Grandson, Dimitri Milko

She came third in the Miss Italy competition 1947 behind Lucia Bosé and Gianna Maria Canale.

Was considered for the role of Asunción Olazábal in "Más allá del horizonte" (1993). The part went to Luisa Kuliok.

Born at 8:00am-CET

Head of jury at the Berlin International Film Festival 1986

She was a successful photo-journalist and scooping the world's press by obtaining an exclusive interview with Fidel Castro.

Was originally considered for one of the leading roles of "Lady L" (1965).

Announced on October 19, 2006 she will marry Spanish real state mogul Javier Rigau Rafols, 45. Javier Rigau Rafols, 34 years her junior is quoted to be a proficient photographer and a painter. He met Lollobrigida in Monaco in 1984.

Joey "The Lips" Fagan's trumpet in the Roddy Doyle novel The Commitments is named after her.

Sisters: Guiliana, Maria, Fernanda

Had £10,000 worth of jewels stolen from a bag in November 1998. This happened at a hotel reception in Munich Germany while she was waiting for a taxi to the airport. [November 1998]

Lollo, a kind of "curly" lettuce, was named after her.

Measurements: 35 1/2-20-35 1/2 (competing in Miss Italy pagaent - 1947), 36- 22- 35 (self-described- 1955), 37-21-35 1/2 (studio fittings 1956-57), 34-23 1/2-34 (measured in 1985), (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)

Son, Milko Skofic Jr..