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Friday the 23rd September 2006 saw the finals of the new Miss Italia for 2006. The famous Italian beauty contest presented by Carlo Conti has always been a huge success and as the years have evolved so has the nature of the programme and the selection process. Running over 4 evenings the miss from all regions of Italy grouped together at Salsamaggiore to begin the elimination process! The public at home watched on as each candidate was interviewed personally and demonstrated their passion ranging from singing, dancing and even demonstrating their goalkeeping talents!

And…… the winner is…… Claudia Andreatti who beat the venetian Elisa Silvestrin in the grand finale to become the new Miss Italia, with a striking difference…… she has short hair. In fact she was the only candidate participating with short hair. Already Miss Novella 2000 and Miss Dermogella the future looks rosy for Claudia who has already been offered a job as an interviewer to the stars with Novella, and in preperation for her new role she had a taste of the celebrity life when she was crowned by the well renowned movie star Sylvester Stallone.

 The recent success of this annual event doesn’t seem to be wavering with 7 million viewers in front o the television with a share of 37,50%. This is good news but doesn’t come close to last years recorded share of 47.04% and already Rai will be planning new ways to keep the show popular and up with the times and who knows maybe 2007 will see the record beaten? For the latest on the Italian beauty contest of the year you can log in to Miss Italia – the official web site.