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Sophia Loren put the va-va in voom back in 1952. 👀 😙

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Before Sophia Loren came to America and made everyone want to be Italian, she was a huge star in Europe. After placing second in the Miss Italia 1950 beauty pageant, Loren was immediately thrust into the Italian filmmaking scene. She quickly became one of the most sought after actresses in Europe before making her jump to America in 1958.

Loren was marketed as the "Italian Marilyn Monroe," and it's obvious why. She was amazing in comedies, dramas, and romances. While speaking with The Guardian in 2020, Loren says that she could have spent more time onscreen in America but she just didn't think it was worth it to go through so much to just be a romantic interest. She explained:

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