Biography

Nino Malizia was born in Caltagirone, Catania. His family was dedicated to the floral business; so since a young age he was used to harmony and beauty. He grew up with his brother, Giuseppe and sister Anna.

Nino studied between Sicily and Bergamo, where he earned his high school diploma. The sickness, and later the death of his father did not allow him to keep studying, so he took over the family business.

From 1974 to 1980, he lived between Sicily and Sanremo, Liguria, which houses the most important floral businesses in the country.

In 1986 he moved to Amsterdam where he started a very successful international business. In 1998 he was offered to work for Miss Italia nel Mondo and was responsible for some Northern Europe countries.

In 2000 he received a call from Enzo Mirigliani, offering him the position of worldwide coordinator of Miss Italia Nel Mondo. The flower business was put aside and Nino now works diligently in his new position. In few years he doubled the number of nations participating in the Pageant, and there are over one hundred representatives worldwide.

Now in the beauty pageant world Nino has a new idea; to promote a worldwide pageant that puts together beauty and sport, so in 2005 the "World Beauty Championship" was born.

Nino is hoping for a big success and wants to create a foundation for the poor children around the world by giving the profit of this Pageant to it. Nino Malizia is now President of a Corporation that operates in this initiative around the world.