Italian Celebrities
The doe eyed Italian model born in 1980, Mariacarla Boscono, is quickly moving up the ranks of the fashion industry, playing the muse of Givency, working the cover of Vogue and gliding down the runways of Versace during Fashion Week. She became the first to pick up one of the contracts Kate […]
Carla Bruni Sarkozy on the catwalk in her youth and today Ph. flickr/Hot Gossip Italia Carla Bruni has worn a lot of hats in her life: heiress, supermodel, singer, mother and First Lady among them. Famous for her good looks, natural talent, and a penchant for dating equally […]
<span><span>Flavio Briatore in 2008 ( wikipedia) Everybody tries, many fail, very few succeed. Flavio Briatore definitely falls in the latter category, his life an almost perfect depiction of Cinderella’s tale. A self made man, who started from nowhere and created a well recognized public position for himself, as well as […]
Gianni Agnelli with a young Lapo Elkann Lapo Elkann is the grandson of Giovanni Agnelli, l’Avvocato (The Attorney), the undisputed king of the Italian twentieth century jet set. To be an Agnelli is a difficult challenge, especially in a culture such as the Italian, where social status is still very […]
Roberto Saviano with his book Gomorrha Roberto Saviano is probably one of the most discussed Italian writers since Umberto Eco and his Il Nome della Rosa. His book, Gomorra, published in 2006, has created much controversy, and is a very strong stand against the camorra — a mafia-like criminal organization operating […]
Marco Travaglio is one of the most controversial journalists in Italy, known for a brash, know-it-all style as well as his staunch position against the government. Travaglio, joined by colleague Michele Santoro, has also gained a reputation as someone in the media who cashes in on others’ suffering. Marco started […]