Madia was born in
Rome in 1980. Her family came from
Calabria and settled in Rome. Her great-grandfather,
Titta Madia, was a
lawyer,
journalist, and
Fascist and
MSI member of the
Chamber of Deputies. Her father was the politician, journalist and actor
Stefano Madia. She studied at
Lycée français Chateaubriand in Rome. She studied at the
University of Rome La Sapienza and undertook a
PhD at
IMT Institute for Advanced Studies Lucca in
political science. In June 2013 she married Mario Gianani, a television and film producer. They have twins, Francesco and Margherita, born on 8 April 2014. She considers herself a practising
Catholic. == Career ==