Laura Valenti

Laura Valenti
Born
Laura Valenti

(1984-02-06) 6 February 1984 (age 40)
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss Universo Italia 2009
Hair colorBurgundy
Eye colorBrown
Major
competition(s)
• Miss Universo Italia 2009
(winner)
Miss Universe 2009

Laura Valenti (born 6 February 1984 in Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy) is an Italian model and beauty pageant titleholder who the winner of the Miss Universo Italia 2009 pageant that was held at the Palariccione in Riccione, Emilia-Romagna on 24 May 2009. She represented Italy at the Miss Universe 2009 pageant at the Atlantis Paradise Island, in Nassau, Bahamas on 23 August. Despite a strong showing during the preliminary competition, she failed to place among the semifinalists.

Valenti is 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) tall. She is a model and a professional dancer who practiced rhythmic gymnastic competitively from 1994 to 1997. She was accepted into the ballet company at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, taking part in the productions of Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, Giselle, Carmen, La Sylphide, Rigoletto and Cinderella among others.[1] As a model, she has appeared in campaigns for Swarovski and Coin, an Italian luxury goods department store.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Laura Valenti". Archived from the original on 2009-05-28. Retrieved 2009-05-29.
  2. ^ "Virgilio Notizie". Virgilio.it.