All the Prime Minister’s Women
Twins Eleonora and Imma De Vivo starred on L’Isola dei Famosi, Italy’s version of Celebrity Survivor, and became weather girls after they were eliminated.
Former model, Miss Italia contestant, and calendar girl Mara Carfagna (left), now Equal Opportunities Minister in Berlusconi’s Cabinet. The prime minister told her, along with Micaela Biancofiore, that he would marry her “straight away” if he weren’t married. By Alessandra Tarantino/A.P. Photo.
Actress Elena Russo, one of five women mentioned in the “Silvio tapes,” in which Berlusconi calls a TV-producer and friend asking him to find jobs for his “little butterflies.” By Elisabetta Villa/Getty Images.
Veronica Lario, Silvio Berlusconi’s wife and a former stage actress, received a public apology in January 2007 from her husband to atone for his incessant flirting but is now seeking a divorce. By Tatyana Makeyeva/AFP/Getty Images.
TV personality Barbara Matera, another of Berlusconi’s candidates for the European parliament. By Elisabetta Villa/Getty Images.
Education minister Mariastella Gelmini, an attorney by training. By Andreas Solaro/AFP/Getty Images.
Micaela Biancofiore, a member of parliament whom Berlusconi told, “If I weren’t married, I would marry you straight away.” He said the same thing to Mara Carfagna, a member of his Cabinet.
TV actress Eleonora Gaggioli, one of Berlusconi’s nominees for the European parliament.
Noemi Letizia, the aspiring actress and model whose 18th-birthday party Berlusconi attended earlier this year after seeing her portfolio. (She refers to him as “Papi.”) She is shown here at her parents’ home, wearing the gold-and-diamond necklace Berlusconi reportedly gave her at the party. From AFP/Getty Images.
Minister of the Environment Stefania Prestigiacomo.
Conservative politician and former Miss Italia contestant Michela Brambilla, who is considered a possible successor to Berlusconi. By Damien Meyer/AFP/Getty Images.
TV actress Angela Sozio, who has appeared on Italy’s Big Brother and was famously photographed sitting on Berlusconi’s knee two years ago during a weekend holiday with four other women at his villa in Sardinia.
Venezuelan model Aida Yespica, another L’Isola dei Famosi star, to whom Berlusconi made his famous remark “With you I would go anywhere, even a desert island.” By Sandro Pace/A.P. Photo.
Actress Camilla Ferranti. Berlusconi told the head of the state television company RAI that Ferranti should be given a role in a top TV series. She was also one of Berlusconi’s picks for the European parliament.
Minister of Youth Giorgia Meloni.
