Coming from an upper-middle-class family , Taticchi had been hoping to become a model since her teenage years . Therefore , despite her father 's initial objections , she began to compete in beauty pageants in order to start a modelling career . She went on winning different pageants , and represented Italy at Miss World 2009 . These successes helped her in gaining self-confidence and overcoming her shyness due to her height . Taticchi is also a former volleyball player and one of her hobbies is playing the piano
Miss World 2009
Miss World 2009
Alice Taticchi