She was born in
Pisa but soon she moved to
Messina,
Sicily, her parents' city of origin. In 2013 she participated in the Miss Italia beauty contest with the band of "Miss Cinema Planter's Sicilia", being elected winner; she was also elected Miss Cinema. She is the first Miss Italia to have been elected live on
La7, as well as the first Miss Italia to be elected in
Jesolo after
Salsomaggiore Terme was abandoned as its headquarters. Giulia Arena was the tenth Miss Italia from Sicily. At the time of the victory, she was still a student of faculty of
Jurisprudence of
Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore. In 2014 she made her debut as a
TV presenter presenting on LA7 two editions of the program Mode e modi and one of Mode e modi - Food together with
Andy Luotto. In the spring of 2015 she was entrusted with the management of the culinary program Gustibus. In the spring of 2017 she moved to
Rai 4, where she presented the television program Kudos - Tutto Pass dal web, together with Leonardo Decarli and Diletta Parlangeli. ==Filmography==