Rosita Missoni awarded with the Leonardo Career Prize • Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana

Rosita Missoni awarded with the Leonardo Career Prize

Rosita Missoni awarded with the Leonardo Career Prize

The President of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella has awarded the Leonardo Career Prize to Rosita Missoni Jelmini, honorary president of Missoni SpA, for representing Italian excellence in fashion and design all over the world.

The initiative, which has reached its 20th edition, is promoted by Comitato Leonardo, founded in 1993 by Senator Sergio Pininfarina, Senator Gianni Agnelli, Confindustria, I.C.E. and a group of entrepreneurs, with the aim of promoting and reinforcing the image of Italian excellence in the world. The Leonardo Career Prize, awarded since 2004, is given to people who have contributed to reinforcing the image of our country, thanks to excellence in their profession.

Carlo Calenda, Deputy Minister of Economic Development, Luisa Todini, Comitato Leonardo president, Riccardo M. Monti, I.C.E. president and Carlo Capasa, Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana president, all attended the ceremony.