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The granddaughter of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini \u2014 who once declared she was proud to be a fascist \u2014 has landed a six-figure payday for winning Italy\u2019s version of \u201cCelebrity Big Brother.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Alessandra Mussolini, 63, staved off the competition from 15 other contestants as she scooped the $116,000 prize Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

\u201cI enjoyed everything to the fullest, just as I am. I regret nothing,\u201d Alessandra, a former member of the European Parliament, said, reflecting on her win on \u201cGrande Fratello VIP,\u201d according to the Times of London.<\/p>\n

Alessandra Mussolini was born to the former Italian leader\u2019s youngest child, Romano Mussolini. <\/p>\n

The former model-turned-politician managed to win over fans despite her family\u2019s fascist history and was hailed by Italian media for being \u201cbossy, irresistible and strong-willed,\u201d the outlet reported. <\/p>\n

She appeared in the competition \u2013 despite being told otherwise by those close to her.<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone told me not to do Big Brother,\u201d she said.\u00a0\u201cBut every time people tell me \u201cdon\u2019t do it, don\u2019t do it, don\u2019t do it,\u201d I instantly think: \u201cI\u2019ll do it now.\u201d<\/p>\n

She told the Italian outlet Leggo the experience was \u201cincredibly rewarding.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSuddenly, you find yourself without your cell phone, and you can finally reflect, talk deeply with others, and this helps you rediscover inner truths that never come to light even within your own family,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Revealing her secret to success, she said she was just herself \u2014 \u201cbeyond any label and prejudice.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople didn\u2019t know me in this light: only there did they see my daily life\u2026 We live suspended in a bubble, often without knowing what was on air,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Alessandra, who has been affiliated with six parties across the Italian political spectrum during her career, has been mired in controversy.<\/p>\n

In 2003, she resigned from the National Alliance Party when its leader, Gianfranco Fini,\u00a0apologized for Italy\u2019s role in World War II, and said fascism is the \u201cabsolute evil.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Fini claimed Mussolini\u2019s anti-Jewish laws were \u201cdisgraceful\u201d and claimed the puppet state he led between 1939 and 1945 was \u201cshameful.\u201d<\/p>\n

Alessandra resigned because there were\u00a0\u201cincompatibilities not so much with my politics as with the surname I carry.\u201d<\/p>\n

In 2006, she snapped back at transgender activist Vladimir Luxuria, an Italian parliament candidate at the time, when she was accused of being a fascist. Luxuria was the first transgender person elected to Italy\u2019s parliament, where she served until 2008.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is better to be a fascist than a f\u2014-t,\u201d Alessandra said in Italian.<\/p>\n

Alessandra was a member of the Identity, Tradition, Sovereignty group while serving in the European Parliament \u2013 but sparked outrage when she described Romanians living in Italy as \u201ccriminals.\u201d<\/p>\n

Five Romanian politicians, who were part of the faction, threatened to withdraw unless Alessandra was booted out.<\/p>\n

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In 2019, Alessandra hit the headlines when she labeled comic Jim Carrey a \u201cbastard\u201d drawing a picture showing the 1945 public execution of her grandfather and one of his mistresses, Clara Petacci.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you\u2019re wondering what fascism leads to, just ask Benito Mussolini and his mistress Claretta,\u201d the \u201cDumb and Dumber\u201d actor and frequent political cartoonist wrote in a now-deleted X post.<\/p>\n

She responded by posting images of controversial moments in US\u2009history that she appears to think would be more appropriate for Carrey to depict.<\/p>\n

They included the story of Rosa Parks, an image of Native American leaders standing in front of Mount Rushmore and an atom-bomb mushroom cloud.<\/p>\n

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