Elisa Isoardi (born 27 December 1982) is an Italian television host. Isoardi currently hosts the daytime game show '' La prova del cuoco'' on

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. She was born in

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and grew up in

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, in the

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Career

Isoardi first came into the spotlight in Italy when she was awarded the title of "Miss Cinema" in the 2000

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pageant. She entered the competition as the regional winner of the Miss Valle d'Aosta title. Isoardi later achieved success on Italian television hosting the early afternoon show ''Effetto sabato'' from 2007 to 2008 on Rai 1. She replaced Antonella Clerici on the television game show ''La prova del cuoco'' (the Italian version of

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) from December 2008 to June 2010, a position that she returned to from 2018 to 2020.

Personal life

In 2015 she started dating politician and

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's leader

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, who became

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three years later. Isoardi announced their split in November 2018 via an Instagram post.

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* 1982 births Living people People from Cuneo Italian television personalities {{Italy-tv-bio-stub