Melissa Satta

[1][5] Satta has a history of sports, having practiced both women's football, which she played with the women's team of Sardinian Sant'Elena Quartu, and karate, winning the Sardinian Junior Karate Championships and a national junior bronze medal.

In 2006, she featured in numerous Mediaset television programs, such as Judge Mastrangelo 2 and had a minor part in the Italian movie Bastardi.

In the fall of 2006, Satta paraded the catwalks in Milan's fashion spring / summer 2007 to the Pin Up Stars collection.

[10] In the autumn of 2008, alongside Teo Mammucari, Satta presented the Italian quiz-show First and last, which was inspired by an English format of Endemol UK and was broadcast on Rai 1 in Italy.

[9][10] In the beginning of 2009, Satta became advertising protagonist of the commercials of Peugeot 107 Sweet Years and in September 2009, Satta replaced the Chilean model Maria Jose Lopez as the female face of the Italian talk show Controcampo on Rete 4.

[10] In February 2010, Satta featured in the magazine Sports Illustrated for the special issue dedicated to swimwear (Sports Illustrated Magazine Swimsuit Issue) for a photo shoot "wearing" a body painting representing the top of the Italy national football team.

[12] In June 2011, Satta lead presented the scientific program Insideout (Tutti pazzi per la scienza); aired on Rai 2.

[23][24] In October 2011, Satta was photographed entering a hotel late at night with American basketball player Kobe Bryant,[25] and leaving early in the morning.