Maria Menounos, a well-known media personality was born on 8th June, 1978 in Medford, Massachusetts. She is a graduate from Emerson College in Boston. When she was perusing her graduation she joined to NOW award winning organization, and in her final year she got a job at Channel One News. There George W. Bush was interviewed by her and she covered the news of earthquake at El Salvador.
An attractive personality with a height of 5 feet 9¼ inches tall Maria Menounos became famous when she won the title of Miss Massachusetts Teen USA, in 1995. In the same year, she attended beauty pageant Miss Teen USA and got the rank 13. She took the position of first runner-up in the Miss Massachusetts USA 2000.
In the year 1996, when Maria Menounos was participating Miss Teen USA beauty pageant, host Bob Green asked her about her intention of her career in the future she replied she wants to work with Bob at Entertainment Tonight and after six year later she joined Entertainment Tonight as a correspondent and her dream materialized.
The film fairy tale In the Land of Merry Misfits was produced for the first time by Maria Menounos when she was just 17. She also worked as a head writer of Singled Out, a film broadcasted in MTV, but the negative of the film was stolen and after several years she used her personal fund to restore the film and it was finally shown for the first time in Tribeca Film Festival. One year ago, the festival picturized the film Longtime Listener as an official selection this was directed by her.
In 2003 many celebrities were caught in clumsy and unwieldy situation in the Red Carpet Interviews, which was taken by Maria Menounos in November 30, episode of Punk'd. She played the role of nurse in the film Fantastic Four, which was released in 2005 summer.
Maria Menounos also interested in charity work and she founded an organization named Take Action Hollywood! The inspiration was taken to establish this organization from the crucial effects of AIDS crisis of South Africa. Cosmo Girl Cup, a national, annual competition was started by her, where teenagers being awarded for their service to their community.
Maria Menounos was selected as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People, by FHM magazine and People magazine. She was among the top five girls a man would like to marry along with the female celebrities like Angelina Jolie, Charlize Theron etc. She was selected as Cyber Vixen of the Year by Spike TV, when she has beaten Jessica Alba and Charlie Thereon.
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