Francesca Chillemi (born 25 July 1985) is an Italian actress, model, television personality and

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titleholder.

Early life and career

At the age of 18, Francesca Chillemi won the

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2003 beauty contest. She subsequently started a career as model, actress and television presenter. She plays Azzurra Leonardi in the

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TV drama Che Dio ci aiuti.(In Italian) Solange Savagnone
Francesca Chillemi ora vive a New York: «Ma non mi perdo una puntata di Che Dio ci aiuti»
, ''Sorrisi.com'', 7 March 2019

Personal life

Francesca Chillemi was photographed in company of Mutassim Gaddafi in 2009. She later admitted that it was only a friendship. She is in a relationship with Stefano Rosso, shareholder of the

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. They had a daughter together in 2016, and moved to New York the following year.

Filmography

TV shows

*''Un medico in famiglia'' *''Carabinieri'' *''Che Dio ci aiuti'' *''Braccialetti rossi''

Films

*''Cado dalle nuvole'' *''

Natale da chef ''Natale da chef'' () is a 2017 Italian comedy film directed by Neri Parenti. Cast *Massimo Boldi as Gualtiero Saporito *Biagio Izzo as Tony Cacace *Dario Bandiera as Filippo Tosti *Rocío Muñoz Morales as Perla *Enzo Salvi as Mario Linatucci *Pa ...

'' *''L'isola di Pietro'' (2019)(In Italian
Francesca Chillemi, il sogno di Hollywood passa per Cannes
, ''Iodonna.it'', 17 May 2019

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* * 1985 births Living people People from Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto Italian beauty pageant winners Italian television presenters Italian film actresses Italian television actresses Italian female models Italian women television presenters Models from Sicily Mass media people from Sicily Actors from the Province of Messina {{Italy-actor-stub