Top 25 Hottest Italian Models on Instagram in 2026

Federica Nargi spent four seasons as the brunette velina on Striscia la Notizia, and the Roman never left the spotlight after. She is a constant face of swimwear and lingerie campaigns and founded the make-up brand Sobea.

Partnered with former footballer Alessandro Matri, with whom she has two daughters, she remains one of Italy’s most bankable lingerie and swimwear names. Her real handle is @fede_nargi, not the obvious spelling.

Born in L’Aquila and based in Miami since 2010, Claudia Romani is the quintessential Italian bikini model abroad. She has appeared in Maxim and FHM-style features and shoots almost nonstop on South Beach.

That makes her one of the most-published bikini models on Instagram of the Italian diaspora. Off camera she founded a Miami cat-rescue nonprofit, a cause that threads through her feed.

Maddalena Corvaglia is the other half of Italian TV’s most famous velina duo, the blonde to Elisabetta Canalis around 1999 to 2002. The Puglia native built a lasting television and fitness career after Striscia.

She splits time between Italy and the United States and keeps a toned, beachy feed. For fans of the golden-age showgirl era, she is a nostalgic must-follow.

@dilettaleotta

The biggest following on this entire list belongs to Diletta Leotta, the Catania-born presenter who made Serie A football glamorous. She fronted matches for Sky Sport before becoming the face of DAZN, and her pitchside looks draw as much talk as the scores.

Away from the touchline she hosts the podcast Mamma Dilettante and raises daughter Aria with partner Loris Karius, the German goalkeeper. Calendar shoots and magazine covers keep her among the most famous italian models of the moment.

@monicabellucciofficiel

No name here carries more weight than Monica Bellucci. The Umbria-born icon started as a Dolce & Gabbana and Dior model before conquering cinema in Malena, Irreversible, and as the oldest ever Bond girl in Spectre.

Decades in, she remains a byword for Italian beauty and still ranks with the hottest Instagram models of any generation. Her daughter Deva Cassel now models for D&G, continuing the bloodline.

@giuliadelellis103

Giulia De Lellis is the homegrown success story of the group, rising from a suitor on the dating show Uomini e Donne to one of Italy’s most bankable digital creators. A bestselling tell-all book and beauty ventures turned fame into a business.

The Rome native now counts more than five million followers and became an actual Bocconi University case study on influencing in 2024. She ranks among Italy’s top fashion influencers.

@melissasatta

Melissa Satta is Sardinian through and through, even though she was born in Boston to Italian parents. She broke out as a velina on Striscia la Notizia and went global with a 2010 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit shoot, rare for italian models at the time.

Those US roots mean she sits as easily among American Instagram models as Italian ones. Today she hosts sports TV and stays in the headlines through romances with footballer Kevin-Prince Boateng, then tennis star Matteo Berrettini.

@ludovicapagani

Ludovica Pagani began as a sports presenter and reinvented herself as a touring DJ and music producer, a genuinely rare double act. The Bergamo native blends festival sets, fashion, and glamour, one of the few italian models who also tours clubs as a DJ.

She also runs the podcast Casa Pagani and keeps a matching TikTok under the same handle. In 2025 Roma forward Stephan El Shaarawy reportedly proposed to her over a terrace dinner.

@littlecrumb_

One of the two most iconic veline in Italian TV history, Elisabetta Canalis paired with Maddalena Corvaglia on Striscia la Notizia around 2000 and never looked back. The Sardinian later found international fame during her romance with George Clooney.

Now based largely in Los Angeles, she is a serious kickboxer whose training clips fill her feed. Note the handle: hers is @littlecrumb_, with the trailing underscore, not a name-based account.

@alicecampello

Venetian model Alice Campello built a following that spans two countries, helped by her marriage to Spanish footballer Alvaro Morata. She is also a Forbes-featured entrepreneur behind the cosmetics line Masqmai.

That cross-border fame means she rivals many Spanish Instagram models for reach in Spain itself. A mother of four, she mixes family moments with polished fashion and beauty shoots.

@cribuccino

Cristina Buccino is pure Instagram glamour, a Calabrian who turned Italian TV appearances into a three-million following built on bikini and editorial shoots. Her real handle is @cribuccino, not the tiny name-based lookalike.

Her hourglass figure makes her a favorite among fans of curvy Instagram models, and the Italian gossip press tracks her every rumored romance. Few accounts here lean harder into the classic hot-Italian aesthetic.

@valentinavignali

Valentina Vignali lives, in her own words, between high heels and basketball courts. The Rimini native is a genuine professional baller in Serie A2 who doubles as one of Italy’s most recognizable sports-glamour models.

She reached a Miss Italia final, trained at a Milan fashion academy, and posed for the cover of Playboy Italia in 2013. Engaged to fellow basketball player Fabio Stefanini, she is a standout among italian bikini models with real athletic credentials.

@ilaryblasi

Few Italian showgirls are as recognizable as Ilary Blasi, who started as a letterina on the quiz Passaparola and became a prime-time host of Grande Fratello VIP and L’Isola dei Famosi. The Roman is sharp, glamorous, and endlessly covered.

Her long marriage to AS Roma legend Francesco Totti and their 2022 split became national news and a 2024 Netflix documentary, Unica. She ranks among the most beautiful italian models-turned-presenters on air.

@vittoria

If this list has a true supermodel of the moment, it is Vittoria Ceretti. Discovered through Elite Model Look as a teenager, the Brescia native walks Chanel, Versace, and Fendi and has collected international Vogue covers.

A fixture on the Paris runways alongside the top French models, she has been widely reported as Leonardo DiCaprio’s partner since 2023. Her feed, simply @vittoria, reads like a who’s-who of global fashion, and few italian models can match her runway standing.

@elisabettagregoracireal

Calabria’s Elisabetta Gregoraci came up as a dancer before fronting the Wonderbra campaign, taking the baton from Eva Herzigova. Her long marriage to Formula 1 boss Flavio Briatore kept her in the headlines for years.

A 2020 run on Grande Fratello VIP revived her profile, and she now runs a cosmetics and lip-gloss line. Her account is @elisabettagregoracireal, the one carrying the ‘real’ suffix.

@paolaturani

Paola Turani is the polished, aspirational end of Italian modeling, with campaigns for Calvin Klein, Versace, Dior, and L’Oreal Paris behind her. The Bergamo native built a two-million following on fashion and lifestyle content.

She voiced a role in the Italian dub of Pixar’s Soul and has spoken openly about fertility struggles before welcoming son Enea in 2021. Her feed is a masterclass in luxe, relatable Italian style.

@biancabalti

Bianca Balti is one of Italy’s great export supermodels, long the face and muse of Dolce & Gabbana and a Victoria’s Secret runway alum. The Lodi native has fronted campaigns worldwide for two decades.

Since a 2024 stage-three ovarian cancer diagnosis she has become a prominent BRCA and cancer-awareness advocate, documenting her journey with rare candor, and co-hosted a night of Sanremo 2025. Grit, not just glamour, defines her now.

@giopalmas82

Sardinia’s Giorgia Palmas won the velina casting in 2002 and spent two seasons on Striscia la Notizia, then took the crown on L’Isola dei Famosi in 2004. An underrated fact: she placed second at Miss World 2000, behind Priyanka Chopra.

Married to Olympic swimmer Filippo Magnini, she keeps a warm, family-forward feed under @giopalmas82, where the ’82’ is simply her birth year. She is a textbook showgirl who aged into elegant influencer status.

@elisadepanicis

Elisa De Panicis is a model and reality-TV regular who first drew attention through a reported early link to Cristiano Ronaldo. She has since appeared on Grande Fratello Vip and international reality formats.

The Milan-based creator, who now carries the surname Agnelli on her profile, trades in polished glamour and travel content. She is a familiar face to anyone who follows Italy’s reality-to-influencer pipeline.

@martycolombari

Martina Colombari won Miss Italia in 1991 at just sixteen and turned the title into a lasting modeling and acting career. The Riccione native has been a TV and runway presence for three decades.

Married to former AC Milan defender Alessandro Costacurta, she is also a published author. Her real handle is @martycolombari, worth noting, since a private namesake sits at the obvious spelling.

@costy_caracciolo

Costanza Caracciolo was the blonde velina to Federica Nargi’s brunette on Striscia la Notizia, winning the 2008 casting in the blonde category. The Sicilian has stayed a steady fixture in Italian glamour ever since.

Married to football legend Christian Vieri and a mother of two, she runs her own beauty line and ranks among Italy’s best-known blonde models on Instagram. Her handle is @costy_caracciolo, not the obvious one.

@ficoraffaella

Naples’ Raffaella Fico broke through on Grande Fratello in 2008 and never shied from attention, including a notorious tabloid auction story that made headlines that year. She has since done reality TV and released music.

Mother of a daughter with footballer Mario Balotelli, she is a devoted Napoli fan often seen celebrating the club. Her handle puts the surname first: @ficoraffaella.

@mariacarlaboscono

Mariacarla Boscono is a high-fashion heavyweight, the career-long muse of designer Riccardo Tisci and a face of Givenchy, Chanel, and Dior. The Roman has walked the most exclusive runways since the late 1990s.

She even succeeded Kate Moss as an H&M spokesmodel and fronted Givenchy fragrance campaigns. Her following is smaller than the showgirls’, but her fashion pedigree is second to none among Italian supermodels.

@maricapellegrinelli

Marica Pellegrinelli is a working runway and editorial model who stayed in the public eye through her marriage to singer Eros Ramazzotti. The Bergamo native still walks Milan Fashion Week and the Venice red carpet.

Represented by Women Milano, she is the quieter, fashion-first entry here. Her feed favors editorial polish over glamour spectacle.

@evariccobono

Eva Riccobono rounds out the ranking as a genuine fashion-credibility name, a Palermo-born model who began as a Dolce & Gabbana exclusive. She later co-hosted the Sanremo Festival in 2015.

Her following is modest next to the showgirls, but her editorial and runway resume is the real thing. She proves this list is about more than follower counts.