The Secchiona and the Pupo win against stereotypes

Yesterday evening the edition of "La Pupa and the Nerdy and vice versa" closed, in which, for the first time in the history of the program, mixed couples competed to testify that women also have a brain. one of the pairs "vice versa" to win the final challenge and win the prize pool of 20,000 euros.

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She, Maria Assunta Scalzi, originally from Catanzaro, is a 25-year-old philologist. After a three-year degree in Arts and Cultural Heritage and a master's degree in Modern Philology, Scalzi earned a master's degree in Italian Didactics, thus dedicating much of his young life to studying. Maria Assunta was able to get involved with great sympathy and ease, overturning the stereotype of the library nerd, rigid and severe.

On the other hand, however, we find his playmate, Stefano Beacco, a 25-year-old Milanese stripper with a passion for body building. He too overturns the clichés that want him to be "beautiful but stupid", demonstrating a marked sensitivity and desire to learn.

The feeling between the two, at the antipodes but capable of completing each other, is what brought them directly to the podium. Paolo Ruffini, the host of the program, after announcing the winners, makes a statement as important as it is true: "Culture is the peaceful weapon to win every battle"