The former girlfriend of Christian Vieri, Satta was born in Boston but moved to Milan after graduating college to pursue a modelling career.
She has played professional football for Sardinia, and also appeared in an ad campaign for the Peugeot 107.
But it's Satta's most recent performance in the SI swimsuit edition that seems destined to send her star into the stratosphere.
MELISSA SATTA GALLERY
Source: DSG