Miriam Leone
| Miriam Leone | |
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 Miriam Leone in 2008 | |
| Born |
Miriam Leone 14 April 1985 Catania, Italy |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Occupation | Actress, model and presenter |
| Years active | 2008–present |
Miriam Leone (born 14 April 1985) is an Italian television personality and beauty pageant titleholder who won the Miss Italia 2008 beauty contest.[1]
Biography
Leone was born on born 14 April 1985 in Catania. She 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 University of Catania.[2]
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.[3][4] She also hosted the Nastro d'Argento award ceremony in 2011.
Filmography
Actress
| Year | Work | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Il ritmo della vita | Lisbeth | TV movie |
| 2010 | Genitori & figli - Agitare bene prima dell'uso | Journalist | |
| 2011–2012 | Distretto di Polizia | Mara Fermi | TV series, regular |
| 2011 | Camera Cafè | Annalisa | Sitcom, episode 5.08 |
| 2011 | I soliti idioti - Il film | TV journalist | |
| 2011 | Big End - Un mondo alla fine | TV series, pilot | |
| 2014 | La dama velata | Clara Grandi Fossà | TV series |
| 2015 | 1992 | Veronica Castello | TV series |
References
- 1 2 3 (14 September 2008). Miss Italia è Miriam Leone Siciliana dai capelli rossi, La Repubblica (in Italian)
- ↑ "Miriam, miss secchiona «La tesi? Sul femminismo»" (in Italian). 15 September 2008. line feed character in
|title=at position 24 (help) - ↑ (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)
- ↑ Rai.it, "Uno Mattina in famiglia", accessed 13 November 2011 (in Italian).
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