Melissa Satta was born on 7 February 1986 and is an Italian television presenter.
18 Facts About Melissa Satta
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Melissa Satta was a showgirl in the Italian satirical series Striscia la notizia.
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Melissa Satta was born to Italian parents, native to the island of Sardinia, Mariangela Muzzu and Enzo Melissa Satta, on 7 February 1986 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
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Melissa Satta spent the early years of her childhood living both in the US and in Sardinia.
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Melissa Satta's father, Enzo Melissa Satta, is an architect and he was a Sardinian government and central government politician in politics of Sardinia and political consultant and business partner to Prince Aga Khan IV from 1986 until 2003, in which he politically represented Costa Smeralda in Sardinia and was responsible for the architectural planning of Costa Smeralda.
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Melissa Satta has two brothers; an older brother, Riccardo, a business incubator and entrepreneur resident in the Principality of Monaco, and a younger brother, Maximilian.
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Melissa Satta has a history of sports, having practiced both women's football, which she played with the women's team of Sardinian Sant'Elena Quartu, and karate, winning the Sardinian Junior Karate Championships and a national junior bronze medal.
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Melissa Satta began working in the fashion industry at age 16 in 2002.
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Melissa Satta appeared on the Italian television program Striscia la notizia from 2006 to 2008.
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In February 2010, Melissa Satta featured in the magazine Sports Illustrated for the special issue dedicated to swimwear for a photo shoot "wearing" a body painting representing the top of the Italy national football team.
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Also in 2010, Melissa Satta appeared on the June 2010 cover of Maxim.
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In June 2011, Melissa Satta lead presented the scientific program Insideout ; aired on Rai 2.
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Between 2003 and 2006, Melissa Satta was in a relationship with Italian television personality Daniele Interrante.
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Between 2006 and 2011, Melissa Satta was in a relationship with Italian footballer Christian Vieri.
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In September 2011, Melissa Satta got engaged to 45-year-old Italian businessman Gianluca Vacchi.
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In October 2011, Melissa Satta was photographed entering a hotel late at night with American basketball player Kobe Bryant, and leaving early in the morning.
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Melissa Satta's alleged affair with Kobe Bryant apparently led to Vanessa Bryant filing for divorce.
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In November 2011, Melissa Satta began a relationship with footballer Kevin-Prince Boateng; the pair soon became engaged.