beauty is a gift from God

She was one of the most prominent European actresses in the 1950s and early 1960s, and she was an international symbol during this period.

Her life was full of legend and drama.

At the age of 79, she announced her marriage to a 45-year-old boyfriend, but it turned out that someone had impersonated her and defrauded her of her property.

She also had a long legal battle with her only son.

She was known as the "most beautiful woman in the world" - Gina Lollobrigida.

Gina was born on July 4, 1927, in Subiaco, Italy. Her parents owned a furniture manufacturing business, and there were three sisters in the family.

Her father loved painting and sculpture, and Gina's childhood toys were mostly made of waste wood from the furniture factory. Her father often bought some art books, and the family often gathered to study together.

Under the influence of her father, Gina was also very interested in art.

The good life was shattered by the Second World War.

The furniture factory and house were completely destroyed by the war.

The family had to move to Rome to find a new livelihood.

Although the standard of living was not as good as before, Gina was still full of passion and yearning for art.

When she was a teenager, her parents sent Gina to the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome to study sculpture and painting.

Gina was also sensible and would work part-time while studying at school.

Later, she found a modeling job and occasionally appeared in movies and served as a temporary actor.

Although they were all small roles, with only a few scenes each time, she quickly attracted the attention of talent scouts with her sexy and beautiful appearance.

In 1946, at the age of 19, she participated in the Miss Italy competition through the introduction of a talent scout and won third place, becoming well-known overnight.

In 1948, she officially entered the film industry with the film "The Key to Happiness" and successively starred in several films, becoming an Italian popular star at that time.

In 1949, she met Dr. Mier while receiving medical treatment for an injury during filming. They fell in love at first sight and got married the same year.

After getting married, Gina did not choose to be a housewife and prepared to enter Hollywood.

In 1950, she met famous film producer Howard Hughes.

Howard was a playboy, and to control Gina, he cheated her into signing a seven-year preliminary contract.

Howard said very directly: "I can guarantee that you will be popular, but you have to accompany me."

Gina did not want this, preferring to stay in Italy rather than sign this contract with Howard Hughes.

At that time, Howard Hughes still had a certain status in Hollywood, and Gina's journey to Hollywood was not smooth.

Gina became well-known after her appearance in the 1951 film "Watch Out for the Bad Guy!" for her excellent acting skills. The Hollywood film industry then invited her to join.

Her first widely popular English-language film was "Beat the Devil" in 1953. In 1956, she played the female lead role of Esmeralda in "The Hunchback of Notre Dame," which became one of her representative works.

In the same year, she appeared in "The Most Beautiful Woman in the World" and was called "the most beautiful woman in the world."

After playing this role, she decided to temporarily return to family life at nearly 30 years old.

On July 28, 1957, her only son Andrea Milko was born.

After the birth of the child, she began her acting career again, and later her husband became her agent.

Until 1966, they started living separately due to some reasons and officially divorced in 1971.

Her acting career has seen more than 70 films and television works, and starting in the early 1970s, she began a second career as a photographer journalist.