Roberta Capua | |
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Born |
Roberta Capua 5 December 1968 Naples, Italy |
Nationality | Italian |
Occupation | Television host, ex model |
Years active | 1986 - present |
Title | Miss Italia 1986 |
Spouse(s) | Stefano Cassoli (?-present) |
Children | Leonardo (born 2008) |
Roberta Capua (Naples, 5 December 1968) is an Italian television host.
She became known in the Italian entertainment world with her election as Miss Italia in 1986. Her mother Marisa Jossa had been awarded the same title in 1959. The year after she placed second at Miss Universe.
In 1986, she had her first television role in the music contest Vota la voce, hosted by Claudio Cecchetto. She came back on TV in 1992 to lead the Retequattro's program I bellissimi di Retequattro; three years later she replaced for some week Paola Barale as soubrette of the Italian version of Wheel of Fortune, named La Ruota Della Fortuna.
From 1996 to 1998, she presented with Luciano Rispoli the Telemontecarlo's daily program Tappeto volante and, from 1995 to 1997, hosted Aspettando Beautiful, a short show on air before the famous soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful, and Nonsolomoda.
In 1998, hosted with Giancarlo Magalli the primetime show Fantastica italiana, on Rai 1, and in the summer of the same year presented Cercasi Miss Italia disperatamente.
From 1998 to 2002, together with Tiberio Timperi, hosted the weekend-morning shows Mattina in famiglia and Mezzogiorno in famiglia, while from 2001 was in the cast of the daily morning show I fatti vostri, aired by Rai 2. From 2002 to 2004 she led other two morning shows, Unomattina, with Luca Giurato and then with Marzo Franzelli and Caterina Balivo, and S.O.S. - Unomattina, aired by Rai 1.