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Ana Sasso (aka Ana Saso, born 1963) is a Croatian and former Yugoslavian SFRJ
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Overview

In 1982 she won a Yugoslav national beauty pageant and she was crowned Miss
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to represent the country for the
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, where she placed among the top 15 semi-finalists. Soon after, Sasso become a symbol of a woman's beauty in her native land and until today she remains one of the most recognizable names among persons from the former Yugoslavia. She was also famous for her 1983 ''Pipi'' soda drink commercial which was made in the pinnacle of Sasso's popularity.


Early years

Ana Sasso was born in Split. Croatia,
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in 1963. After finishing high school she started pursuing a career as a model. Soon after, in the fall of 1982 she received an offer from then head of the board for the Miss Yugoslavia pageant, Sasa Zalepugin to get enrolled into this beauty contest. Two months later she was crowned Miss Yugoslavia for 1982.


Later years

After the Miss World pageant in 1982 Sasso continued to model in Milan and Paris. In the early 2000s she married a Split lawyer, Igor Franceschi. The couple got divorced in 2004.


References

Living people Croatian female models Miss World 1982 delegates 1963 births Croatian beauty pageant winners Yugoslav beauty pageant winners Models from Split, Croatia {{Croatia-bio-stub