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, at 16 years old Corna began her career as a model for, among others,

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and

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; she also posed for photographers

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and

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. In 1992 she ranked second at the

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with the song "Dove vanno a finire gli amori". In the late 1990s Corna began her television career, hosting several television programs such as ''Tira e Molla'', ''

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'' and ''Controcampo''. In 2002 she entered the main competition at the

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, ranking fourth with the song "Ora che ho bisogno di te", a duet with

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. Corna also appeared on several films and television series, and dubbed in the Italian version of the animated film ''

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