Former Bonanno big boss Vincent “Vinny Gorgeous” Basciano fit as a fiddle in a Federal Pen . read John Marzulli story for NY Daily news
Vinny’s still gorgeous.
Ex-Bonanno crime boss Vincent (Vinny Gorgeous) Basciano spends 23 hours a day in an 80-square-foot cement cell in the country’s toughest clink, but the hard time hasn’t put a dent in his dimples.
And he wants the whole world to know he looks just mah-velous.
In a photo obtained by the Daily News, Basciano grins ear to ear and waves to the camera while sporting a trim figure in prison-issued sweatpants and a T-shirt at the Supermax federal prison in Colorado.
His skin has a healthy glow, and his graying hair is meticulously groomed — a fitting look for the former owner of the Bronx beauty parlor Hello Gorgeous.
Several law enforcement officials who viewed the photo marveled at how Basciano has held up so well in solitary confinement — where he’s allowed an hour each day to exercise in an outdoor cage.
But the photo didn’t surprise prison spokesman Douglas Cramer.
“The reality is, we don’t run a dungeon,” Cramer told The News.
The mob boss is serving two life sentences for killing an associate
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