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quiet child, Sofia studied a lot and took school very
seriously. When her nose wasn't in the books, she surrounded
herself with music, whether it was watching her family
singing, dancing and playing instruments, or listening
to her favorite group Menudo (Ricky Martin's claim to
fame before he was Livin' la Vida Loca).
A
playful child who loved Barbies, Sofia also spent a
lot of time on her father's farm, where she swam in
the river and rode horses.
Sofia
was a student at a private bilingual elementary school
where she not only got to learn and perfect her English
skills, she developed tight, lifelong friendships. As
for boyfriends, she only has 5 ex-boyfriends, the most
significant being the father of her son, Manolo.
Married
to her boyfriend of 4 years at the age of 18, her ex-husband
gave her the greatest gift of all; her son, who is now
8 years old. After Manolo was born, Sofia was set on
becoming a dentist, but she was faced with a change
in career paths.
Discovered
by a photographer while walking down a Colombian beach
(Laetitia Casta was also discovered on the sands of
a beach), Sofia began to receive modeling offers. Since
modeling was more attractive and glamorous than becoming
a dentist, Sofia decided to try her hand at modeling,
three years after she began studying dentistry.
Swiping
her dentist uniform for designer togs, Sofia's modeling
career began. After an appearance in a Pepsi commercial
that was broadcast all over her native Colombia, Sofia
moved to Bogotá at the age of 20, where she worked
on the runway and on television.
One
of her biggest claims to fame was her co-hosting duties
with Fernando Fiore on Fuera de Serie, a series which
sent her to exotic places all over the world. Broadcast
on Univision, with Sofia as co-host from 1995 to 1999,
it gave Sofia American exposure and made her a star
in the Latin American market.
The
same year that she started the travel show, Sofia appeared
on Acapulco, cuerpo y alma and has recently starred
in the series A que no te atreves.
Aside
from her television work, Sofia's most recent project
is her calendar, Sofia 2000, which she describes as
the most daring thing she has done. She has also designed
a bra for fellow full-figured women, and will appear
on commercials for Bally gyms. This summer, Sofia appeared
on the cover of Channels magazine and was featured in
Gear.
With
a huge following on the Internet, Sofia has become one
of the most viewed women in cyberspace. With her own
website, sofiavergara.com, boasting an average of over
12 million hits a month (only six months after launching
the site), Sofia has become the "undisputed Latin
virtual queen".
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