He’s been crowned “The King of Models” by The New York Times, but Piero Piazzi, president of the modeling agency Women Management (part of the global giant Elite World Group), has never particularly liked that label.
“It’s an expression that always made me laugh,” he says, before jokingly adding “I don’t believe in monarchy!”
Marpessa Hennink, Monica Bellucci, Carla Bruni, Eva Riccobono, Maria Carla Boscono and Lea T are just some of the names Piazzi discovered and represented in the 1980s, an era in which now-household names like Naomi Campbell, Eva Herzigova and Kate Moss (Campbell is currently represented by Piazzi) became global superstars and helped to usher in the age of the supermodel.
THR Roma caught up with Piazzi, 60, at the European Parliament headquarters in Rome, where he was being presented with the Fashion Dresses Peace award for To Get There Ets, the non-profit association for...
“It’s an expression that always made me laugh,” he says, before jokingly adding “I don’t believe in monarchy!”
Marpessa Hennink, Monica Bellucci, Carla Bruni, Eva Riccobono, Maria Carla Boscono and Lea T are just some of the names Piazzi discovered and represented in the 1980s, an era in which now-household names like Naomi Campbell, Eva Herzigova and Kate Moss (Campbell is currently represented by Piazzi) became global superstars and helped to usher in the age of the supermodel.
THR Roma caught up with Piazzi, 60, at the European Parliament headquarters in Rome, where he was being presented with the Fashion Dresses Peace award for To Get There Ets, the non-profit association for...
- 6/21/2023
- by Pino Gagliardi
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Actress Eva Riccobono will host the opening and closing ceremonies of the 70th Venice International Film Festival.
Riccobono has been a fashion model and also has starred in films such as Grande Grosso e Verdone, Passione Sinistra, Niente puo fermarci and And They Call It Summer (E la chiamano estate.)
The festival opens with Alfonso Cuaron’s Gravity starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney.
Venice runs Aug 28 to Sept 7.
Riccobono has been a fashion model and also has starred in films such as Grande Grosso e Verdone, Passione Sinistra, Niente puo fermarci and And They Call It Summer (E la chiamano estate.)
The festival opens with Alfonso Cuaron’s Gravity starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney.
Venice runs Aug 28 to Sept 7.
- 7/5/2013
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
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