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Who is Elisabetta Gregoraci?

Elisabetta Gregoraci was born on the 8th February 1980 and is an Italian actress and model. She was born in Calabria, Italy. She has gained popularity through advertising and gossip magazines. She'll marry top Italian Formula One manager Flavio Braitore in 2008 Gregoraci began her career as a dancer for the Italian TV show 'Libero' before replacing top model Eva Herzigova for the Wonderbra campaign. Before she took her first steps in show business, Elisabetta focused her efforts on education. A diploma in accounting in 1998 came first, and she followed it up with a move to Rome and a degree in modern dance. Rome and dance proved to be a winning combination for Elisabetta, since it inspired her to compete for the title of Miss Italy in 1997. Elisabetta used her pageantry exposure to join the world of cinema in 1999. She made three films in a row: Il cielo in una stanza, C'era un cinese in coma and Si sente che sono calabrese. In 2006, Elisabetta was caught in a scandal involving Salvatore Sottile, a high-ranking spokesperson for Italy's foreign ministry. Allegedly, they engaged in a sexual relationship to secure her a television spot, but neither was charged with any wrongdoing. Though Elisabetta denied that anything sexual took place, she had previously stated in ample detail that there had indeed been a relationship. In any case, it did little to harm her career, but destroyed his.