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- ↑ Biase, Roberto Di (2021-01-20). "Oggi la consegna del Premio Tina Anselmi 2019". Emilia Romagna News 24 (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-10-12.
- ↑ "Premio Tina Anselmi, tra le 11 donne anche la vice ispettrice Parisi scomparsa a marzo". BolognaToday (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-10-12.
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