MISS ITALIA 1996

                         Italian Beauty Competition

              set in SALSOMAGGIORE (PR) on 5-6-7 September 96

                           



Winners:


1st: DENNY MENDEZ (also Miss Cinema)

2nd: ILARIA MURTAS (also Miss Moda Mare)

3rd: MARIA MAZZA



Personally, I prefer more the 6th RAFFAELLA CANEDI (beautiful green eyes)
and the 2nd ILARIA MURTAS.



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LAST NEWS (from TELEVIDEO RAI 7 Sept.):

La Miss Italia '96 è Denny Mendez, la ragazza di colore che aveva già vinto
il  titolo  di  Miss Cinema.  La ragazza è originaria di Santo Domingo.  La
sua  presenza  alle  finali  di  Salsomaggiore ha provocato polemiche tra i
giurati,  esclusioni  e  ripensamenti sul fatto che una ragazza dalla pelle
scura   possa  rappresentare  i  canoni  di  "italianità".   Diciotto  anni
compiuti,  Danny  è  alta  1.79  m.   Sogna  di diventare indossatrice o di
lavorare  in televisione.  Oltre il titolo di Miss Italia vince 170 milioni
in contratti di lavoro.  La diretta su RAIUNO è stata seguita da 10 milioni
e 700mila spettatori pari al 55.5 % dell'ascolto.

Summary:   Polemics  in  Italy  after the election as Miss Italy of a black
girl, not considered representative of the "italianity" canons.

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LETTER from TIME n.17, Oct. 21, 1996:

A Black Miss Italy.
The  woman  chosen  Miss Italy should have Italian roots, ¡talian patterns;
simply  to  be  an  Italian  citizen is not enogh [Sept.  23].  It is not a
matter  of  skin  color; she has to be Italian through and through, and not
just  on  paper.   What has happened here is reverse racism against Italian
folks who have few rights in their own country.  C.R., Italy.

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That's  TRUE!   The Miss Italy must have Italian roots.  But what has to be
changed  is  the  Regulament  of  the  beauty  competition.  In fact it has
permitted  the  election  of  a girl with Italian citizenship and living in
Italy,  but  born  in  S.   Domingo  and  doughter  of non-italian parents!
G.Alfani, Roma, Italy.


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Short notes about G.A.:

Guido  Alfani  was  born  in Roma (Italy) in 1967, he's 1.80 m tall.  After
getting   the  Classic  Maturity  Diploma  he  studied  Political  Sciences
(improving  also  english and learning romanian language) at the University
of   Roma   "La  Sapienza"  becoming  Doctor  in  Political  Sciences  with
specialization  historico-political  [2nd  level  university  degree  / 4-5
years]  discussing  a  thesis in History of the Political Doctrines (1993).
After  winning  a  scholarship of the University of Bucharest he attended a
summer  course  in  Romania  regarding  romanian  language,  literature and
history  (Sinaia, July-August 1993).  In 1994 he wrote a biographical entry
(G.L.   Frollo,  Venezia  1832-Bucharest  1899)  soon published in the next
volume  of  "Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani" (Biographical Dictionary
of  the  Italians)  by  Istituto  dell'Enciclopedia Italiana Treccani.  The
following  year  he  attended  a  course about the History of Hungary in XX
century  (Academy of Hungary, via Giulia 1, Falconieri Palace, Roma).  He's
currently  studying  for a postgraduate university course for Consulents of
Assembly  [3rd  level]  at  the  Department  of  Theory of the State of the
Faculty  of  Political Sciences aiming to prepare experts in the working of
the  elective  assemblies.   His hobbies are:  the reading, swimming, image
processing  and  martial  arts  (Kung Fu - Loong Fu Tong).  He's been using
AMIGA since 1987!!  From A1000 to A4000/040 Cybervision!!

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