Manuela Falorni, better known by her stage name La Venere Bianca ('The White Venus'), is a retired Italian pornographic actress, model, and author born on May 20, 1959, in Fucecchio, Italy. Her career began in 1979 when she won the Miss Toscana title in the Miss Italia pageant, propelling her into glamour and fashion modeling. By the early 1990s, she ventured into stripping and hosted the TV show TopClub.
In 1994, she debuted in adult films with the Diva Futura agency, gaining fame for her curvaceous body and versatile performances across genres like interracial and parodies. She earned a Best Actress nomination at the 2001 Hot d'Or awards for 'Doom Fighter,' portraying a Lara Croft character. Falorni published her debut novel 'Di là dal fosso' in 2005 and autobiography 'E se andassi in paradiso' in 2010, retiring from porn that year.
Married twice—first to boxer Nino La Rocca (with a contentious custody battle over son Antonio), then composer Franco Ciani in 2004—she appeared in Edda's 2012 music video 'Odio i vivi.' An icon of Italian vintage porn.