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==Legacy== Pozzi was a popular and beloved figure in Italy and made a name for herself outside of the pornography industry. Following her death, ''[[The New Yorker]]'' remarked on the country being in mourning as the result of her passing and the [[List of bishops and archbishops of Naples|Archbishop of Naples]] gave a [[homily]] in her honor.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1994/10/31/the-life-and-death-of-moana-a-diva-of-porn|title=The Life and Death of Moana, A Diva of Porn|magazine=The New Yorker|access-date=18 July 2018|language=en-US}}</ref> In fact, she considered herself Roman Catholic.<ref>{{Cite magazine|first=Giovanna|last=Cavalli|title=Mia figlia non era una peccatrice. Aveva una grande fede ma è stata traviata|language=it|work=Dipiù|date=5 January 2024|number=53|pages=62-65}}</ref> During her lifetime, Pozzi supported LGBT rights, denounced [[Sicilian Mafia|the Mafia]], and campaigned for legalization of [[sex work]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/22/style/media-the-beatification-of-a-porn-star.html|title=MEDIA : The beatification of a porn star|last=Povoledo|first=Elisabetta|work=The New York Times |date=22 September 2004 |access-date=18 July 2018|language=en}}</ref> Upon her death, she left much of her fortune to cancer research.{{sfn|Giusti|2004}} Since she remains a well-known figure in Italy, [[the Walt Disney Company]] made the decision to release the animated film ''[[Moana (2016 film)|Moana]]'' as ''Oceania'' in Italy and changed the title character's name to Vaiana for that localization.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/disney-changes-moana-title-in-italy-because-porn-star |title=Disney changes 'Moana' title in Italy, because porn star |website=[[Fox News]] |date=18 November 2016 |access-date=2 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/2016/11/16/disney-renamed-its-new-film-moana-to-avoid-confusion-with-porn-s/|title=Disney renamed its new film Moana 'to avoid confusion with porn star'|first=Tristram Fane|last=Saunders|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=16 November 2016|via=www.telegraph.co.uk}}</ref> Pozzi inspired the main character of the 1999 film ''[[Guardami]]'' (''Look at Me''). In 2009 a [[Moana (miniseries)|miniseries]] based on her life was directed by {{ill|Alfredo Peyretti|it}} and starred [[Violante Placido]] in the title role. In 2010 her former manager [[Riccardo Schicchi]] produced and directed ''I segreti di Moana'' (''The Secrets of Moana''), in which the title role was played by [[Vittoria Risi]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Vittoria Risi: "Io e Moana Pozzi" |url=http://www.tgcom24.mediaset.it/spettacolo/articoli/articolo476183.shtml?refresh_cens&fontsize=medium |language=it |access-date=17 June 2013 |newspaper=[[TGCOM]] |date=11 March 2010}}</ref>
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