What do you think if I say “Italy”? I am sure
you’ll start thinking about pizza, spaghetti,
good food and …opera? So I’ll just say: SOPHIA LOREN!
Sophia Loren was born
in Rome in 1934. In 1950, she was selected as one of the
finalists of MISS ITALIA but she did not win. How was that possible? She deserved more! She was not only a
beautiful face, she was a great woman!
“I think the quality of sexiness comes from
within. It is something that is in you”
She started appearing in several bit parts and
minor roles in the early 50s. Her first starring role was in Aida (1953), for
which she received critical acclaim. In 1960, she starred in Vittorio De Sica's “Two
Women”.
She won 22 international awards for “Two Women”.
The film was extremely well accepted by the critics and it was a huge hit at
the box office.
In the 1960s, Sofia Loren became one of the
most popular actresses in the world.
“Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow” (1963) ,with
Marcello Mastroianni, is absolutely my favourite movie.
She looks so beautiful, incredible and
different.
She became a heroine because she represented a
sort of renaissance in the years after the war: WOMEN HAD POWER.
Men had surrendered to women’s charm,
capacities and sensuality. Women could be the perfect mixture between angels
and demons.
She still is an icon of beauty all over the world because
she is different. What makes her so sexy was her being a real woman: pretty,
talented and true. Cheeky without being rude.
She was witty, passionate and endearing, not
to mention remarkably beautiful. The proclaimed ‘Italian Marilyn Monroe’ was a
curvaceous, caramel-skinned brunette bombshell and she was not skinny.
“Beauty
is how you feel inside, and it reflects in your eyes. It is not something
physical.”
Despite requests from many directors, Sophia refused
to lose weight, get a nose job, or change her appearance for a role. Doing this, she became the fearless and
devastatingly glamorous beauty icon we know still today. She embodied something new. She imposed a new
model.
In a world consumed by cosmetic surgery,
Sophia Loren reminds us of how striking a naturally unconventional look can be.
“NOTHING MAKES A WOMAN MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN THE
BELIEF THAT SHE IS BEAUTIFUL”
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