The most beloved women of Silvio Berlusconi
A Milan court on Monday sentenced former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to 7 years in prison in the controversial Ruby case. Beautiful women have always been a weak point for the Italian ex-premier. 76-year-old Berlusconi is known for his love affairs all over the world. About some of them - in our selection.
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1. Moroccan belly dancer Karima el-Marug, also known as Ruby, is a participant in the notorious parties at Villa Berlusconi. The former prime minister was found guilty of sexual intercourse with a minor Ruby and abuse of power.
2. Nicole Minetti, Berlusconi's dentist, became the face of Italy's ruling People of Freedom party in the municipal elections in Lombardy in March 2010. Minetti is a dancer who became a dentist just a month before the ex-premier met her when he came to fix his teeth after the attack in Milan in December. (REX FEATURES)
3. Graziana Capone, a law graduate and model dubbed the "Angelina Jolie of Apulia" (where she comes from), was hired to maintain Berlusconi's image on television.
4. Veronica Lario is the long-suffering wife of Berlusconi and the mother of his three children. They started an affair when he was married to his first wife, and he saw Veronica topless on stage. In the picture - Silvio Berlusconi is sitting in a television studio in front of a screen with a photograph of his wife, in the program "News of Italy". (AP)
6. Barbara Matera is a science graduate and successful dancer. Although she is better known thanks to her participation in the Miss Italy beauty contest and on television, where she worked as a presenter. (GETTY/EPA)
7. Camilla Ferranti is an actress who has posed semi-nude for various calendars and starred in several Italian soap operas.
8. Angela Socio is a red-haired girl who appeared on the Italian reality show Grande Fratello. She became famous after she was photographed sitting on Berlusconi's lap with four other women at his luxurious villa in Sardinia. (EPA)
9. Eleonora Gaggioli She also has a TV background, and her famous lingerie photoshoot on a leopard couch is quite searched on the Internet, judging by the ever-increasing number of search engine queries. (EPA)
11. Eleanor (student) and Imma De Vivo (assistant surgeon) - twins who became famous after participating in the program "L'Isola dei Famosi".
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