Elisabetta Gregoraci (born 8 February 1980) is an Italian

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and TV personality. She was born in Soverato,

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, in southern Italy. Gregoraci started her career on the Italian television show ''Libero'' as a dancer, before replacing model Eva Herzigová for the Wonderbra campaign.

Personal life

On 14 June 2008, Gregoraci married Flavio Briatore, then

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manager, in the

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. The driver of the bridal car was

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, who after the ceremony drove the newlyweds to the reception at the castle of Torcrescenza. Gregoraci gave birth to a son in 2010. Briatore already had a daughter, Leni Klum with German model

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, although he is not involved in her life.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gregoraci, Elisabetta 1980 births Living people People from the Province of Catanzaro Italian female models Italian showgirls