Undisputed queen of Italian television, Simona Ventura it has always been, since the beginning, a voice out of the chorus. Irreverent, energetic, versatile and original in her way of being in front of the cameras but not only: Simona Ventura has always been a trendsettera personality capable of inspiring thousands of women by launching real trends with every appearance on TV.
Who, nei early 2000sdid not look with dreamy eyes at his designer clothes Dolce&Gabbana that glittered on the stage of the Sanremo Festival? And again, who hasn't entertained the idea of being super chic by wearing a chenille jumpsuit embellished to the point of becoming a piece you absolutely must own? His more than thirty-year career has been so relevant from a stylistic point of view that we couldn't help but collect it for you 10 of her unforgettable looks.
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Choosing only 10 however, let's say it straight away, was difficult and perhaps an understatement, because between different seasons ofIsland of the Famous and of XFactor and a decade of playing with Those who Football, the versions of Simona that we were able to admire were many, many. She deserves credit for her intuition bring big brands into the most popular living roomsto promote a well-defined style, which can only hold up if there is also a lot of personality underneath the sequins and sequins.
Her personality led her to not give up even when, as you may have read recently, she had to deal with an annoying health problem. A paresis of the seventh nerve facial expression which did not prevent her from continuing to do her job, even if with difficulty – certainly not only physical -. A choice that was not at all obvious, carried out with decision and courage beyond the criticisms and taboos linked to the image of television characters, who for many should always appear perfect and free of fragility.
Simona Ventura, in Roberto Cavalli, poses in the studios of Beasts, Rai Due program in which she was a guest.
Maurizio D'Avanzo / ipa-agency.netAn example of strength that emerged once again during his appearance at Beasts – as a guest on the evening of April 16th – tackled with blows animalier, from the shirt to the dizzying pumps. Because, as you will also see from the next looks, if no one puts Baby in a corner, let alone Super Simo.
1. Sport first of all

A portrait from 1996 in which Simona Ventura wears a costume with the Olympic Flag.
Mondadori Portfolio/Getty ImagesPassion for sport in a Miss body: Simona Ventura arrives in the world of entertainment after several beauty contests. She wins the historian Miss Muretto in Alassio, participating rightfully first in Miss Italy and then to Miss Universe. But beyond beauty there is more and at the beginning of the nineties she began her career as a sports journalist. Which is no coincidence as she graduated fromIsef and huge sports fan in general.
2. First evening in mini

Simona Ventura with Alberto Castagna in the studio of Hearts and Coins in 1995.
Mondadori Portfolio/Getty ImagesBuilding on the success of programs such as Never say goal, Sports Sunday And Shall we bet that…?Simona Ventura is entrusted with the prime time on Canale 5 together with Alberto Castagna, Francesca Rettondini and Antonella Elia. His looks? Strictly mini and dynamic, in full Nineties Mediaset style.
3. A Sanremo in Dolce & Gabbana

One of the Dolce&Gabbana dresses worn by Simona Ventura on the Sanremo stage in 2004.
Alberto Terenghi / ipa-agency.netShe was one of the few female presenters on the Ariston stage. In 2004 she was entrusted with the 54th edition of the Sanremo Festivalof which rather than remembering the podium we remember, as we saw it yesterday, the looks of Super Simo. The partnership with Dolce&Gabbana proved to be a winner and brought incredible dresses to the stage, night after night, which perfectly embodied the style of the time. The year was 2004, there were the bustier and the exposed bra-style straps, the sequins, the jewel crosses which hung over the décolleté. And yes, we were happy.
4. With jeans at Ariston

Simona Ventura on stage at the 54th edition of the Sanremo Festival in 2004 with a Dolce&Gabbana look.
Alberto Terenghi / ipa-agency.netLet's stop for a moment on the Festival because there was a moment that, in addition to being unforgettable, will go down in history as a record held for a long time: Simona Ventura she was the only presenter to wear jeans in Sanremo, at least until the arrival of Marco Mengoni, as co-host of the prime time during the last 2024 edition. Low-waisted, used effect and with two large cuts on the knees: revolutionary.
5. What animalier do you feel it?

Simona Ventura at the Cannes Film Festival in 2006 with a Dolce&Gabbana dress.
Daniele VenturelliSometimes they return and the animalier, on Simona, always willingly comes back to be noticed. The year was 2006, the occasion was one party at the Cannes Film Festival and you can guess the designer even with your eyes half closed: pattern leopard print and lace borders on the décolleté with a push-up effect, things that are so difficult to put together that only Dolce & Gabbana they can do it right. Anyone who says otherwise is lying.
6. Chic chenille jumpsuits

Simona Ventura in Milan, in 2009, for the launch of the tracksuit collection of her Star Chic brand.
Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty ImagesAnyone who was a teenager in the first decade of the 2000s will remember the advent of Juicy Couturea brand that wanted us all in tracksuits, possibly in chenille, colorful and why not even with a few rhinestones here and there. The potential of the elegant suit certainly did not go unnoticed by Simona, who in that very period launches his brand Star Chicspecialized in highly glamorous jumpsuits.
7. Evening wear goes into prime time

Simona Ventura in 2010 hosting theIsland of the Famous with a Valentino evening dress.
Stefania D'Alessandro/Getty ImagesThe evening dresses in prime time they are mostly reserved for a context such as the Sanremo Festival, at least from the year 2000 onwards. However, as a true queen of TV, she made the hosting ofIsland of the Famous more sophisticated than ever, showing off, evening after evening, red carpet creations, made of sequins, tulle and princess skirts.
8. Sunday, the games and the pencil skirt

Simona Ventura in 2009 hosting Those who football with a Love Sex Money look.
Morena Brengola/Getty ImagesOne of Simona Ventura's most famous television roles is linked to Sundays and football matches. Hold the reins of a program like Those who football, in a predominantly male context, was no small mission. Then do it with looks that are always impeccable and never banal, with pencil skirts and cardigans that wink atoffice style but they are combined with dizzying necklines (without falling into the cliché of the showgirl in skimpy clothes), it's not for everyone.
9. Red carpet with suit
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Simona Ventura on the red carpet of Rome Film Festival in 2008.
Alessandra Benedetti – Corbis/Getty ImagesWe have seen her in minis, with vaporous red carpet dresses, with important push-ups, but her ability to transform herself and follow trends, or rather dictate them, has given us much more. An example? The tuxedo for her on the red carpet. Here we see her in 2008 Rome Film Festivalin black and white and with plateauat the time, the order.
10. A star among stars
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Simona Ventura together with Samuel Peron during the first episode of the 2023 edition of Dancing with the Stars
Mondadori Portfolio/Getty ImagesThe latest look can not fail to mention its recent participation to Dancing with the Stars. A talented dancer, Simona Ventura fit perfectly into the part and costumes that we are used to observing on the stage of the successful show hosted by Milly Carlucci. Sequins and fringes as if they were raining.
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