Francesca Chillemi

Italian actress Francesca Chillemi first gained national attention when she won Miss Italia 2003 at age 18. Born in Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto, Sicily, she is a former model and showgirl who moved into acting and television presenting. She is best known for her role as Azzurra Leonardi in the RAI drama "Che Dio ci aiuti."

Chillemi has been active in entertainment since 2003, building a career that spans over two decades. In 2009, she was photographed with Mutassim Gaddafi, son of the Libyan leader, though she later clarified they were only friends. She is in a relationship with Stefano Rosso, shareholder of the OTB Group, and the couple has a daughter born in 2016. The family relocated to New York the following year. She is 5'7" tall, with black hair and brown eyes, and maintains a following of 1.5 million on Instagram.