Italian Female Journalists

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Laura Kuenssberg
(Journalist)
Laura Kuenssberg
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Birthdate: August 8, 1976
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Italy

Laura Kuenssberg is a journalist. In 2015, she succeeded Nick Robinson to become the first woman to take up the position of a political editor at BBC News. Over the years, she has played an influential role in BBC, having previously worked as the broadcaster's chief political correspondent. In 2019, she was mentioned in Evening Standard's most influential Londoners list.

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Beatrice Borromeo
(Italian Journalist and Fashion Model)
Beatrice Borromeo
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Birthdate: August 18, 1985
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Innichen, South Tyrol, Italy

Beatrice Borromeo is an Italian fashion model and journalist. She has worked for major publications like Newsweek. She has also walked for luxury fashion brands like Trussardi, Valentino, and Chanel. In 2021, Beatrice Borromeo was made the ambassador for Dior.

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Federica Masolin
(Journalist)
Federica Masolin
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Birthdate: May 7, 1985
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Milan, Italy

Federica Masolin is an Italian television presenter and sports journalist. She currently works for Sky Sport where she is the main presenter of the network's coverage of Formula One racing. Masolin has also covered other important sporting events like the 2011 Copa América, Games of the XXX Olympiad, and the 2014 Winter Olympics.

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Franca Sozzani
(Magazine editor, Journalist)
Franca Sozzani
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Birthdate: January 20, 1950
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Mantua, Italy
Died: December 22, 2016

Franca Sozzani was an Italian journalist best remembered for serving as Vogue Italia's editor-in-chief from 1988 to 2016. Sozzani is also remembered for her charity work; she contributed to several charitable organizations and was chosen as a global ambassador for the World Food Programme of the United Nations in 2016. The same year, Franca Sozzani won the Swarovski Fashion Award.

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Margherita Sarfatti
(Journalist)
Margherita Sarfatti
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Birthdate: April 8, 1880
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Venice, Italy
Died: October 30, 1961

Margherita Sarfatti was an Italian journalist, socialite, art critic, and collector. A patron of several Italian painters, Sarfatti played a major role in the cultural shaping of the art movements in Italy. An important member of the National Fascist Party, Margherita Sarfatti was one of Benito Mussolini's mistresses as well as his biographer.

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Anna Dello Russo
(Italian Fashion Journalist Who Is the Creative Consultant and Editor-At-Large for 'Vogue Japan')
Anna Dello Russo
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Birthdate: April 16, 1962
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Bari, Italy

Anna Dello Russo is an Italian author, fashion journalist, and editor. She is best known for her unconventional Street fashion. Since 2006, Dello Russo has been serving as editor-at-large and a creative consultant for Vogue Japan. An icon in the fashion industry, Anna Dello Russo has used her popularity to establish herself as an internet personality.  

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Oriana Fallaci
(Italian Journalist Famous for Her Aggresive Interviews of World Leaders During the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s)
Oriana Fallaci
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Birthdate: June 29, 1929
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Florence, Italy
Died: September 15, 2006

Oriana Fallaci was an Italian author, journalist, and political interviewer. She achieved international recognition during the '60s, '70s, and '80s for her long and revealing interviews with several world leaders, including Indira Gandhi, Yasser Arafat, Willy Brandt, and Nguyễn Văn Thiệu. Fallaci had a successful journalistic career and won important awards like the Bancarella Prize and the St. Vincent Prize.

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Renata Adler
(American Author, Journalist, and Film Critic )
Renata Adler
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Birthdate: October 19, 1938
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Milan, Italy

Renata Adler is an author, journalist, and film critic who has been a staff writer-reporter for The New Yorker. She studied comparative literature at Harvard University and later received a J.D. from Yale Law School. Despite not being much knowledgeable about films, she became a film critic for The New York Times. She has also written many books. 

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Laura Boldrini
(Politician)
Laura Boldrini
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Birthdate: April 28, 1961
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Macerata, Italy

Laura Boldrini is an Italian politician who served as the president of the Chamber of Deputies of Italy from 2013 to 2018. She studied law at the Sapienza University of Rome and worked at the World Food Programme (WFP) as the Italian spokesperson. She has been part of  numerous missions to crisis spots, including Iran, Iraq, and Pakistan. 

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Cristina Odone
(Journalist, Editor)
Cristina Odone
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Birthdate: November 11, 1960
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Nairobi, Kenya

Italian-British journalist Cristina Odone has spent a major part of her career writing about topics such as parenting and family. A regular columnist at The Observer and The Daily Telegraph, she has also worked with The New Statesman and The Catholic Herald, and has established the charity Parenting Circle.

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Guia Soncini
(Journalist)
Guia Soncini
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Birthdate: October 19, 1972
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Bologna, Italy
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Lilli Gruber
(Journalist)
Lilli Gruber
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Birthdate: April 19, 1957
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Bolzano, Italy
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Carla Sozzani
(Gallerist)
Carla Sozzani
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Birthdate: June 29, 1947
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Mantua, Italy

Carla Sozzani is an Italian magazine and book editor, businesswoman, and gallerist. She is credited with creating the 10 Corso Como art establishment in Milan and founding Galleria Carla Sozzani. For many years, she also served as Italian Vogue's editor-in-chief, contributing immensely to the success of the magazine in Italy.

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Antonella Clerici
(Television host)
Antonella Clerici
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Birthdate: December 6, 1963
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Legnano, Italy
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
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Silvia Toffanin
(Television presenter)
Silvia Toffanin
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Birthdate: October 26, 1979
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Bassano del Grappa, Italy
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Loretta Napoleoni
(Journalist who reports on the financing of terrorism, and connected finance and security related topics)
Loretta Napoleoni
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Birthdate: 1955 AD
Birthplace: Rome, Italy
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Anna Piaggi
(Writer)
Anna Piaggi
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Birthdate: March 22, 1931
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Milan, Italy
Died: August 7, 2012
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Matilde Serao
(Journalist)
Matilde Serao
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Birthdate: March 7, 1856
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Patras, Greece
Died: July 25, 1927
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Elvira Banotti
(Founder of the Rivolta Femminile group in the early 1970s)
Elvira Banotti
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Birthdate: July 17, 1933
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Asmara, Eritrea
Died: March 2, 2014
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Fiammetta La Guidara
(Journalist)
Fiammetta La Guidara
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Birthdate: September 29, 1970
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Rome, Italy
Died: February 23, 2021
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Marina Colasanti
(Writer, Journalist)
Marina Colasanti
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Birthdate: September 26, 1937
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Asmara, Eritrea
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Rosa Giannetta
(Novelist)
Rosa Giannetta
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Birthdate: April 11, 1945
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Trevico, Italy
Died: January 3, 2021