A kind of "curly" lettuce was named after her "lollo".
Had Ł10,000 worth of jewels stolen from a bag in November 1998. This happened at a hotel reception in Munich Germany while she was waiting for a taxi to the airport. [November 1998]
Born at 8:0am-CET
She was a successful photo-jounalist and scooping the world's press by obtaining an exclusive interview with Fidel Castro.
She came third in the Miss Italy competition 1947 behind Lucia Bosé and Gianna Maria Canale.
Measurements: 35 1/2-20-35 1/2 (competing in Miss Italy pagaent - 1947), 36-22- 35 (self-described- 1955), 37-21-35 1/2 (studio fittings 1956-57), 34-23 1/2-34 (measured in 1985), (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)
Sisters: Guiliana, Maria, Fernanda
Son, Milko
Grandson, Dimitri Milko
Was considered for the role of Asunción Olazábal in "Más allá del horizonte" (1993). The part went to Luisa Kuliok.
Head of jury at the Berlin International Film Festival 1986
Gina Lollobrigida Detailed Biography
Gina Lollobrigida (born on July 4, 1927) is an Italian actress who was born Luigina Lollobrigida in Subiaco, Italy in the Lazio region.
Lollobrigida is the daughter of a furniture manufacturer, and spent her youth in a picturesque mountain village. In her youth, Gina did some modeling, and from there she went to participate successfully in several beauty contests. At around this time, she began appearing in Italian language films. In 1947, Gina entered the Miss Italy pageant and came in 3rd place.
In 1949 she married a Yugoslavian physician, Milko Skofic. (They had one son, and were divorced in 1971). Her beauty brought her to the attention of Hollywood, making her first American film, Beat the Devil, in 1953. Following that, she was cast in a series of light romantic comedies considered minor by some. As her popularity increased, Lollobrigida earned the nickname "The World's Most Beautiful Woman" after her signature 1955 movie. In 1966 Gina had an affair with comedian Jerry Lewis. She has now largely retired from acting, and concentrates on photography and business ventures. In 1999, she contested the elections for European Parliament unsuccessfully.
