Italy at major beauty pageants

This is a list of Italy's representatives and their placements at the Big Four international beauty pageants, considered the most important in the world.

''The criteria for the Big Four inclusion is based on specific standards such as the pageants global prominence and prestige approved by worldwide media, the quality and quantity of crowned delegates recognized by international franchisees and pageant aficionados, the winner's post pageant activities; the pageants longevity, consistency, and history; the sincerity of the pageant's specific cause, platform, and advocacy; the overall pre-pageant activities, production quality and global telecast; the enormity of internet traffic; and the extent of popularity amongst pageant fans across the globe.

Italy's Big Four titleholders

Color Key

YEAR

MISS UNIVERSE

MISS WORLD

MISS INTERNATIONAL

MISS EARTH

2017

Maria Polverino

Conny Notarstefano
Top 40

x

Fabiana Barra

2016

Sophia Sergio

GIADA Tropea

x

Denise Frigo
Top 16

2015

Giada Pezzaioli

Greta Galassi

Valentina Paganotto

Aurora Pianegonda

2014

Valentina Bonariva
Top 15

Silvia Cataldi

Giulia Brazzarola

Beatrice Valente

2013

Luna Voce

Sarah Baderna
Top 20

Sara Cavagnari

Debora Bon

2012

Grazia Pinto

Jessica Bellinghieri

Giulia Masala

Giulia Capuani
Top 16

2011

Elisa Torrini

Tania Bambaci
Top 15

Anthea Luca

Angelica Parisi

2010

Jessica Cecchini

Giada Pezzaioli
Top 7

Veronica Iafelice

Ilenia Arnolfo
Top 14

2009

Laura Valenti

Alice Taticchi

x

Luna Voce

2008

Claudia Ferraris
Top 10

Claudia Russo

Luna Voce

Caterina Pasquale

2007

Valentina Massi

Giada Wiltshire

x

Bernadette Mazzu

2006

x

Elizaveta Migatcheva

x

Maria Lucia Leo

2005

Teresa Francville

Sofia Bruscoli
Top 6

x

x

2004

Laia Manetti

Valeria Altobelli

x

x

2003

Silvia Ceccon

Silvia Cannas

x

x

2002

Anna Rigon

Susanne Zuber
Top 20

x

x

2001

Stefania Maria

Paola d'Antonino

x

Monica Rosetti

2000

Annalisa Guadalupi

Giorgia Palmas
1st Runner-up

x

↑ No Pageant Held
(established in 2001 in Manila, Philippines)

1999

Gloria Bellicchi

Gloria Nicoletti

x

1998

Claudia Trieste

Concetta Travaglini

x

1997

Denny Mendez
Top 6

Irene Lippi

x

1996

Anna Valle

Mara de Gennaro

x

1995

Alessandra Meloni

Rosanna Santoli

x

1994

Arianna David
Top 10

Arianna Novacco

x

1993

Elisa Jacassi

Barbara Chiappini

x

1992

x

Paola Irrera

Nicole Cinquetti

1991

Pia Biscotti

Sabina Pellati

Mikaela Monari
Top 15

1990

Annamaria Malipiero

Cristina Gavagnin

Silvia Paci

1989

Cristiana Bertasi

Paola Mercurio

Barbara Tarcci

1988

Simona Ventura

Giulia Gemo

Fabiola Rizzi

1987

Roberta Capua
1st Runner-up

Barbara Martinuzzi

Luisa Rigamonti

1986

Susanna Huckstep

Enrica Patane

Caterina Fanciulli

1985

Beatrice Papi

Cosetta Antoniolli

Gabriela Ongaro

1984

Raffaella Baracchi

Federica Tersch

Monica Gallo

1983

Federica Moro
Top 12

Barbara Previato

Federica Tersch
Top 15

1982

Cinzia De Ponti
2nd Runner-up

Raffaella del Rosario

Antonella Cracchi
Top 15

1981

Anna Kanakis

Marisa Tutone

x

1980

Lory Del Santo

Stefania de Pasquaci

Angela Marcat

1979

Elvira Puglisi

Rossana Serratore

Nives Bordignon

1978

Andreina Mazzotti

Loren Mai

Gloria Aita

1977

Paola Bresciano

x

Livia Jannoni

1976

Diana Scapolan

Antonella Lombrosi

Joanna Avana

1975

Diana Salvador

Vanna Bortolini

Silvana Coppa

1974

Loretta Persichetti

Zaira Zoccheddu

Feliciana Del Spirito
Top 15

1973

Antonella Barci

Marva Bartolucci
Top 15

x

1972

Isabella Specia

Laura Romano

Rita Pistolozzi

1971

Mara Palvarini

Maria Pinnone

Rossana Barbieri

1970

Anna Zamboni
Top 12

Marika de Poi

Rossela Ambrosiani

1969

Diana Coccorese

x

Juliana Lamberti

1968

Cristina Businari

Pia Gianporcaro

Vanna Torri

1967

Paola Rossi
Top 12

Tamara Baroni
Top 15

Gilda Giuffrida
Top 15

1966

Paola Bassolino

Gigliola Carbonara
4th Runner-up

↑ No pageant held

1965

Erika Jorger

Guya Libraro

Faida Fagioli
2nd Runner-up

1964

Emanuela Stramanna
Top 15

Mirka Sartori
6th Runner-up

x

1963

Gianna Serra
Top 15

x

Anna Rispoli

1962

Isa Stoppi

Raffaella da Carolis

Maria Vianello

1961

Viviana Romano

Franca Cattaneo

Anna Vincenzini

1960

Daniela Bianchi
1st Runner-up

Layla Rigazzi
Top 10

Grazia Jacomell
Top 15

1959

Grazia Buccella

Paola Falchi

↑ No Pageant Held
(established in 1960 in California, United States and then it was transferred in 1968 in Tokyo, Japan)

1958

Clara Coppola

Elisabetta Velinsky
Top 10

1957

Valeria Fabrizi
Top 12

Anna Gorassini

1956

Rossana Galli
4th Runner-up

Angela Portaluri

1955

Elena Fancera

Franca Incorvaia

1954

Teresa Paliani
Top 12

Cristina Fantoni

1953

Rita Stazzi

↑ No Pageant Held
(established in 1951 in England, United Kingdom. Italy sent their first delegate in 1954.)

1952

Giovanna Mazzotti

1951

↑ No Pageant Held
(established in 1952 in California, United States and then it was transferred in 1960 in Florida, United States.)

1950


× Did not compete
↑ No pageant held
( * ) "unknown contestant name"

Pageant

Placements

Best result

Miss Universe

15

1st Runner-up (1960 • 1987)

Miss World

13

1st Runner-up (2000)

Miss International

7

2nd Runner-up (1965)

Miss Earth

3

Top 14 (2010)

Total

38

References

See also

  • Miss Italy
  • Miss Universo Italia
  • Miss World Italy
  • Miss Internacional Italia
  • Miss Terra Italia

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