Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Morena in the 1980s
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Born |
Lolita Laura Morena 15 October 1960 Cantiano, Italy |
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Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Weight | 49.7 kg (110 lb) |
Hair color | Brown |
Eye color | Green |
Title(s) | Miss Switzerland 1982 |
Major competition(s) |
Miss Switzerland 1982 (Winner) Miss World 1982 (3rd runner-up) (Miss Photogenic) Miss Universe 1983 (3rd runner-up) (Miss Photogenic) |
Spouse | Lothar Matthäus (1994–1999) |
Children | Loris (born 1992) |
Lolita Laura Morena (born 15 October 1960 in Cantiano, Italy) is a Swiss model, actress, and television hostess.
She was a student in egyptology when she won the Miss Switzerland pageant in 1982. She went on to represent her country at Miss World 1982 and Miss Universe 1983. Coincidentally she finished as 3rd runner-up in both pageants and was awarded the Miss Photogenic Award twice.
A polyglot, Lolita Morena has worked with television, not just in her native Italy, but also in Switzerland and Germany. She co-hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 1989 from Lausanne along with Jacques Deschenaux. She also hosted the Swiss national selection for Eurovision in 1991.
Lolita has continued her work at the French branch of Swiss television and recently starred in the comedy series Les Pique-Meurons.
From 1994 to 1999, she was married to German football player Lothar Matthäus with whom she had a son, Loris.