Alice Sabatini | |
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| Born | (1996-10-12) 12 October 1996 Orbetello, Italy |
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| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] or 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2][3] |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Italia 2015 |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Major competition | Miss Italia 2015 (winner) |
Alice Sabatini (born 12 October 1996) is an Italian model, beauty pageant titleholder, and former basketball player who was the winner of Miss Italia 2015.
Biography
Sabatini was born in Orbetello (Tuscany),[2] and grew up in Montalto di Castro (Lazio).[1]
Between 2011 and 2015 she played as a forward[3] on the Santa Marinella (IT) professional basketball team; the team was eventually promoted to Serie A2 in 2014.[2]
She participated in the 2013 edition of Miss Grand Prix, winning the Miss Tisanoreica band.[4]
Miss Italia 2015
In 2015 Sabatini participated in the Miss Italia competition. During the contest she unexpectedly achieved notoriety when she was asked in which period of history she would have liked to live in, to which she replied "In '42", much to the spectators' shock. Her reasoning was that, as a woman, she would have experienced World War II without having to fight in it. She eventually won the crown on 21 September, but was heavily ridiculed for her answer.[5][6]
A few days after winning the title, Sabatini was asked during an interview about her favorite Italian historical figure, to which she replied "Michael Jordan", being a huge fan of him. This led to another barrage of mockery.[7] Because of the mounting derision against her for her response, she later ended up suffering from depression and panic attacks.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Miss Italia 2015" (in Italian). 22 September 2015. Archived from the original on 6 October 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- ^ a b c Alice Sabatini - Lega Basket Femminile
- ^ a b Profile at eurobasket.com
- ^ "Comunicato stampa dell'organizzazione di Miss Grand Prix" (PDF). missgrandprix.com (in Italian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- ^ a b Swanson, David (6 August 2021). "Hiroshima Is A Lie". Scoop. World Beyond War. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ Saul, Heather (23 September 2015). "Miss Italy winner mocked after telling judges year she would most like to live in is 1942". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-01-01. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ Palazzo, Chiara (24 September 2015). "Miss Italy says Michael Jordan is her 'favourite Italian historical figure'". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
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