After her husband Filippo Rusca, Silvia Tofanelli passed away a few days ago.

The story of Silvia and Filippo, who made the whole of Milan dream

“You were handsome, beautiful, intelligent and cultured. I will miss you terribly’. This is the announcement of the most beautiful city love story of the late 20th century. According to Goffredo Parise she was the most beautiful girl in Italy, according to the Milanese certainly in the city.

Silvia Tofanelli, charming, full of suitors, met Filippo Rusca, the most straganzo of the days when ganzi went. They fell in love, took each other, abandoned each other, made the Italian salons talk, got married. They were a happy couple. He passed away, this is how she remembers him. We who lived them as the most beautiful of times.

Lina Sotis, 23 June 2024

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Thanks to Eleonora Sàita
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