1. Simona Ventura was born on 1 April 1965 and is an Italian television presenter and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Italia 1988 and represented her country at Miss Universe 1988.
18 Facts About Simona Ventura
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Simona Ventura is the third woman to have presented the Sanremo Music Festival, after Loretta Goggi and Raffaella Carra.
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Simona Ventura started in TV on "Domani Sposi" with Giancarlo Magalli on Rai Uno.
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At RAI, Ventura appeared with Pippo Baudo on the Sunday afternoon programme "Domenica In" and then, in 1992, the sports programme "Domenica Sportiva".
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In 1996 Simona Ventura hosted the newcomers' section of the Sanremo Music Festival for RAI.
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In 2001 Simona Ventura went back to Rai Due to host the seventh edition of the Sunday afternoon show "Quelli che il calcio" and a prime-time show called "Quelli che lo smoking".
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Simona Ventura has been presenting the Italian version of Celebrity Survivor, L'Isola Dei Famosi since 2003.
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Simona Ventura had the Prime Time Access Rule on Rai Uno with "Le Tre Scimmiette" and in 2007 appeared in prime time with "Colpo di Genio".
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Simona Ventura led the popular reality show L'isola dei famosi for 8 editions.
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Simona Ventura was a judge in seasons 1,2,5,6 and 7 of the Italian X-Factor, winning the fifth one with her act Francesca Michielin.
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Simona Ventura signed a contract for two years with satellite platform Sky after almost 10 years spent working at RAI bringing good advertising revenue, becoming the queen of RAI 2, leaving the company to move to the satellite network.
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In early 2016 Simona Ventura returned to Mediaset as a contestant in the XI season of the popular reality show L'isola dei famosi now hosted by Alessia Marcuzzi with Alvin on Canale 5 and won by Giacobbe Fragomeni.
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In 1996 Simona Ventura was the Italian voice of Lola Bunny in Space Jam.
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Simona Ventura acted in the film Fratelli Coltelli in 1997.
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In 2008 Simona Ventura starred in La fidanzata di papa with Massimo Boldi and Elisabetta Canalis.
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In 2012, Simona Ventura provided the voice of the pre-match presenter in the EA Sports video game FIFA 13.
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Simona Ventura has won 4 Telegatti as Best Female Figure of the Year.
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Simona Ventura was married to Italian footballer and television personality Stefano Bettarini between 1998 and 2004; they have two children together.