Arianna David Talks About Life After Miss Italia on Rai 2
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Former Miss Italia winner Arianna David was a guest today on the Italian TV programme "Storie al bivio Estate".
The show airs on Rai 2, one of Italy's main public TV channels.
During the programme, Arianna David talked about her life and career after winning the Miss Italia title.
"Storie al bivio" means "Stories at a crossroads" in English, and the summer edition features different guests each episode.
The show gives famous people a chance to share their personal journey with viewers.
Arianna David is known in Italy as a former beauty pageant winner who later worked in television and modelling.
The programme often looks at important moments and choices in a guest's life.
Details about what exactly Arianna David said have not been fully reported, but the summary confirms she spoke about the years following her Miss Italia win.
Summer TV schedules in Italy often include lighter talk shows like this one, which mix celebrity interviews with personal stories.
Rai 2 continues to broadcast "Storie al bivio Estate" as part of its summer programming.
Vocabulary8 words
- Miss Italia
- a famous beauty contest in Italy
- airs
- is shown on TV
- Rai 2
- a big public TV channel in Italy
- career
- the jobs and work a person has done over time
- features
- includes as an important part
- journey
- the path or experiences of someone's life
- pageant
- a beauty contest
- talk shows
- TV programs where people are interviewed and talk
Quiz
Answer key
1. Rai 2 2. Her life after winning Miss Italia 3. True
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Former Miss Italia winner Arianna David was a _____ today on the Italian TV programme "Storie al bivio Estate".
The show airs on _____, one of Italy's main public TV channels.
During the programme, Arianna David talked about her life and _____ after winning the Miss Italia title.
"Storie al bivio" means "Stories at a _____" in English, and the summer edition features different guests each episode.
The show gives famous people a chance to share their personal _____ with viewers.
Arianna David is known in Italy as a former beauty _____ winner who later worked in television and modelling.
The programme often looks at important moments and _____ in a guest's life.
Details about what exactly Arianna David said have not been fully _____, but the summary confirms she spoke about the years following her Miss Italia win.
Summer TV schedules in Italy often include lighter _____ like this one, which mix celebrity interviews with personal stories.
Rai 2 continues to broadcast "Storie al bivio Estate" as part of its summer _____.
Discussion questions
- Why do you think TV shows like to interview former beauty pageant winners?
- What kind of personal stories do you think are most interesting to viewers?
- Do you watch talk shows in the summer? Why or why not?
- What do you think happens to people's careers after winning a beauty pageant?