Maria Menounos
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Birth Date: June 8, 1978
Birth Place: Medford, Massachusetts, USA
Height: 5′ 8″
Eye Color: Brown – Light
Hair Color: Brown – Light
Sex: Female
Star Sign: Gemini
Nationality: American
Profession: Actress, Journalist, TV Presenter
Title(s): Miss Massachusetts Teen USA 1996
Major competition(s): Miss Teen USA 1996
Education: Emerson College in Boston
Relationship: Vin Diesel (actor; born on July 18, 1967; met at an interview for news show Access Hollywood in July 2006)
Claim to fame: As Miss Massachussetts Teen USA in 1996
Maria Menounos Short Biography
Maria Menounos (Greek: ΜαÏία ΜενοÏνος) (born June 8, 1978) is a Greek-American actress, journalist, and television presenter known in America for her appearances as a correspondent for Today and Access Hollywood, and abroad for co-hosting the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 in Athens, Greece.
Early life and beauty pageants
Menounos, a Greek American, was born in Medford, Massachusetts to immigrant parents Costas and Litsa Menounos. She has a younger brother, Peter. She is fluent in the Greek language. At age 17, she was an employee of Dunkin’ Donuts. Menounos attended the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church. In 1995, Menounos began to compete in beauty pageants. The following year, she won the title of Miss Massachusetts Teen USA and competed at Miss Teen USA where she failed to place in the top 10. Menounos did however place in the top 15, receiving an honorary mention, during the preliminary competition; Menounos placed 13th in preliminaries. The pageant was won by Christie Lee Woods. Maria competed for the title of Miss Massachusetts USA 2000; she was the 1st runner up.
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