Poor girl Sophia, which conquered the whole world

Today the brilliant Sophia Loren I know everything. Despite the years, this woman is still beautiful and captivates the heart. Knows a few generations, but few can tell where it came from and what he was before becoming a worldwide star. The actress does not like to talk about his childhood and adolescence, limited to the words that they were not like a fairy tale. What is known about this woman and why she doesn't like talking about yourself?

A future star of world cinema, was born on 20 September 1934 in Rome ordinary hospital. Sofia's mother — an actress with a failed career, loved her father, actor in a traveling theater, and sincerely believed that the child will help to strengthen their family. Unfortunately, or fortunately, the roommate left her and daughter, and soon the family had a stepfather, who replaced the girl's father.

In Rome the pair with scanty and irregular income, still burdened with the child, failed to "put down roots" and was forced to return to his native fishing town of Pozzuoli near Naples. There and childhood home of Sofia, not very happy, because of the poverty of her parents. When she was very thin and was called the "Staccato", meaning "Perch".

Beauty — is a was the main and only thing about girls with no education, no experience. So Sofia's mother decided that she must participate in a local beauty contest. Competition between the provincial beauties was called "Queen of the sea and the 12 princesses". For the title of the beauty Queen struggled girls from wealthy families, outfits that cost more than the annual budget of the family of Sofia.

Dress Sophia made from pink curtains, which were donated by my grandmother, and white shoes my mom turned black school, the usual painted them with white paint. In this makeshift outfit young beauty confidently won the competition which was her first step into a new life.

The prize Fund of the contest was very modest, so beauty's only got a few rolls of Wallpaper. But the value of this contest was that it gave me the opportunity to Express themselves in the modeling business. Sponsors provide to winners at a certain time an apartment in Rome and even paid a little lift. It was a chance to escape from a sleepy, smelling of fish Pozzuoli and Sofia went for it.

Young Lauren didn't lose precious time in vain and already in the first days of his stay in Rome she was on a contract with a modeling Agency and shooting in a popular magazine which produced the comic in the photos. Soon the girl was able to completely provide for themselves and even send money home to support bedstuy family.

The first money received from her daughter, her mother spent making of Sofia on the surname of his stepfather — Shikolone. Thus, the girl got rid of the infamous in Catholic Italy's brand, born out of wedlock child. But the young star wanted a more sonorous name and model took the pseudonym Lazaro. However, it was not just the producers advised to avoid Italian surnames and choose unusual that will be remembered.

At the time, on everyone's lips was the name of the actress Marta Toren and Sofia took in tune with the alias Lauren. With a new name, which was clearly happy, young models career began to develop more rapidly. Sophia Loren participated in shows, starred in photo shoots and one by one won beauty contests.

In one of the competitions Sophie met a member of the jury, a film producer Carlo Ponti. He invited a girl to his Studio, but just couldn't find a suitable use of such vivid beauty. First, he presented a new actress as the only sex bomb taking off in the primitive films, where she had to Shine in skimpy outfits. Then Ponti offered the 19-year-old model, change the shape of the nose and to lose weight, but Lauren showed character and abandoned such reincarnation for career growth.

Sophia Loren and Carlo Ponti

But Ponty was not going to waste such a brilliant and constantly remembered the capricious beauty of the coast. The ability to shoot Sophie in a decent role came when he originated the idea of the film adaptation of the Opera Aida. First, the main role Ponty planned to give his darling Gina Lollobrigida, but realized in time that she will not pull such a serious way.

The producer realized that Sophia Loren are perfect for his plans, but did not want to quarrel with the already popular actress Gina. The decision came by itself. Knowing that the main character will duplicate soprano Renata was the year, Lollobrigida refused the role itself, saying that won't be duplicated by anyone. Hands Ponti was unleashed and he started filming.

With Carlo Ponti, Lauren became famous in his native Italy and decided to conquer the United States. Nobody knows how the young actress was able for the first 20 days of stay in a foreign country passable to master spoken English. Might have helped innate capacity for language. By the way, now the actress is fluent in English, French and not too confident in German.

American period of his life, Sophia Loren began with a meeting with Cary Grant. First, the actor urged on the girl, pretending to confuse her with Lollobrigida, but after a couple of weeks did not hide his admiration for the beautiful Italian and walked on her heels.

Whether they were lovers is uncertain itself Lauren never told. But an affair with Carlo Ponti continued to develop and impatient producer even made Sophie proposal, even before he could divorce his wife. The engagement between them was a mystery for all three years, while Carlo was forced to force the issue.

Sophia Loren and Cary Grant

Passionate game Loren and Grant in "houseboat" is seriously concerned about the producer and he found the strength to divorce his wife. Immediately after the divorce process, the court found the Union Conti and Lauren legitimate and they became husband and wife. Specifically, to sign, they met in France, where Lauren visiting from the United States in a break between shootings.

First marriage Sophie brought her a lot of problems. Italian society did not accept their Union and, together with the Church, the beginning of the persecution to the press. Ponti was accused of bigamy, and Lauren in the destruction of a happy family. Avoiding gossip, and open attacks, a pair of eight long years did not appear in Italy. But even after returning home, once passions had subsided, they avoided appearing in public together.

The first role, which itself Lauren recognized the serious, she played in the movie "Two women". Sophie played the role of a woman who was older than her. "I was the only performer, but that movie made me an actress" — so says about the role of film itself.

For an Oscar along with Sophia Loren claimed Audrey Hepburn, but the Italian managed to get the coveted statuette opponent from under his nose. That award of the Academy have been to her, the actress found out early in the morning from Cary Grant, who woke her its urgent phone call.

Sophia Loren and Marcello Mastroianni

Sophia Loren starred in "Cocaro", "Marriage in Italian" and "Millionaire", and only after that the Italians put up with "vicious" Union actress and Carlo Ponti. But in the life of a woman and her lover were many other problems. Nervous stress and enormous burden on the set led to hormonal issues and two attempts Sophie and Carlo have children ended with a miscarriage.

The third child, Lauren decided to take during pregnancy, leaving all live together in a hotel in Geneva. The room had no phone and get to it could only Carlo and doctors to observe the course of pregnancy. Thus was born Carlo Ponti Jr. Four years later, Lauren gave birth to the beloved one son, Eduardo.

During his long career in the movie Sophia Loren has received 19 prestigious awards, a star on the walk of Fame in Hollywood and many millions of fans around the world. Working actress and now surpassing the 86-year milestone. She appeared in films and willingly takes to duplicate other actors.