Italian women television presenters

Maria Giovanna Elmi (born 25 August 1940, in Rome) is an Italian former television announcer, presenter, journalist, actress and singer.
Born in Rome, Italy, Elmi attended the faculty of letter at the university, then in 1968 she was employed by RAI TV as an announcer.
Her popularity raised in early seventies, when she hosted the children show Il dirigibile together with the singer Mal, playing the fairy Azzurrina, from which she inherited the nickname "fatina" (i.e. young fairy in Italian).Elmi hosted two editions of the Sanremo Music Festival (in 1977 and 1978).
She ranked at first place in two public polls of the most appreciated female television personalities in 1970 (Doxa) and in 1981 (Abacus).In 1970 Elmi also became a journalist and publicist, collaborating for three years with the newspaper Il Messaggero and later with a large number of magazines and newspapers. In 2005 she took part to the reality show L'isola dei famosi, ranking third. She considers herself Roman Catholic.

Cinzia Fiordeponti, best known as Cinzia De Ponti (born 3 October 1960), is an Italian actress, model, television personality and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Italia 1979 and second runner-up to Miss Universe 1982.

Maria De Filippi (born 5 December 1961) is an Italian television host and the owner of the television production company Fascino PGT. She is regarded as one of the most popular presenters in Italy.

Emma Danieli (born Emma Fretta; 14 October 1936 – 21 June 1998) was an Italian actress and television personality.

Rita dalla Chiesa (born 31 August 1947) is an Italian television presenter and politician.

Luisa Corna (born 2 December 1965) is an Italian television presenter, singer, model, and actress.
Born in Palazzolo sull'Oglio, Brescia, at 16 years old Corna began her career as a model for, among others, Dolce & Gabbana, Missoni and Mariella Burani; she also posed for photographers Helmut Newton and Arthur Elgort. In 1992 she ranked second at the Castrocaro Music Festival with the song "Dove vanno a finire gli amori". In the late 1990s Corna began her television career, hosting several television programs such as Tira e Molla, Domenica in and Controcampo. In 2002 she entered the main competition at the Sanremo Music Festival, ranking fourth with the song "Ora che ho bisogno di te", a duet with Fausto Leali.Corna also appeared on several films and television series, and dubbed in the Italian version of the animated film Shark Tale.

Beatrice Cori (real name Beatrice Cagnoni) (20 March 1943 - 8 February 2000) was an Italian Rai television presenter and model. She introduced the Italian entry sung by Alan Sorrenti in Eurovision Song Contest 1980.

Rossella Como (29 January 1939 – 20 December 1986) was an Italian actress and television personality.

Antonella Clerici (Italian pronunciation: [antoˈnɛlla ˈklɛːritʃi]; born in Legnano on 6 December 1963) is an Italian television host and journalist. She's the fourth woman to have presented Sanremo Music Festival, after Loretta Goggi, Raffaella Carrà and Simona Ventura

Aba Cercato (born 1 May 1939) is an Italian former television presenter and announcer.