Alice Sabatini is Miss Italia 2015 [Photos]

Miss Italia 2015: Alice Sabatini

Alice Sabatini, a basket-ball player from Montalto Di Castro, is the winner of Miss Italia 2015 title.  Alice is 178 cm tall.  She has brown eyes and short hair.  In total 33 girls contested for the prestigious title.  Alice Sabatini won many other titles like Miss Cinema, Miss Beauty and Miss Diva e Donna.  Alice Sabatini can be a proud girl because Miss Italia is a very prestigious title in the country.  The contest has been running since 1939 and has produced many famous winners.  The contest was initially called Miss Sorriso (Miss Smile), from 1939 to 1945.  Isabella was the first winner of Miss Sorriso.  Rossanna Martini was the first winner of Miss Italia.

In 1950, a 14 year girl participated in the pageant.  She was not the winner, but she made it to the finals.  Her name was Sophia Loren, the legendary Italian Film actress who in 1962 became the first actress to win an Oscar for a foreign language film.  Silvana Pampanini, Marcella Mariani, Lucia Bosè, Stefania Sandrelli, Mirca Viola, Simona Ventura, Patrizia Deitos, Anna Falchi and Martina Colombari.Silvana Pampanini, Marcella Mariani, Lucia Bosè, Stefania Sandrelli, Mirca Viola, Simona Ventura, Patrizia Deitos, Anna Falchi and Martina Colombari are some other famous Miss Italia contestants who have made a big name in the entertainment industry of Italy.

Alice Sabatini succeeded Clarissa Marchese as the winner of Miss Italia title.  Miss Italia pageant is similar to few other national pageants which are very popular in their countries of origin but do not send the winner to any international pageant.  It is the Italian counter-part to Miss America, or the counter-part to Miss Great Britain of the United Kingdom.  Generally such pageants survive because of their legacy and strong history.  They help the winners by bringing them in strong lime-light.

Image Credits: Alice Sabatini Facebook, POURfemme