MAY 29, 2002

Monza fails to fall for Cicciolina

THE Hungarian-born porn star Ilona Staller, better known as Cicciolina, has failed in her bid to become the mayor of the town of Monza. She received only a small percentage of the vote in Monza and so the city can now return to being a rather sleepy and conservative place and not have to worry about Cicciolina's plans to turn the famous Monza park into a vast theme park

Cicciolina argued that Monza is a name known all over the world because of the famous Autodromo Nazionale and that the locals should take advantage of this "brand" and make some more money from it.