In 1947 she was one of the girls in the Miss Italia contest. Lucia Bose' became "The Queen", and nearby, on the stage of Stresa, were some other future stars of Italian cinema: Gina Lollobrigida Silvana Mangano, Eleonora Rossi Drago and Gianna Maria Canale



Mother of Veronica De Laurentiis, Raffaella De Laurentiis, Federico De Laurentiis and Francesca DeLaurentiis. Not having the same kind of drive as her two other Italian sexpot competitors, Sophia Loren and Gina Lollobrigida, Mangano's career was completely controlled by husband Dino De Laurentiis. Her most famous role, the earthy Riso amaro (1949), had her out toiling ever so sexily in the rice fields. Lucille Ball did a hilarious spoof on this movie on her "I Love Lucy" (1951) show. Lucy is spotted by a famous Italian movie director and chosen to play a part in his new movie, "Bitter Grapes," that ends up with her toiling in her now famous grape-stomping vat scene. Measurements: 36-25-35 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine) Grandmother of Giada De Laurentiis - star of the Food Network -, Dino De Laurentiis, Eloisa De Laurentiis and Igor De Laurentiis.