- Sophie Simone Cortina
Sophie Simone Cortina is a reporter, television host, sports reporter, voice over talent, designer, writer, photographer and, to a lesser extend, actor living between Los Angeles, CA, Chicago, IL, New York City, U.S.A, Mexico City, Mexico, and Europe. Prior to her career as an entertainer and reporter, she had a professional tennis career and was three times national tennis champion in Mexico and also was ranked in the Top 20 in the world as a junior tennis player. She is an avid traveler and has visited over 40 countries as a tennis player and on personal journeys or explorations.
Early life
Born in Caracas, Venezuela, Cortina grew up in
Mexico City with her French mother and her Mexican father. She has been 100% trilingual since she started to speak, fully immersed in a multicultural environment. She attended a French school (Lycée Franco Mexicain) in Mexico City and received a full athletic scholarship to attend the University of Miami, FL, U.S.A. She graduated with honors in International Business & Marketing, minored in Photo Journalism and theatre.Career
Cortina played in international tennis tournaments all over the world, including the
French Open , US Open and Wimbledon. She finished her professional tennis career due to a shoulder injury from which she underwent surgery while at the University of Miami, and shortly after graduation Sophie started a new career as a reporter, television host, entertainer and sports reporter. She also started a jewelry line named Sophie Simone Designs. [ [http://www.sophiesimone.com jewelry designs] ] [ [http://www.sophiesimonecortina.com/demo1large_es.htm Movie examples, TV host] ] [ [http://www.sophiesimonecortina.com/demo2large_es.htm Movie examples, sports reporter ] ] . This includes international work in many countries for Univision, Telemundo, MTV, MuchMusic Television, Cosmopolitan International Television, Fox Sports, Fox International, AXN, ESPN and now hosts her own daily news show that airs daily on all Sprint Mobile phones. [ [http://www.youtube.com/user/SEEenEspanol TV host, in Spanish] ] To a lesser extent Cortina worked as an actor [ [http://www.sophiesimonecortina.com/demo4large_es.htm Film example] ] . She has appeared in countless commercials on television and in radio broadcasting in English, French, Spanish and Italian.References
External links
* [http://www.sophiesimonecortina.com Official Website]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1896443/bio Photos of Sophie Cortina]
* [http://www.sophiesimone.com Jewelry Design line]
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