Enzo Mirigliani (22 April 1917 – 26 September 2011) was an Italian television personality and the head of the
Miss Italia
Miss Italia is a beauty pageant awarding prizes every year to young, female contestants from Italy. Since the first edition of the contest in 1939 many of the contestants have gone on to notable careers in television and film.
History
The foreru ...
beauty pageant for over 50 years.
Born in
Santa Caterina dello Ionio in
Calabria
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, Italy, Mirigliani became the head of Miss Italy in 1959. Over the years, he created many other shows. He stepped down as head of Miss Italy in 2010, and died the following year at the
Gemelli Clinic in Rome, aged 94. He was Commander in the
Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
The Order of Merit of the Italian Republic ( it, Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana) is the senior Italian order of merit. It was established in 1951 by the second President of the Italian Republic, Luigi Einaudi.
The highest-ranking ...
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References
1917 births
2011 deaths
People from Calabria
People from the Province of Catanzaro
Italian television personalities
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