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Michela Puddu
Michela may refer to: *Michela Alioto-Pier (born 1968), member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors *Michela Vittoria Brambilla (born 1967), Italian politician and businesswoman *Michela Cobisi (born 1982), Italian retired pair skater *Michela Fanini (1973–1994), female racing cyclist from Italy *Michela Figini (born 1966), Swiss former alpine skier *Michela Luci (born 2006), actor *Michela Maggioni (born 1988), Italian fashion model * Michela Pace (born 2001), Maltese singer who represented Malta in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 *Michela Ponza (born 1979), Italian professional biathlete * Michela Torrenti (born 1977), Italian judoka * Michela Wrong (born 1961), British journalist, author and foreign correspondent *1045 Michela, asteroid See also *Michelle (given name) Michelle is a given name, originally a variant of Michèle, the French feminine form of Michel, derived from the Hebrew name Michael meaning " Who is like God?". It is now extensively used in English-spea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michela Alioto-Pier
Michela Alioto-Pier (born April 29, 1968) is an American politician and small business owner who served as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors from 2004 to 2011. A Democrat, she represented District 2, encompassing the Marina and Pacific Heights neighborhoods. She previously served as a member of the San Francisco Port Commission. She was appointed to the Board of Supervisors by Gavin Newsom after he was elected mayor, in 2003. Newsom himself was initially appointed to this seat by former mayor Willie Brown. Alioto-Pier's paternal grandfather was former San Francisco mayor Joseph Alioto and her maternal grandfather was Michael J. Driscoll, Sr., a former San Francisco port commissioner and former San Francisco supervisor. She is the niece of Angela Alioto, former president of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. She is the most recent member of the Alioto family to hold an elected political office in San Francisco. Early life In 1981, at age thirteen, Alioto-Pie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michela Vittoria Brambilla
Michela Vittoria Brambilla (born 26 October 1967) is an Italian politician and businesswoman. On 12 May 2008 she was nominated undersecretary (Tourism) in the Berlusconi IV Cabinet; on 8 May 2009 she was appointed Minister of Culture and Tourism, a position held until 2011. On 21 August 2007 she set up, apparently with his blessing, the new The People of Freedom, the goal of which is to merge the right-wing allies of Berlusconi. Biography Heir of a family of steel manufacturers going back four generations, Brambilla received a degree in philosophy from the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore. In 2006 she lost an election for the Chamber of Deputies, on the Forza Italia ticket. In 2007 she named herself president of the national association of the Club of Freedom, the political organisation she created, which has more than 6,000 clubs all around Italy. Before entering politics she was a television journalist for Berlusconi's Mediaset group. She is the general executive manag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michela Cobisi
Michela Cobisi (born 4 November 1982 in Milan) is an Italian retired pair skater. With partner Ruben De Pra, she is the 2001 & 2002 Italian national champion. They placed 19th at the 2002 Winter Olympics The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Salt Lake 2002 ( arp, Niico'ooowu' 2002; Gosiute Shoshoni: ''Tit'-so-pi 2002''; nv, Sooléí 2002; Shoshoni: ''Soónkahni 2002''), was an internation .... Results (with De Pra) References * External links Tracings.net profilePairs on Ice: Cobisi & De Pra Italian female pair skaters Olympic figure skaters of Italy Figure skaters at the 2002 Winter Olympics 1982 births Living people Figure skaters from Milan {{Italy-figure-skating-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michela Fanini
Michela Fanini (23 March 1973 – 26 October 1994) was a racing cyclist from Italy. Born in Lucca, her biggest achievements were winning the 1994 Giro d'Italia Femminile and the national title at the Italian National Road Race Championships (1992). Fanini died in 1994 at age 21 in a car accident in Capannori, Tuscany Tuscany ( ; it, Toscana ) is a Regions of Italy, region in central Italy with an area of about and a population of about 3.8 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence (''Firenze''). Tuscany is known for its landscapes, history, art .... See also * References External links * 1973 births 1994 deaths Italian female cyclists Sportspeople from Lucca Road incident deaths in Italy Cyclists from Tuscany 20th-century Italian women {{Italy-cycling-bio-1970s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michela Figini
Michela Figini (born 7 April 1966) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Switzerland. She is an Olympic, World Cup and world champion. Career Figini made her World Cup debut at age 16 in January 1983 and won the downhill at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo at age 17. Through 2014, she remains the youngest Olympic champion in alpine skiing. She won the downhill the following year at the 1985 World Championships. She also came second in the Downhill at the 1987 World Championships, and won a silver medal in the Super-G at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. Figini won 26 World Cup races and overall titles in 1985 and 1988, as well as four season titles in downhill, one in Super-G. Personal Figini retired in 1990 and later worked as a television commentator. She has two children from her first marriage with the former Italian alpine ski racer Ivano Camozzi. World Cup results Season titles 7 titles: (2 overall, 4 DH, 1 SG) Season standings Race victories *2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michela Luci
Michela Luci (born May 19, 2006) is a Canadian actress from Ancaster, Ontario, most noted as the leading role of '' Dino Dana''.Downey, Debra (January 6, 2018"Ancaster’s Michela Luci stars in new kids’ show Dino Dana" ''Hamilton News''. She won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in a Children's, Family Viewing or Special Class Program at the 45th Daytime Emmy Awards,Thiessen, Connie (May 6, 2019"Odd Squad among Canadian kids shows recognized at Daytime Emmys" ''Broadcast Dialogue''. and is a two-time Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Program or Series at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards in 2018 and the 7th Canadian Screen Awards in 2019. She also portrayed Tabby in the science fiction series '' Endlings'', which premiered on January 5, 2020 on CBC Television in Canada and Hulu in the U.S. Early life Michela Luci was born in Hamilton, Ontario to mother Lucy Fricano. She attended Immaculate Conception School. Career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michela Maggioni
Michela Maggioni (born April 20, 1988 in Brussels, Belgium) is an Italian fashion model and winner of the second cycle of '' Italia's Next Top Model''. Early life Born in the Belgian city of Brussels, Maggioni lived most of her life in Gorgonzola, Lombardy and after graduating she started studying philosophy at university in Milan. Interested in modelling, in her post-win interview on Sky website she declared she followed Cycle 1 jealously and immediately applied for Cycle 2. After joining the Milanese modelling industry she stated she will also continue her studies and hopes to become an independent woman and maybe a mother one day. ''Italia's Next Top Model'' Maggioni was soon noticed for her happy personality and ability to deliver great pictures. However the judges often complained about her lack of composure in the runway challenges and almost at the end of the competition placed her in the bottom two for losing her composure during a photo shoot. From that experience a new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michela Pace
Michela Pace (born 25 January 2001) is a Maltese singer who won the inaugural season of Malta's version of ''The X Factor'' in 2019. As a prize for her win, she represented Malta at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song "Chameleon" written by Joacim Persson; Paula Winger; Borislav Milanov and Johan Alkenäs, where she finished in 14th place with 107 points. Pace has also secured a contract with Sony Music Italy Sony Music Entertainment (SME), also known as simply Sony Music, is an American multinational music company. Being owned by the parent conglomerate Sony Group Corporation, it is part of the Sony Music Group, which is owned by Sony Entertainment .... Discography Singles Featured singles Awards * 2019: Lovin Music Awards - Best Upcoming Female & Best Music Video (Chameleon) * 2020: Malta Music Awards - Breakthrough Artist & Best Video (Chameleon), nominated: Best Song (Chameleon & Cannonball) * 2020: Bay Music Awards - Best Music Video (Cannonball), n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michela Ponza
Michela Ponza (born 12 February 1979) is a retired Italian professional biathlete, who competed on the World Cup circuit from the final round of the World Cup in the 1997–98 season to the final round in the 2013–14 season. Biography She had seven individual podium finishes, four second places and three third places. She has also competed in 4 Olympic Games, in Salt Lake City in 2002, in Turin in 2006, in Vancouver in 2010 and finally in Sochi in 2014. Her best Olympic result was a fifth place in the pursuit in 2006. Ponza was born in Bolzano, but lives in Santa Cristina Gherdëina. She is the granddaughter of Vincenzo Demetz Vincenzo Demetz (10 September 1911 – 24 November 1990), named also ''Zenz de Tita d'Odl'', was an Italian cross-country skier who competed in the 1930s. At the 1936 Winter Olympics he was a member of the Italian relay team which fini .... Achievements * 1999: 1st, Italian championships of biathlon * 2000: 1st, Italian championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michela Torrenti
Michela Torrenti (born 10 August 1977) is an Italian judoka is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponica, "Judo"). .... Achievements References * External links * 1977 births Living people Italian female judoka Judoka at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic judoka for Italy Judoka of Fiamme Oro 21st-century Italian women Place of birth missing (living people) {{Italy-judo-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michela Wrong
Michela Wrong (born 1961) is a British journalist and author who has spent more than two decades writing about Africa. Her postings as a journalist began in Europe and then West, Central and East Africa. She has worked for Reuters, the BBC, and the Financial Times before becoming a freelance writer. Career Her debut book, ''In the Footsteps of Mr. Kurtz'' (2001), covers the time she spent in Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) as it transitioned from the leadership of Mobutu Sese Seko to that of Laurent-Désiré Kabila. Her second book, ''I Didn't Do It For You: How the World Betrayed a Small African Nation'' (2004), discusses the nation of Eritrea and the role foreign nations have played in its history during the 20th century. Her third book, ''It's Our Turn to Eat: The Story of a Kenyan Whistle-Blower'' (2009), tells the story of John Githongo, a Kenyan journalist and civil society activist, who in 2002 took on a senior anti-corruption role within the newly elect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1045 Michela
1045 Michela, provisional designation , is an stony Massalian asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately kilometers in diameter. It was discovered on 19 November 1924, by Belgian–American astronomer George Van Biesbroeck at the Yerkes Observatory in Williams Bay, Wisconsin, United States. The S-type asteroid was named after the discoverer's daughter, Micheline van Biesbroeck. Orbit and classification ''Michela'' is a member of the Massalia family (), a very large inner belt asteroid family consisting of stony asteroids. It orbits the Sun in the inner main-belt at a distance of 2.0–2.7 AU once every 3 years and 7 months (1,323 days; semi-major axis of 2.36 AU). Its orbit has an eccentricity of 0.16 and an inclination of 0 ° with respect to the ecliptic. The asteroid's observation arc begins with its observation as at the Goethe Link Observatory in November 1953, or 29 years after to its official discovery observation. Physical char ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
