In this edition of Vintage Moment we have compiled a collection of some of our favorite Sophia Loren photographs.
Born Sofia Scicolone in Rome on September 20, 1934 to a single mother, they lived in poverty in war torn Naples. At the age of 14 she began entering area beauty contests, later becoming a model and appearing in a number of uncredited bit parts in films. After winning a beauty contest in Rome, Loren was signed to a film contract by producer Carlo Ponti, who began grooming her for stardom by recruiting drama coaches and casting her in small movie roles. By the mid-'50s, Loren was a star in Italy as well as a major sex symbol around Hollywood. In 1962, Loren won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in Two Women, becoming the first actress to win an Academy Award for a non-English-speaking performance.
In Interviews she credits her curvaceous figure to lots of spaghetti, "Everything you see I owe to spaghetti" she told the world once, and frequent use of olive oil as a beauty product. But what has captivated people around the world about her is not just her beauty but also her intelligence and charm.
“I was blessed with a sense of my own destiny. I have never sold myself short. I have never judged myself by other people’s standards. I have always expected a great deal of myself, and if I fail, I fail myself.”If you do want to recreate her iconic winged eyeliner look we must recommend this 1960’s era Sophia Loren inspired make-up tutorial from our favorite Make-up artists Sam and Nic of Pixiwoo.
Sophia Loren 1960’s Inspired Makeup Tutorial
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