The 86th edition of the competition lands in Porto San Giorgio: 40 finalists, new special bands and a VIP jury for an evening that marks the return to Rai after 13 years.
The final of Miss Italy 2025 The new queen of beauty is preparing to crow. Tonight, al Palasavelli of Porto San Giorgio (Province of Fermo), the 40 girls arrived from all over Italy will compete for the title of the 86th edition. The patron Patrizia Mirigliani He does not hide the emotion: “It is the dream I had been chasing for years – he said – reporting the competition in Rai means honoring the memory of my father Enzo”. Words that confirm the desire to give continuity to an event that from the post -war period to date continues to tell Italy.
Presenter and jury
To lead the evening will be Nunzia De Girolamoflanked by the Rai journalist Marco Carrarain charge of intercepting the social public also. The jury, varied and with a transversal profile, brings together Alba Parietti, Rossella Erra, Maurizio Casagrandethe journalist Bianca Luna Santoro And Francesca Pascalecivil rights activist. A choice that wants to underline how Miss Italia is no longer just a walkway, but also comparison of ideas, personality and social commitment.
The finalists and stories
The competitors arrived in the final are forty: winds selected in the regional competitions and twenty released from the prefinals of Numana, who at the beginning of September saw 219 girls challenge each other for a place at PalaSavelli. The Miss will be divided into two teams, led by Ofelia Passapters (Miss Italy 2024) e Edelfa Chiara Masciotta (Miss Italy 2005).
The tests will not limit themselves to the bearing, but will show off Singing, dance, acting and particular skills. Among the most emblematic stories that of Alice PetagnaMiss Abruzzo, 29 years old, five months pregnant and riding athlete: “Pregnancy is not a handicap – he said – you have to move, never stop”. A stance that turned on the debate on the relationship between maternity and beauty contests.
There is then Chiara CenciMiss Trentino Alto Adige, just eighteen years old and football referee, who dreams of inspiring other girls to follow his way. Or again Desirée ColliniMiss Molise, dancer with an inclusive dream: open a dance school for girls with disabilities. Among the most discussed also Arlyn Esther Santosborn in Santo Domingo and in the race as Miss Eleganza Lombardia: its traits remember those of Denny Mendezthe Miss that in 1996 divided Italy.
Curiosity and new bands
The competitors are aged between 18 and 29 years old, with eight very young people who are just adults and two veterans, Alice Petagna and Monica Russo. The heights oscillate between 1.65 and 1.80 meters, while life paths are the most disparate: university, workers, athletes, mothers, barists, violinists, referees, performers.
This year two new special bands will be introduced: Miss San Marinoin homage to the state that hosts the direct, and Miss Influencera sign of the times and the growing weight of digital communication.
A tradition that resists
Miss Italia continues to divide and make people discuss. In 2013 the then president of the Chamber Laura Boldrini decreed its obsolescence, but the competition resisted criticism and today returns to Rai for a relaunch that mixes tradition and contemporaneity.
Since 1939, the year of his birth as “5000 lire for a smile”, The competition launched memorable careers: from Sophia Loren to Gina Lollobrigidafrom Martina Colombari to Miriam Leoneup to TV presenters such as Caterina Balivo And Francesca Chillemi.
Eighty -six editions later, Miss Italy remains a mirror of the country, with its contradictions and transformations. Who will be the new queen of beauty? And above all, how many Italians will still choose to look at it?
Fashion and music protagonists
On stage there will be musical performances: among the expected guests Guè, shablo, torment, joshuatogether with Rkomi, Serhat, Senhit and the dancers of Dancing with the stars, Samuel Peron And Vera kinnunen.
The catwalk will become a stage of high fashion with the collection by Ermanno Scervinosymbol of Italian femininity and elegance.
The social commitment
Next to the show, Miss Italy confirms its social soul: Lilt And Heart projects Foundation They will be present with a mobile unit for breast prevention, activates outside PalaSavelli throughout the day.
Where to see Miss Italy 2025
The final will be transmitted Monday 15 September 2025 to 21.30 in Direct in Eurovision on Raiplay and on San Marino RTV (Digital terrestrial channel 550, Sky and Tivùsat). The evening will also be available on Average DAB in radio version.
