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Word: signorina (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...finished interviewing 40 U.S. boxers -including Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, Sugar Ray Robinson and Joe Louis-for an upcoming six-hour special on the history of the sport. "I used to think boxers were all big muscle but no brain. It isn't true," burbles the ringside reporter. Signorina Rossellini is also a New York correspondent for a weekly Italian news show and often turns for pointers to Stepsister Pia Lindstrom, an NBC correspondent. The final judgment comes from Father Roberto, who watches Isabella on the air in Rome and assesses her performances. Says Isabella: "I hate to take...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Modern Living: Modern Living, Jan. 10, 1977 | 1/10/1977 | See Source »

Among the Continent's most determined weight losers are the Italians. The old stereotype of the ravioli-plump Italian mama has changed to that of a Swedish-svelte city signorina. Says Joan Marble Cook, an American author who attended a reducing class in Rome: "You'd think Italians would be so attached to food, but they're marvelously disciplined. Some of the men in my class lost...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Modern Living: Polysaturation Point | 12/1/1975 | See Source »

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