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Melissa Satta (born 7 February 1986) is an Italian
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. She was a
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in the Italian satirical series ''
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''. Satta has appeared in ''
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'' magazine and was featured in the 2010 ''Sports Illustrated'' swimsuit issue. Satta lives and works in Italy.


Early years

Satta was born to
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parents, native to the island of
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, Mariangela Muzzu and Enzo Satta, on 7 February 1986 in
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, Massachusetts, United States. She spent the early years of her childhood living both in the U.S. and in Sardinia. Satta's father, Enzo Satta, is an
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and he was a Sardinian
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and
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in
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and
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and
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to Prince Aga Khan IV from 1986 until 2003, in which he politically represented
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in Sardinia and was responsible for the architectural planning of Costa Smeralda. Satta has two brothers; an older brother, Riccardo, a
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and entrepreneur resident in the
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, and a younger brother, Maximilian. After graduating from
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in the United States, Satta enrolled in the faculty of
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at the
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IULM, but there is no evidence of the achievement of the diploma and the end of her studies. Satta has a history of sports, having practiced both
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, which she played with the women's team of Sardinian Sant'Elena Quartu, and
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, winning the Sardinian Junior Karate Championships and a national junior
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.


Career

Satta began working in the fashion industry at age 16 in 2002. In 2003 she was among the finalists of the
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''Miss wall'' (edition 2003) and obtained the title of ''Miss extreme''. In 2005, she began working as a presenter in the Italian television program ''Mio fratello è Pakistano'', which was starred by presenter
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on
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. In the same year she was appointed as
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for the advertising of TIM.net / modules.php? name = News & file = article & sid = 250 Sarda the brunette, the blonde Brazilian. Here are the new tissue
article in "La Nuova Sardegna" reported by site portocervo.net.
Satta appeared on the Italian television program ''
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'' from 2006 to 2008. In 2006, she featured in numerous
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television programs, such as '' Judge Mastrangelo 2'' and had a minor part in the Italian movie ''
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''. In the fall of 2006, Satta paraded the
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in
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's fashion spring / summer 2007 to the Pin Up Stars collection. In the summer of 2007, she starred in the last part of the
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program ''
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'', along with
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, and also presented on
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and the Italian ''The White Party Fashion TV satellite channel''. In the autumn of 2008, alongside
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, Satta presented the Italian quiz-show ''
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'', which was inspired by an
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format of
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and was broadcast on
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in Italy. In the beginning of 2009, Satta became advertising
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of the
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of
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''Sweet Years'' and in September 2009, Satta replaced the Chilean
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Maria Jose Lopez as the female face of the Italian talk show Controcampo on
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. In 2009, Satta television presented for
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. In February 2010, Satta featured in the magazine
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for the special issue dedicated to swimwear (''Sports Illustrated Magazine Swimsuit Issue'') for a
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"wearing" a
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representing the top of the Italy national football team. Throughout 2010, Satta presented Italian television show '' episodio pilota'' along with presenter Platinette; aired on Sky Italy. Also in 2010, Satta appeared on the June 2010 cover of ''
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''. In June 2011, Satta lead presented the scientific program ''
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(Tutti pazzi per la scienza)''; aired on
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. In December 2011, she featured on talk show '' Kalispéra!'' along with television presenters Pamela Prati and
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; aired on
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. Throughout 2011, Satta was selected as the
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and
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endorser of different multi-national brands such as
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and
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(luxury fashion and jewelry company of
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). In May 2012, Satta featured on television program '' Punto su di te!'' presented with Elisa Isoardi; aired on
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. Throughout 2012 and into 2013, Satta filmed episodes of ''Intitolata Amici a letto
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'' by Comedy Central Italy subdivision
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. In September 2013, Satta and
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, the then
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of Italian giants
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, were appointed as presenters of Italy sports program ''TikiTaka'' on
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,
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.


Personal life

Between 2003 and 2006, Satta was in a relationship with Italian television personality Daniele Interrante. Between 2006 and 2011, Satta was in a relationship with Italian footballer
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. In April 2011, their relationship ended because of his alleged
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with
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. In September 2011, Satta got
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to 45-year-old Italian businessman
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. In October 2011, Satta was photographed entering a hotel late at night with American basketball player
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,Melissa Satta pizzicata con Kobe Bryant le foto
and leaving early in the morning. Satta's alleged
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with Bryant apparently led to Vanessa Bryant filing for
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. In November 2011, Satta began a relationship with footballer
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; the pair soon became engaged. In April 2014, Satta had a child with her fiancé, called 'Maddox Prince', then in June 2016, they married. The pair separated in January 2019, before reuniting later that year. In December 2020, they announced their divorce on social media.


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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Satta, Melissa 1986 births Living people American people of Italian descent American showgirls Communication scholars American television hosts American women in business University of Milan alumni Television people from Boston People from Cagliari American women television hosts American female karateka Sardinian women