On Nov 3, 10:36 am, sf wrote:
> On Sat, 03 Nov 2007 07:52:14 -0600, justen > wrote:
> >Andy wrote:
> >>> Of course, you know, Andy, I'm a woman, but I can still answer this from a
> >>> woman's viewpoint: I'd say both are equally; depending on the age you
> >>> prefer.
>
> >> I prefer Giada's Mom based on her causality, grace, charm, figure and humor.
>
> >This thread is useless without pictures!!! ;-)
>
> Google (Images) is your friend, buddy. Her name is Veronica De
> Laurentiis, daughter of Dino and his first wife...
> (http://www.nndb.com/people/828/000022762/). Why Giada uses her
> maternal grandfather's last name is a mystery to me.


The answer to that is in the wikipedia article.... In a nutshell,
Giada's Mom married a guy named Dibenedetto. Had 4 kids. Divorced
Dibenedetto, moved back to California where Mom reclaimed her maiden
name and changed the kids name to the same as hers.
It's not all that uncommon, actually. If the father is completely out
of the kids' lives after the divorce (which may or may not be the case
here, I don't know), there's no reason to "honor" him by having his
kids named after him. and if they are little enough, they won't even
know the difference.