Sylvie Lubamba (born ''Renée Sylvie Lubamba'' on 29 February 1972) is an Italian model,

showgirl A showgirl is a female dancer or performer in a stage entertainment show intended to showcase the performer's physical attributes, typically by way of revealing clothing, toplessness, or nudity. History Showgirls date back to the late 180 ...

and

TV presenter A television presenter (or television host, some become a "television personality") is a person who introduces, hosts television programs, often serving as a mediator for the program and the audience. Nowadays, it is common for people who garner ...

Biography

Lubamba was born in

Florence Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany Regions of Italy, region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants in 2016, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.Bilan ...

to parents from Kinshasa. She studied in a

Piarists The Piarists (), officially named the Order of Poor Clerics Regular of the Mother of God of the Pious Schools ( la, Ordo Clericorum Regularium pauperum Matris Dei Scholarum Piarum), abbreviated SchP, is a religious order of clerics regular of the ...

College and in 1992 was elected ''Miss Toscana''. After some years as a model, and with minor roles in TV shows, she became ''Letterina ("Letter-carrier")'' in Canale 5's '' Passaparola''. She later participated in the Italian version of '' The Farm''. In 1998 she began her television career in the program ''Guida al campionato'' with Alberto Brandi. In 2004 she had her most successful moment as a soubrette of the ''Markette'' conducted by

Piero Chiambretti Piero Chiambretti (born 30 May 1956) is an Italian television presenter. Biography Born on 30 May 1956 in Aosta to Felicita Chiambretti, an 18-year-old single mother, he grew up in Turin. He later moved to Bologna, where he studied Arts, Music ...

La7 La7 is an Italian free-to-air television channel owned by Cairo Communication. Until 2013 it was a pay-per-view channel owned by Telecom Italia Media and operated by Telecom Italia. Signal overspill means that parts of Albania, Croatia, Swi ...

. In 2005 she participated in the reality show ''The Mole''. She speaks fluent

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

and French. In January 2006, the penal court of

Grosseto Grosseto () is a city and ''comune'' in the central Italian region of Tuscany, the capital of the Province of Grosseto. The city lies from the Tyrrhenian Sea, in the Maremma, at the centre of an alluvial plain on the Ombrone river. It is the ...

sentenced her to five months and twenty days in jail for improper use of credit cards. On 7 August 2014, she was arrested for the same crimes. On 2 April 2015 she was among the prisoners who had their feet washed by

Pope Francis Pope Francis ( la, Franciscus; it, Francesco; es, link=, Francisco; born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 17 December 1936) is the head of the Catholic Church. He has been the bishop of Rome and sovereign of the Vatican City State since 13 March 2013. ...

Sylvie Lubamba parla per la prima volta dopo la libertà: "In carcere ho riscoperto la fede"
/ref> in the prison of

Rebibbia Rebibbia is an urban zone of Rome, Italy. It was located on the road Via Tiburtina on the north-east edge of the city. Administratively Rebibbia is part of both Ponte Mammolo quarter of Rome and Municipio IV of Rome. The suburb, first developed ...

. On

Christmas Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world. A feast central to the Christian liturgical year ...

2017, she was released after serving three years and four months in jail.

Filmography

* “ Ivo il Tardivo” dir. A. Benvenuti * “ Chiavi in mano” dir. M. Laurenti * “

Finalmente soli ''Finalmente soli'' is an Italian sitcom. It is a spin-off of ''Io e la mamma''. After the closing of the series, three TV-movies were produced between 2007 and 2008. Cast *Gerry Scotti: Gigi Mantelli * Maria Amelia Monti: Alice Fumagalli * R ...

” dir. U. Marino * “ Figli di Annibale” dir. F. Ferrario * “ Fughe da Fermo” dir. E. Nesi * “ Ridere fino a volare” dir. A. Antonacci e F. Bianchini, co-protagonist

References

External links

* 1972 births Living people Models from Florence Italian female models Participants in Italian reality television series Italian criminals Mass media people from Florence {{Italy-tv-bio-stub