Miss Italy names Michael Jordan as her 'favorite Italian historical figure'
Posted Sep 26, 2015
Alice Sabatini was recently named Miss Italy, but that doesn't mean life has been easy for her in the days since winning the title. Shortly after Sabatini proclaimed she wished to live during World War II, she expressed her admiration for "Italian historical figure" Michael Jordan. As in, the former Chicago Bull who was born in Brooklyn, NY and raised in Wilmington, N.C.
(Sporting News)
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