Sei molto carina! One might be hard-pressed to argue that Italy’s greatest gift to mankind has been generation after generation of stunningly beautiful women .. add in a little muscle to the mix and how could you disagree? Our first buff beauty is Giada Simari (Facebook) who began weight training in 1990 and won the 1998 Italian Nationals but waited a long 10 years before appearing on the international level. She recently won 1st place at the 2011 IFBB Arnold Amateur Figure Short so look to be seeing more of this hottie. The next muscle girl is photographed by the renown Italian photographer Carlo Puzzilli (website) who has made an enviable career of photographing Italy’s finest fitness and muscle women. Our last muscle diva is Christine Pomponio (website), a figure model and actress who has competed and placed at the Figure Olympia and graced the pages of Muscle & Fitness, Flex, and Ironman magazines. Christine was the winner of several major figure competitions, including the California State Pro Figure Championship and the Tournament of Champions. Click on the pix to enjoy the picture galleries and the links below to the individual websites.