Who was Gina Lollobrigida? World's most beautiful woman who passed away at 95- Check her life journey in pics

Gina Lollobrigida was born on July 4, 1927 in Subiaco, Italy. Gina was destined to be known as "The Most Beautiful Woman in the World," She was the daughter of a furniture manufacturer, and grew up in the pictorial mountain village.

 

Gina started her career as a model for magazine covers she then went on to participate successfully in several beauty contests. 

Gina said she accidentally became an actress after receiving a huge amount of money from Italian producers. Lollobrigida brought a much need glamour and wit and humour into cinema after the second World War.

She was married in her early 20s to a Slovenian doctor Milko Skofic, with whom she had a son. They divorced in 1971. In 2006, the 79-year-old Lollobrigida announced plans to marry her Spanish partner Javier Rigau Rafols, 34 years her junior, but they split up a year later.

Lollobrigida, one of the last living legend of Hollywood's Golden Age, passed away at the age of 95 for an unidentified cause. Despite her age, she maintained a busy public life and participated in social events. A church will host her funeral service on Thursday.