Raffaella Modugno

Early life Modugno was born on 3 March 1988 in Ariano Irpino, Province of Avellino, Italy, to Joseph and Julia Modugno. She has a twin sister, Rosanna, and a brother, Vincent.

At age 12, she started watching the Miss Italia contest with major interest.

Career

Pageantry Raffaella Modugno started her career in beauty pageantry in 2007, when she competed for the first time in the Miss Italia contest. In the finals she was classified among the top 15 semifinalists. but, even though she was one of the favourites to the crown, she was banned from the competition by the judicial department of the contest due to some sensual photos in lingerie she had taken while modeling. Against her, the Article 8 of the competition guidelines: «Nude poses and semi-nudity with strong emphasis on the provocative element.» Besides her, two other contestants—Alice Bellotto and Tiziana Piergianni—were also eliminated for the same reasons.

Modeling Being banned from Miss Italia gave Modugno even more notoriety and a boost to her career. In July 2012 she appeared on the cover of German Maxim,

Personal life In 2012, the international media publicised she was dating Diego Forlán, then a soccer player in Inter Milan, but in 2013 they reportedly had given an end to the short relationship.

In December 2012 when asked about her opinion on actress Mila Kunis' dismissal from Dior due to her weight gain she stated: «I think it’s a futile reason, but evidently it’s weight enough for Dior as for many other brands, and this ends to conduct many models to anorexia. (…) This slenderness demanded for catwalk doesn’t correspond to the body of the Italian woman. We’re talking about size 36/38, which a 5’9’’ tall girl (minimum required for haute couture) hardly handles. (…) When I started modeling I didn’t have an identity, and I don’t deny having encountered obstacles for my career given my curvy body. But with time and experience I entered a market (size 44) which is more diverse to that seen in the catwalk, which shows the interest of many brands for curvy women.» After participating in some film productions she stated she is currently investing in studying drama to impulse her career as actress. Two years later—in December 2019—it was reported she was single again, whereas Anthony was dating model Jessica Lynne Harris.

Filmography