Alessandro Mallamaci

Miss Italia

2011

Travel notes from the 2011 pre-finals

Some behind-the-scenes photos of one of Italy’s historic traditional and TV events. A series of impromptu shots published here.

Years
2011
Origin
Taken in 2011 while working as assistant photographer for Miss Italia and Miss Italia nel Mondo
Hairdresser at work on a contestant, contact sheets taped to the wall behind
Contestants waiting on the steps of a neoclassical building, balloons among them
Presenters on an outdoor stage holding balloons in front of the event banner
Contestants sitting in a dark hall, a shaft of light falling across them
Contestants waiting in the wings, one crouching on the floor
Row of contestants seated in a colonnade while a man walks past
Contestants watching from behind a curtain in the dark
Contestants silhouetted against a lit advertising panel backstage
High-heeled shoe held in someone’s hands
Contestant reflected in a mirror propped against a brick wall
Contestants adjusting their hair, waiting to go on
Empty corridor backstage, a figure crouching at the far end
Contestants crowded together in sashes before going on stage
Rehearsal on a dark stage, a contestant walking towards the others
Contestant reflected in a mirror leaning against a brick wall
Two contestants talking in the half-light backstage
Contestants seated along the edge of a stage under a bright spotlight