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You can't help but smile when thinking about Sofia Vergara. She's beautiful and funny, the kind of charismatic star that's adored by women and men.
These days the Colombian actress is best known as Gloria Delgado-Pritchett on ABC's Modern Family, but she started out as a Univision travel show host. The show required her to live in a uniform of skimpy bikinis, but it's her vivacious personality that captured audiences. No, really.
Since then she's blossomed into one of the most recognizable Latin figures and is showing no signs of stopping anytime soon. Just check out her starring role in Robert Rodriguez's Machete Kills, in theaters tomorrow.
As usual, any mention of Sofia Vergara begets even more Sofia Vergara. That said, here are 20 things you didn't know about the big screen star.
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Vergara was born a blonde, but has been told by directors to dye her hair darker so she looks more stereotypically latina.
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When she was younger, she would watch the Spanish-dubbed Married with Children, which starred Al Bundy, who now plays her husband on Modern Family.
When she was younger, she would wear two pairs of jeans to give the illusion of a fuller body.
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The famously voluptuous star bust size is 32F and has had custom tailored dresses ever since she was young.
[via Vogue]
Vergara became a household name in Latin America when she co-hosted Univision's Spanish travel show Fuera De Serie from 1995-1998. The show took Vergara and co-host Fernando Fiore to various exotic locations.
She studied Pre-Dentistry at a Colombian university for three years before dropping out to co-host Fuera De Serie.
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In 2000, she was diagnosed with thyroid cancer and had her thyroid removed. She underwent therapy and made a full recovery, but she still takes medication to control hypothyroidism.
In 2002, she was a spokesmodel for Miller Lite, appearing in several ads and a commercial.
[via HispanicAd]
Back in 2003, she dated singer Craig David for more than 7 days: a few months to be exact.
[via Wetpaint]
Her fiancé proposed on top of the Chichen Itza pyramid in Mexico and when the couple came down, they almost got arrested because the area was restricted.
Her son, Manolo, is named after the character in Scarface. She was a big fan of the movie and thought Steven Bauer, who played Manolo, was "super hot."
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Her older brother, Rafael, was killed in Colombia after an attempted kidnapping.
[via Fox News]
