[1] She represented Italy in the 1959 Miss Universe contest held in Long Beach, California.

When she failed to make the cut from the initial 81 contestants to the final 15, the voluptuous Buccella was quoted as saying, "The judges and I obviously disagree.

[3] (The role, originally an Italian woman named Dominetta Petacchi, went to French actress Claudine Auger).

Buccella appeared in the comedy anthology Love and Marriage (U.S. release 1966) in a story that presaged the film Indecent Proposal.

New York Times film critic Howard Thompson wrote, "Lando Buzzanca as the proud and fiery husband and Maria Grazia Buccella as his dovelike bride are marvelous."