“A foundation for missing girls”

Rome, 1 January 2026 – Romina Power consider it necessary “a foundation for missing girls and their families”. He writes this speaking of his eldest daughter Ylenia, disappeared on January 6, 1994 in New Orleansjust 32 years ago the last phone call, “to wish a happy birthday to grandmother Iolandato which she was very close.”

The artist writes it in “Profoundly simple thoughts”, the book he has just published with Rizzoli. Also Al Bano he dedicated heartbreaking pages to his daughter in his autobiography “The sun inside”. But the versions are opposite: because Romina has always remained convinced that “Ylenia is not dead”. And these are also the first words of the chapter dedicated to the firstborn, “I had her very young, just 18 years old”. “No mother would say that her daughter died without having seen her body,” writes.

A foundation for missing girls and a book

Romina Power not only considers the idea of ​​the foundation necessary. He also has a dream project, which he is confident he would like write a book about girls who never came home, stories and photos to circulate. An enormous but urgent job, because she is convinced that it exists “an organization that acts undisturbed” and kidnaps young women around the world.

Ylenia Maria Sole told by her mother

Romina Power dedicates this to Ylenia Maria Sole the last chapter of the bookbefore the epilogue, in an alphabet of her life which is missing letters, the author promises that will fill the gap with another volume. In the meantime, he wants to deliver a true portrait of his daughter, because “everyone has boasted non-existent and unfounded truths. Everyone spoke, except me, his mother.”

The story of Ylenia Carrisi

Ylenia Maria Sole Carrisi was born on November 29, 1970, he was therefore 23 years old when he disappeared. His presumed death it was requested by his father Al Bano and was declared in December 2014.

Romina Power and the curse of New Orleans

“Nefarious city” where Ylenia was seen for the last time: so Romina descrive New Orleans. And later he tells how “a cold place, full of hidden truths”. The artist writes that he never believed in Ylenia’s death, in the story of the New Orleans police – “narration” and in the words of the caretaker who instead had convinced Al Bano, also for that sentence, “I belong to the waters.”

What Ylenia was doing in ’93

Romina Power remembers her daughter that year lived in Belize and had decided to write a book about Garifuna populationnot on the homeless as has always been said and written. Romina Power is sure why he keeps his daughter’s diaries. In all these years he has never revealed its contents also to respect the great discretion of that daughter who did not like to appear.

Cousin Ariadna

In the chapter on Ylenia, many protagonists of those days appear. As Sophia Lorenthe only character in the show who in the moment of excruciating pain he called her, from mom to mom. AND cousin Ariadnawho also recently spoke in connection with Verissimo, and talked about the relationship between strong and special friendship with Romina. He lived in Mexico, Ylenia would have due to meet her on January 6th. But when he disappeared. And it became a mystery.