1953 (separate contest).
1952 Lombardy Giovanna Mazzotti Unplaced

See also

References

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