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Gianna Alessandra Valente is a Professional Duelist and duels with a Lunalight" Deck. She is the youngest daughter of Cristiano and Alessandra Valente, younger half-sister of fashion designer Viviana Valente, and Rosario Valente, a professional duelist.

She currently lives in Domino City, Japan, with her boyfriend, Blake Reynolds, and oversees the Domino City branch of her family's restaurant, Sofia Bella, as it's manager, while also continuing her professional duelist career.

Physical description
Gianna is a young woman of Italian descent. She has a light brown skin tone, caramel-brown hair, and blue eyes.

Skills

 * Dueling proficiency: Gianna is a very skilled duelist, having done various tournaments in her younger years. However, it did take her a while to find the deck she wanted; she has progressed well through the years.
 * Multilingualism: She is able to speak in Italian, Japanese, and English. Like Blake and Kylie, Gianna mixes her native language, Italian, into her speech.
 * Hostess skills: Gianna is a very welcoming hostess, making sure her guests feel welcome and have everything they need to be comfortable when they come into Sofia Bella. She is notably the favorite with families with children.
 * Managerial skills: Raised in a restaurant family business, Gianna has learned about business management at a young age. Currently, she has no dreams of taking over the family, but should her siblings refuse, she will accept.

Equipment

 * KaibaCorp. Duel Disk

Viviana Valente
Gianna has a decent relationship with her older sister, Viviana, isn't close to her, which is somewhat normal considering Viviana is eight years older. Viviana is a well-known fashion designer and model and is usually staying in Rome where she mainly does her business. There's an occasional card or postcard when she travels but that's about it.

Rosario Valente
Gianna's relationship with her older brother, Rosario, is better than her sister. As Rosario is only three years older than her, he was home more often than Viviana. Like Gianna, Rosario is a professional duelist, going with a Fiend-type deck, and sticks around the home to help the family restaurant. She has continued to remain in contact with her brother, since moving to Japan.

Antonio Mantovani
Gianna is close to her Duel Manager, Antonio Mantovani. They have a relationship that is similar to that of an Uncle-Niece one. Antonio sees Gianna as a niece and reminds him of his own daughter, named Gia.

Lunalight
Reese utilizes a Fusion Summoned-based deck known as the "Lunalights".

Name Etymology
The name  Gianna  is of Italian origin and is a diminutive form of Giovanna.

The name  Alessandra  is also of Italian origin and is the Italian variation of the female given name "Alexandria". It is also the same name as her mother, signaling that Gianna was named after her mother.

The surname  Valente  is an Italian surname.

Trivia

 * Prior to moving in with Blake, Gianna worked part-time at her family's restaurant, Sofia Bella, in Naples. Now, she overseas the Domino City branch of the restaurant, all while still continuing her professional duelist career.
 * It is possible that her real name is Giovanna; Gianna does not acknowledge if this is true or not.