AGI – Francesca Bergesio is the new Miss Italy. The 19-year-old from Piedmont, selected by the jury of the 84th edition, reached the final of the competition entitled “Miss Piedmont” and won the national category “Miss Driving Safely”. She was born in Bra but lives in Cervere in the province of Cuneo, is 1.80 m tall, has brown eyes and hair and graduated from the European Classical High School.
She recently enrolled in the first year of medical school in Rome. She is the fifth Miss Italy in the history of Piedmont, preceded by, among others, Edelfa Chiara Masciotta in 2005 and Cristina Chiabotto in 2004. She was crowned by the patron of the competition, Patrizia Mirigliani, and the president of the jury, Vittorio Sgarbi, in the Sala Europa of the Palazzo dei Congressi in Salsomaggiore Terme, streamed on the Miss Italia website.
The 20-year-old from Mantua, Veronica Lasagna, came second, and the 23-year-old from Sardinia, Syria Pozzi, came third. However, the Miss Social sash was awarded to Elisa Novello.
Francesca lived in a boarding school for five years, where she learned her passion for acting. He follows football and loves Juventus. Francesca defines herself as a quiet, reserved and very determined girl. Confidentiality and simplicity are the signs that characterize his personality. He hopes to be able to combine his work with his passions in the future.
“I want to become a doctor and specialize in cardiac surgery – assures the miss – but I also hope to combine my work with the world of fashion or cinema, which I will not give up.” And he added: “I even dedicate the victory to my mother, who has always been close to me. “ in the most difficult moments and to my country Piedmont. I hope to be able to represent all of Italy with dignity.”
On stage they hug their mother Ilaria Abrate and their sister Virginia, who will grow up in a few months. Presentation of the show Jo Squillo, the artist who became famous in Sanremo in 1991 with “We are Women” and is currently committed to defending women’s rights. The performances of the guests of this edition were particularly appreciated by the audience: the rapper Icy temperatures below zerothe violinist Laura Marzadorithe soprano Chiara GuerraThe Piceno Pop Chorus and the dancer Petra Conti. Godmother of the event and witness to the excellence of the territory Gloria Bellicchi, first and only Miss Italia of Salsomaggiore in 1998.
The regions that have collected the most titles overall are Lazio with 13 misses, Lombardy and Sicily with 11 girls. They are followed by Veneto with 6, Friuli, Tuscany, Calabria and Piedmont with 5, Marche and Campania with 4, Emilia Romagna, Liguria, Sardinia, Umbria and Trentino-Alto Adige with 2, Puglia and Abruzzo with just one miss. The title has never been won by Basilicata, Molise and Valle d’Aosta.
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