Luna Isabella Voce (born 4 April 1988) is a Dutch-Italian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universo Italia 2013 and represented her country at

Miss Universe 2013 Miss Universe 2013 was the 62nd Miss Universe pageant, held at the Crocus City Hall in Krasnogorsk, Moscow, Russia on November 9, 2013. At the end of the event, Olivia Culpo of the United States crowned Gabriela Isler of Venezuela as Miss Uni ...

but unplaced

Early life and career

Luna was born in

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on April 20, 1988. Her father is Italian. She grew up in

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and is now based in

Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...

as a professional fashion model for Major Model Management,

Why Not Model Agency Why Not Model Management is a modeling agency based in Milan, Italy, and founded by Tiziana Casali and Vittorio Zeviani in 1976. Models Models and talent currently and previously represented by the agency include: * Aamito Lagum * Adam Senn * Agy ...

and Elite Model Management. Luna speaks five languages, and is a student of Natural Sciences. She also enjoys being a stylist.

Miss Universe Italy 2013

Luna was crowned Miss Universe Italy 2013 on 20 July 2013 at the Rainbow MagicLand theme park in

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. By winning the title, Luna earned the right to represent her country at the

pageant in

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, to be held on November 9, 2013. As part of her prize package, she won a week-long stay in

to attend the prestigious John Casablancas modeling academy, where she received intensive training in all areas of competition to aid her preparation for the Miss Universe pageant.

Miss Universe 2013

Voce represented

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held in

on 9 November 2013 where she vied to succeed outgoing titleholder Olivia Culpo but failed to place in the semifinals.

Other Pageants

Luna is an experienced pageant competitor, having represented Italy at the

Miss International 2008 Miss International 2008, the 48th Miss International pageant, was held on November 8, 2008 at The Venetian Macao in Macau, the presenters are Eric Tsang, Dodo Cheng, Astrid Chan. 63 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown, mar ...

and Miss Earth 2009 pageants. In addition to that, she won the

Top Model of the World The Top Model of the World is an international search for the ultimate model. The event started in 1993 in Miami, organised by the Globana Group.Miss Nederland Miss Nederland is a national Beauty pageant in the Netherlands. The pageant was founded in 1929, where the winners were sent to Miss Universe. History Former pageant From 1929 to 1931, the Netherlands held a national pageant in Amsterdam fo ...

pageant, placing among the Top 6 finalists.

References

External links

Sito ufficiale
di Miss Universo Italia
Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Voce, Luna 1988 births Living people Italian female models Miss Earth 2009 contestants Miss International 2008 delegates Italian people of Dutch descent Dutch people of Italian descent Miss Universe 2013 contestants Italian beauty pageant winners Models from Amsterdam People from Crotone