Miss Universo Italia

Miss Universo Italia
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.

Daniela Bianchi was 1st runner-up at the Miss Universe 1960

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
YearMiss Universo ItaliaRegionPlacementSpecial Awards
Thailand 2005 María Teresa Francville  Veneto Unplaced
Mexico 2007 Valentina Massi  Emilia-Romagna Unplaced
Vietnam 2008 Claudia Ferraris[1]  Lombardia Top 10
The Bahamas 2009 Laura Valenti[2]  Tuscany Unplaced
United States 2010 Jessica Cecchini[3]  Piedmont Unplaced
Brazil 2011 Elisa Torrini[4]  Lazio Unplaced
United States 2012 Grazia Maria Pinto[5]  Sicily Unplaced
Russia 2013 Luna Voce[6]  Calabria Unplaced
United States 2014 Valentina Bonariva[7]  Lombardia Top 15
United States 2015 Giada Pezzaioli  Lombardia Unplaced
TBA 2016 TBA TBA TBA

Notes

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.

YearMiss Universo ItaliaPlacementSpecial Awards
Cyprus 2000 Annalisa Guadalupi Unplaced
Puerto Rico 2001 Stefania Maria Unplaced
Puerto Rico 2002 Anna Rigon Unplaced
Panama 2003 Silvia Ceccon Unplaced
Ecuador 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.

YearMiss ItaliaMUPlacementSpecial Awards
1951 Giovanna Mazzotti United States 1952 Unplaced
1952 Rita Stazzi United States 1953 Unplaced
1953 Maria Teresa Paliani United States 1954 Top 16
1954 Elena Fancera United States 1955 Unplaced
1955 Rossana Galli United States 1956 4th Runner-Up
1956 Valeria Fabrizi United States 1957 Top 16
1957 Clara Coppola United States 1958 Unplaced
1958 Maria Grazia Buccella United States 1959 Unplaced
1959 Daniela Bianchi United States 1960 1st Runner-Up Miss Photogenic
1960 Viviana Romano United States 1961 Unplaced
1961 Isa Stoppi United States 1962 Unplaced
1962 Gianna Serra United States 1963 Top 15
1963 Emanuela Stramanna United States 1964 Top 15 Miss Photogenic
1964 Erika Jorger United States 1965 Unplaced
1965 Paola Bassolino United States 1966 Unplaced
1966 Paola Rossi United States 1967 Top 12
1967 Cristina Businari United States 1968 Unplaced
1968 Diana Coccorese United States 1969 Unplaced
1969 Anna Zamboni United States 1970 Top 12
1970 Mara Palvarini United States 1971 Unplaced
1971 Isabella Specia Puerto Rico 1972 Unplaced
1972 Antonella Barci Greece 1973 Unplaced
1973 Loretta Persichetti Philippines 1974 Unplaced
1974 Diana Salvador El Salvador 1975 Unplaced
1975 Diana Scapolan Hong Kong 1976 Unplaced
1976 Paola Bresciano Dominican Republic 1977 Unplaced
1977 Andreina Mazzotti Mexico 1978 - Unplaced
1978 Elvira Puglisi Australia 1979 Unplaced
1979 Loredana Del Santo South Korea 1980 Unplaced
1980 Anna Kanakis United States 1981 Unplaced
1981 Cinzia De Ponti Peru 1982 2nd Runner-Up
1982 Federica Moro United States 1983 Top 10
1983 Raffaella Baracchi United States 1984 Unplaced
1984 Beatrice Papi United States 1985 Unplaced
1985 Susanna Huckstep Panama 1986 Unplaced Miss Photogenic
1986 Roberta Capua Singapore 1987 1st Runner-Up
1987 Simona Ventura Taiwan 1988 Unplaced
1988 Cristiana Bertasi Mexico 1989 Unplaced
1989 Annamaria Malipiero United States 1990 Unplaced
1990 Maria Pia Biscotti United States 1991 Unplaced
1992 Elisa Jacassi Mexico 1993 Unplaced
1993 Arianna David Philippines 1994 Top 10
1994 Alessandra Meloni Namibia 1995 Unplaced
1995 Anna Valle United States 1996 Unplaced
1996 Denny Mendez United States 1997 Top 6
1997 Claudia Trieste United States 1998 Unplaced
1998 Gloria Bellicchi Trinidad and Tobago 1999 Unplaced

See also

References

Official website

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