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IlaryBlasi
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IlaryBlasi(born28April1981)isanItalianshowgirl,
model,[1]televisionpersonality,andformerchild
actress.[2]

IlaryBlasi

Contents
1Earlylife
2Career
2.1Earlycareer

Born

2.2Insearchofsuccess

Occupation Showgirl,model,television
personality,childactress

2.3Thefame

28April1981

2.3.1RegularpresenceonTV
2.3.2Advertising
3Personallife
4References

Earlylife
BlasiwasborninRome,daughterofRobertoandDaniela.Hermotherchosehername.AsafanofWestern
movies,shenamedthedaughterafteroneofherfavouriteheroines.Danielaalsochosethenameforthe
youngestdaughter,Melory,whoafterSilviaandIlaryisthelastmemberoftheBlasifamily.Blasi's
introductiontoshowbusinesswasduetohermother.Asshedeclaredinaninterview,aneighbourtoldher
motherthatanagencywasrecruitingablondechildwithblueeyesforanadvertisementofthe"Panettone
Galbusera",DanielabroughtBlasitothecasting,andshewasselectedforherfirstjob.

Career
Earlycareer
Shejoinedshowbusinessveryearly:attheageof3BlasishotherfirstTVads,at5shedebutedinthe
cinemawithalittleroleinthemovie"David&David"directedbyGiorgioCapitani,whileat6shewasin
thecastof"Dagrande"ofFrancoAmurri(inthismoviehernameapperaredinthefinalcreditswiththe
Englishdistortion"HilaryBlasi")and"Viziodivivere"byDinoRisi.Latershewasinthemovie"Fioridi
zucca"(1988)byStefanoPomillaand"Ladolcecasadegliorrori"(1989)byLucioFulci.Inthatperiodshe
didtestimonialsforvariousadvertisers,liketheonefortheoil"Cuore"withherwholefamily,
"Cicciobello"doll,"Renault"carsand"BarillaGroup","Galbusera","Findus","Balocco"and"Sanson"
(food).
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Insearchofsuccess
Attheendofthe1990sBlasiwasalmost20yearsoldandwastryingdifferentapproachestogetbackinto
showbusinesssheworkedasamodelforthephotostoriesdonebythe"Lancio"publishinghouse,she
posednudeforafewphotoshootsandwalkedtherunwaysforsomeofthefashionagenciesinRome,she
joinedthecomedy"Tassinarinlove"directedbyRobertodiSanteattheTestacciotheaterinRome,and
competedinthe"MissItalia"pageantin1998,withthenumber22attheageof17wearingthebeltof
"MissCinemaLazio".ShehadherfirstTVrole,althoughitwouldnotinfluencethecourseofhercareer,by
joiningthecastofthe1999editionof"Scherziaparte".AsBlasiwantedtocontinuetoworkinTV,after
twoyearsspentinparticipatinginmanycastings,allwithnegativeresponse,shedecidedtomakealast
attempt.SheappliedtothecastingforthepredinnerquizgameofCanale5"Passaparola"hostedbyGerry
Scottiandshewasrecruitedforthe2001/2002edition.

Thefame
RegularpresenceonTV
IlaryBlasifinallybeganherrealTVcareeronthe10September2001,debutinginPassaparolaasoneof
thesixmemberofthedancetroupe,called"Letterine"(whichmeans"littleletters"astheshowisabout
wordgames).TocompletethedancingcastthereweretheveteransDanielBello,SilviaToffaninand
AlessiaFabianiandthenewlyhiredAlessiaVenturaandLudmillaRadtchenko.Duringthe2002/2003
editionBlasiwasinhersecondseasonasaLetterinaaswasAlessiaVentura,andtheywerejoinedby
FedericaVillani,CosmannaArdillo,FrancescaLodoandMorenaSalvino.
OncetheexperienceasaLetterinawasoverinJune2003,Blasimovedtothechannel"Rai2"tohostthe
summereditionofthemusicalformat"Topofthepop"togetherwithAlvin,touringbetweenthecitiesof
Diamante,CagliariandTempioPausaniaandpresentingtwoshowsperweek(Saturdayat2pmand
Thursdayat10:40pm).
InSeptember2003BlasiwasbesideFabioFazioinhisnewshowChetempochefa(How'stheweather),
broadcaston"Rai3"untilMay2004.Intheshow,onairfromFridaytoSunday,Blasiwascommittedto
introducetheconnectionwiththevariouscorrespondents,topresentthespecialguestsinthestudioandto
readtheweatherforecastattheendoftheepisode.FromJanuary2004,tocelebrate50yearsoftheItalian
publicbroadcaster"Rai",BlasimadealittlerunwayeverySaturdaywearingadressusedinTVshowsthat
areconsideredtobemilestonesinthehistoryofRai.
On8March2004,aspartoftheItalianwomen'sday,shehostedaspecialepisodeof"LeIeneshow",
joiningLucaBizzarriandPaoloKessisoglu(whonormallyhosttheshow)togetherwithElisabettaCanalis
andKasiaSmutniak.
From18September2004shecamebacktohostagainwithAlvin,fortheItalianeditionof"Cd:Live"on
Rai2.MeanwhileshecontinuedherexperiencebesideFabioFaziointhenewseasonof"Chetempoche
fa"onRai3,till9April2005.OnthatdayshewasinterviewedlivebyFazioandsheadmittedinpublicto
beingpregnant.Atthe3rdmonthshelettheaudienceknowtoexpectthebabybytheendofOctoberand
herboyfriendconfirmedthenewswithaphonecallwhileonair.BlasiwastobereplacedbytheSwedish
showgirlFilippaLagerback.Insteadherlastepisodeof"CD:Live"wasbroadcaston4Junewithher
showingacurviersilhouetteandsheintroducedthegirlwhowouldplayherrole:GiorgiaPalmas.
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In2006shewasthecohostof56thSanremoMusicFestivalwithGiorgioPanarielloandVictoriaCabello.
Stillin2006shehostedtheeditionofFestivalbarwith"IlMagoForest"(ForestthemagicianaliasMichele
Foresta)andCristinaChiabotto.
From15January2007sheonceagainjoinedtheduoofcomedians"LucaePaolo"(Bizzarriand
Kessisoglu)tohost"LeIene"andattheendoftheseason,May2007,shewasattheendofhersecond
pregnancy.
InSeptember2007shehostedashowfromthe"Gialappa'sband"withForest"Maidirecandid".Theshow
wasonairduringpeaktimebefore"LeIene",broadcastatlatenightalwayswithBlasiand"LucaePaolo".
InSeptember2008shewasjoinedbyFabioDeLuigi,whoreplacesLucaePaolofortheautumneditionof
"leIene".In2009theduowentbackwithBlasiandtheykeptonhosting"LeIene"untilspring2011.After
thesummerof2011IlaryhostedtheshowwithactorLucaArgenteroandcomedianEnricoBrignanountil
November2011.The2012editionstartedwithBlasiandBrignanojoinedbytheactorAlessandroGassman
duringthefirstepisodes,replacedthenbytheshowmanPippoBaudoforonlyonespecialepisode,andthe
actorClaudioAmendolatilltheendoftheseason.
Advertising
Herfirstroleinanadvertisementafterjoining"Passaparola"goesbacktoJune2002andwasmadeto
promotethesuntanningproductsofthe"Bilboa"brand.Thecommercialhadagreatsuccessandthe
audiencecouldadmireIlarywalkingtoplessonthebeachoftheislandofLadigue,Seychelles.
InOctober2002thefashionbrand"BonBon"bookedBlasitobethemodelofthefall/wintercatalogue,
beforerepeatingforthenextcollectionspring/summer2003.
InMarch2003sheworkedasadesignerfortheBritishbrand"MissCriminal"(secondbrandofthemore
popular"Criminal"),createdhercollectionthatwouldbepresentedon23Aprilofthesameyearin
Ravenna,andlatereveninMilan,TurinandPalermo.
AttheendofMarch2004thelingeriebrand"Emmec"choseherasthemodelforthe"Malandrina"
collectionandsheappearedinthecataloguedressedonlywithbras,stringsandthongs.
From1January2005theVicenzabasedjewelcompany"Comete"pickedhertorepresenttheircollection,
placingherbesideherpartnerFrancescoTotti,alreadybrandambassadorofthecompany.
During2007she'smodelingforthecatalogueofeyewear"Vogue",posingforbothprintedandweb
campaign.
Priortothelaunchofthefall/winter07/08collection,Ilarybecomesambassadorofthefitnessclothing
brand"Eke".
FromOctober2007till2011sheisthetestimonialofaseriesofcommercialsforthemobilenetworking
company"Vodafone",shotwithherhusbandFrancescoTottiandA.C.MilanmidfielderGennaroGattuso,
andlaterwiththecomedianFlavioInsinna,TVhostFrancescoFacchinetti,singerCesareCremoniniand
Luca&Paolofrom"LeIene".
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From2010sheisthetestimonialofthejewelrychain"Stroilioro",sheinauguratetwoflagshipstoresin
MilanandRomepromotingthelaunchofthenewsilverandgoldentattooscreatedbythecompany.

Personallife
Sheisthesecondofthreesistersheroldersister'snameisSilviaandheryoungersister'sMelory.She
marriedtheWorldCupwinningfootballplayerFrancescoTottion19June2005[3]theyhaveason,
Cristian(bornon6November2005),andadaughter,Chanel(bornon13May2007).[2]

References
1. ^"IlaryBlasi:HerGirlsHaveGoneWild"(http://www.kickette.com/ilaryblasihergirlshavegonewild/).
Kickette.com.13May2011.Retrieved4April2011.
2. ^ab"Sumantasid"(4May2008)."IlaryBlasiBiography"
(http://www.zimbio.com/Ilary+Blasi/articles/2/Ilary+Blasi+Biography).Zimbio.Retrieved4April2011.
3. ^http://www.footballers.info/francescototti/

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