Running for Parliament, the Italian showgirl who made Silvio Berlusconi smile again
By Nick Pisa
Last updated at 9:40 AM on 19th February 2010
This is the girl who put a smile back on the face of Silvio Berlusconi after he was attacked with a marble statue.
And now she could be the girl who has made him continue his policy of filling his list of political candidates with models and glamorous women.
Nicole Minetti treated the Italian premier for two broken teeth and facial injuries after he was smashed in the face during a political rally.
The former showgirl had only qualified as a dental hygienist in November but within a month she was repairing Mr Berlusconi’s face after the attack in Milan.
Now, even though she has no experience in the political field, she could be a candidate for his party next month.
Italy is holding regional elections at the end of March and Miss Minetti was one of several candidates who seemed to have been picked more for their appeal than their experience for his People of Freedom Party.
Besides her on the list for prospective regional councilors for Lombardy, there is also Giorgio Puricelli, the physiotherapist of Berlusconi’s football club AC Milan and his trusted architect Francesco Magnano.
Miss Minetti appeared as a dancer on a TV show on one of the billionaire politician’s channels called Colorado Cafe and on another programme called Scorie which is an Italian version of Candid Camera.
She will aim to win for Mr Berlusconi’s party in Lombardy in northern Italy – and is not the only pretty face lined up to woo the voters.
Model Graziana Capone, who has been compared to Angelina Jolie, is also set to be chosen as a candidate in the elections, which will be held in 13 of Italy’s 20 regions next month.
According to reports she was recently hired to help Mr Berlusconi’s image on television.
