Francesca e il Cavaliere. La singolare storia della fidanzata di Silvio Berlusconi

Her first steps in show business as a showgirl on the trash programme “Telecafone”; her entry into politics by way of Fulvio Martusciello’s office, where the singular idea of the fan club “Silvio ci manchi” was conceived. Then – but when? – the fateful meeting with him, Silvio. The brief spell on the provincial council and, finally, the official announcement of her engagement to Berlusconi, on 16 December 2012. The rise of Francesca Pascale, half a century younger than her fiancé, who in a few years manages to see off in the final sprint the many other fierce contenders for the throne of Arcore, is almost unbelievable. She, who has neither the figure of a top model nor the class or charm of an aristocrat, learns quickly and well. Courses in diction and deportment. Even in etiquette. Francesca’s style after “Silvio ci manchi” is light years away from the girl who licked Calippo after Calippo on the beach at Varcaturo. It is sober and reserved. Almost ladylike. Almost that of a first lady