Luna Isabella Voce (born 4 April 1988) is a Dutch-Italian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universo Italia 2013 and represented her country at

Miss Universe 2013 Miss Universe 2013 was the 62nd Miss Universe pageant, held at the Crocus City Hall in Krasnogorsk, Moscow Oblast, Krasnogorsk, Moscow, Russia, on 9 November 2013. At the end of the event, Olivia Culpo of the United States crowned Gabriela Isl ...

but unplaced.

Early life and career

Luna was born in

Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , ; ; ) is the capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, largest city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It has a population of 933,680 in June 2024 within the city proper, 1,457,018 in the City Re ...

on April 20, 1988. Her father is Italian. She grew up in

Crotone Crotone (; ; or ) is a city and ''comune'' in Calabria, Italy. Founded as the Achaean colony of Kroton ( or ; ), it became a great Greek city, home of the renowned mathematician-philosopher Pythagoras amongst other famous citizens, and one ...

and is now based in

Milan Milan ( , , ; ) is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, the largest city in Italy by urban area and the List of cities in Italy, second-most-populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of nea ...

as a professional fashion model for Major Model Management,

Why Not Model Agency Why Not Model Management is a modeling agency based in Milan, Italy, and founded by Tiziana Casali and Vittorio Zeviani in 1976. Models Models and talent currently and previously represented by the agency include: * Aamito Lagum * Adam Senn * ...

and

Elite Model Management Elite Model Management (MM) is a modeling agency that originated in Paris in 1972. In 2004, the agencies in New York City, Miami, Los Angeles, and Toronto separated and formed Elite Model Management North America. Elite MM is a subsidiary of El ...

. Luna speaks five languages, and is a student of Natural Sciences. She also enjoys being a stylist.

Miss Universe Italy 2013

Luna was crowned Miss Universe Italy 2013 on 20 July 2013 at the Rainbow MagicLand theme park in

Rome Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2, ...

. By winning the title, Luna earned the right to represent her country at the

pageant in

Moscow Moscow is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia, standing on the Moskva (river), Moskva River in Central Russia. It has a population estimated at over 13 million residents with ...

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, to be held on November 9, 2013. As part of her prize package, she won a week-long stay in

to attend the prestigious John Casablancas modeling academy, where she received intensive training in all areas of competition to aid her preparation for the Miss Universe pageant.

Miss Universe 2013

Voce represented

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held in

on 9 November 2013 where she vied to succeed outgoing titleholder

Olivia Culpo Olivia Frances Culpo (born May 8, 1992) is an American model, actress, and media personality. Culpo has won Miss Rhode Island USA, Miss USA 2012, and Miss Universe 2012. Early life and education Olivia Frances Culpo was born on May 8, 1992, ...

but failed to place in the semifinals.

Other Pageants

Luna is an experienced pageant competitor, having represented Italy at the

Miss International 2008 Miss International 2008 was the 48th Miss International pageant, held at Venetian Arena in Macau, China on November 8, 2008. 63 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown, marking the biggest turnout in the 48 years of the page ...

and

Miss Earth 2009 Miss Earth 2009, the 9th edition of the Miss Earth pageant, was held on November 22, 2009 at the Boracay Ecovillage Resort and Convention Center in Boracay, Malay, Aklan, Philippines. Karla Henry of Philippines crowned her successor Larissa Ram ...

pageants. In addition to that, she won the

Top Model of the World The Top Model of the World is an international search for the ultimate model. The event started in 1993 in Miami, organised by the Globana Group.Miss Nederland The Miss Nederland is a national beauty pageant in the Netherlands. The pageant was founded in 1929 in Amsterdam. History Former pageant From 1929 to 1931, the Netherlands held a national pageant in Amsterdam for the first time called "Miss ...

pageant, placing among the Top 6 finalists.

References

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Miss Universo Italia Miss Universo Italia or (Miss Universe Italy Organization) is a national pageant that currently selects the Italian representative for the Miss Universe pageant. The pageant was first organized in 1951 and it is not related to Miss Italia, altho ...

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Voce, Luna 1988 births Living people Italian female models Miss Earth 2009 contestants Miss International 2008 delegates Italian people of Dutch descent Dutch people of Italian descent Miss Universe 2013 contestants Italian beauty pageant winners Models from Amsterdam People from Crotone