Rossana Martini (1 January 1926 – 2 February 1988) was an Italian actress, model and
beauty pageant
A beauty pageant is a competition in which the contestants are judged and ranked based on various physical and mental attributes. Per its name, beauty pageants traditionally focus on judging the contestants' physical attractiveness, sometimes sol ...
titleholder.
Born in
Empoli, Italy, at 20 Martini won the first edition of the
Miss Italia beauty contest held in 1946, raising a great controversy by the tabloid press for the non-election of
Silvana Pampanini.
She subsequently started a career as an actress, sometimes starring leading roles.
She was married to the actor and producer
Nino Crisman.
Filmography
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1926 births
1988 deaths
People from Empoli
Actresses from Tuscany
Italian beauty pageant winners
Italian film actresses
Italian female models
20th-century Italian actresses
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