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...game works. "[I want to be] a showgirl," she told an Italian newspaper. "I am interested in politics, too ... I'd rather be a candidate for the Chamber of Parliament. Papi Silvio would take care of that." Last year, Berlusconi formalized the politics-showgirls link, appointing Mara Carfagna, 32, a former velina and topless model, as his Minister for Equal Opportunities. This summer his party nominated four young starlets as candidates for the European parliamentary elections. "The idea was to make the party younger," says Elisa Alloro, a 33-year-old television presenter who was initially proposed as a candidate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Silvio Berlusconi Uses Women on TV | 11/30/2009 | See Source »

...West. He uses international diplomacy to practice his best and worst one-liners; he flaunts his wealth and insults the many magistrates who persistently investigate his business dealings; and, as of late, he has boasted of his Casanova charms, publicly swooning over a former showgirl turned politician, Mara Carfagna, whom he appointed his Minister of Equal Opportunity last year. (His trusted ally Umberto Bossi referred this week to Berlusconi's reputed use of Viagra...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Berlusconi and the Girl: No Spice, Thank You | 5/29/2009 | See Source »

...years ago, Berlusconi was forced to publicly apologize after Lario wrote to the left-leaning La Repubblica newspaper complaining that her husband had damaged her reputation by swooning over TV star Mara Carfagna. "Forgive me, I beg you," Berlusconi wrote in an open letter to his wife. "And take this public show of my private pride giving in to your fury as an act of love." But the sincerity of his apology is another matter; the same Carfagna is now the Minister for Equal Opportunities. (See 10 things to do in Rome...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Berlusconi Under Attack — from His Wife | 4/30/2009 | See Source »

...committee, shocked and more than a little dismayed, then called an emergency meeting June 2 to find a speaker from the list of names, the seniors had voted favorites committee member Peter S. Carfagna '75 explained yesterday...

Author: By Christopher B. Daly, | Title: Dick Gregory Agrees to Talk On Class Day | 6/9/1975 | See Source »

When contacted, Gregory said he would he glad to come and would waive his usual speaking fee. He has also agreed to speak at the Varsity Letterwinners' dinner Wednesday night, Carfagna said...

Author: By Christopher B. Daly, | Title: Dick Gregory Agrees to Talk On Class Day | 6/9/1975 | See Source »

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