Editing Sophia Loren (section)

=== Pageantry ===
At age 15, Loren as ''Sofia Lazzaro'' entered the [[Miss Italia]] 1950 [[beauty pageant]] and was assigned as Candidate No. 2, being one of the four contestants representing the [[Lazio]] region. She was selected as one of the last three finalists and won the title of Miss Elegance 1950, while Liliana Cardinale won the title of Miss Cinema and Anna Maria Bugliari won the grand title of Miss Italia. She returned in 2001 as president of the jury for the 61st edition of the pageant. In 2010, Loren crowned the 71st Miss Italia pageant winner.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.missitalia.it/news/newsdett.php?idnews=1053|title=Sofia Loren: "A Miss Italia è cominciata la mia carriera di attrice"|language=it|trans-title=Sofia Loren: With Miss Italia my career as an actress began|publisher=Missitalia|access-date=28 August 2019}}</ref><ref name=corriere>{{cite web|url=http://www.corriere.it/spettacoli/10_settembre_13/miss-italia-serata-finale_caf7ec04-bf79-11df-8975-00144f02aabe.shtml|title=Sophia incorona Francesca Ecco la nuova Miss Italia|language=it|trans-title=Sophia crowns Francesca Ecco, the new Miss Italia|work= Corriere della Sera|access-date=28 August 2019}}</ref>