Do contestants (candidates) need to natural born, or born natural, er, whatever.
That’s a very good question. I’m not familiar with the finer points and subtleties of Italian election laws.
But then again, GO AMANDHA!
Apparently not.
Anna Ilona Staller (born 26 November 1951), widely known by her stage name, La Cicciolina, is a Hungarian-born Italian porn star, politician, and singer. Staller continued to make hardcore pornographic films while a member of parliament.[2] She is famous for delivering political speeches with one breast exposed.[2][3]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilona_Staller