Modeling fashion show at
Life Ball 2013 Riccobono was first photographed by
Marco Glaviano, who saw her in Sicily. In 2002 she entered a contract with
Dolce & Gabbana which gave her the
D&G S/S 2003 campaign shot by
Mario Testino alongside supermodel
Naomi Campbell. Then
Bruce Weber photographed her for the 2003
Pirelli Calendar. She has since modelled for designers such as
Giorgio Armani,
Chanel,
Valentino,
Gianfranco Ferré,
Emanuel Ungaro and many others. She walked for the likes of
Oscar de la Renta,
Chanel,
Alexander McQueen,
Lanvin,
Balmain,
Fendi,
Alberta Ferretti,
Jeremy Scott,
Vivienne Westwood and many mores. She appeared featured in campaigns for
Chanel beauty,
Sonia Rykiel,
L'Oreal,
Gianfranco Ferré,
Trussardi,
Celine,
La Perla to name a few. Riccobono posed for
Lavazza Calendar 2009, with photographs of Annie Leibovitz. She has been the face of Argentovivo campaign by
Marco Glaviano, and testimonial for
Swarovski in 2012. She was also engaged to present a
commercial for new
Sky Channel High Life TV, about
luxury and lifestyle. During the
2011 Cannes Film Festival Riccobono walked for the fund-raising show Fashion for Relief, founded by friend Naomi Campbell and
Franca Sozzani to benefit victims of the
Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.
Television and films Riccobono debuted in television as a presenter in the 2002 program
Stasera Pago Io alongside
Fiorello. Seven years later, Fiorello called her for another of his show,
Il Più Grande Spettacolo Dopo il Weekend ("The Greatest Show After The Weekend"). She presented in 2012 a
scientific divulgation programme for
Rai 2 entitled
Eva. In 2004, she starred in the
short film Eva, by Italian artist and filmmaker
Valerio Rocco Orlando, a conceptual story shot on the
Hudson River. When she was famous as a model, Riccobono was hosted by television programmes on
MTV,
Rai 1, LA 3, and in the jury of
Miss Italia 2011. Her first movie role came aged 25 in 2008
Carlo Verdone's comedy
Grande, Grosso e Verdone ("Big, Large and Verdone"). In this film she portrays Blanche, the main character's dream woman. In 2012, she played the part of a toxic prostitute in
And They Call It Summer, winner at the
Rome Film Festival. For her performance in
Marco Ponti's
A Liberal Passion, Riccobono in 2013 won a
Golden Ciak for Best Supporting Actress and got a nomination for the
Silver Ribbon. In the same year she is in the movie
Niente può fermarci ("Nothing Can Stop Us"), a
comedy about the juvenile fears for the future. She recently shot
La Vita Oscena ("The Obscene Life"), Renato De Maria's film adaptation of the homonym tale by writer
Aldo Nove. Riccobono hosted the opening and closing nights of the
70th Venice International Film Festival, with
Bernardo Bertolucci as president. ==Personal life==