Francesca Aurora Dani, better known as Francesca Dani, is a model.

She has modeled in magazines and films. Initially known as a net idol, she is now known for modeling both costumes she has made and costumes made commercially. She entered the cosplay scene in October 1998 with her first costume, Sailor Moon. Since then she has cosplayed various anime, manga and video game characters.

Francesca Dani was born in Roma, Lazio, Italy on 5 March 1980. Initially pursuing a career as a fashion designer, Francesca decided to start modeling in order to help pay for her university tuition. The modeling lifestyle tempted Francesca away from her studies, and she left the university in February 2004 in order to follow her modeling career abroad.

Her website, launched in October 1998, turned into a pay website on 14 April 2002. Part of the site (the cosplay section and a few other pages) is still available for free. The website features short videos and thousands of photographs depicting her posing in various risque outfits, from costumes to swimsuits, lingerie, and fetish outfits.

From April 2002 to September 2005 she modelled for an American paysite called Varietease, but in October 2005 she left the site for her own paysite under the domain francescadani.com. She became known in Japan during an appearance on Sekai Marumie on 25 December 2002, directed by Takeshi Kitano. NTV staff crew chose her for a special live interview because of her status as an international cosplay model.

In April 2005 she was chosen as cover girl and spokemodel for Bodyline, a Japanese manufacturer of gothic and lolita dresses. Francesca's photos appeared on Bodyline's packages. At the end of 2005, Livedoor, an Internet service provider based in Tokyo, Japan, started selling Francesca's digital photobooks at DL-Site, a pay-per-download website.

She is famous for her outrageous outfits, from cosplay to fetish modeling. She has appeared in dozens of photoshoots in magazines around the world (most in Japan, Mexico, Brazil and Italy), as well as in some indy films.[citation needed]

Additionally, she has made guest appearances at anime events in Central America and Japan.[citation needed]

Francesca is married to Paolo Cellammare, the official photographer of her site.