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Maria Menounos

Maria Menounos

Host, 'Conversations with Maria' and 'Better Together' Podcasts

As a journalist, Emmy Award-winner Maria Menounos holds the distinct honor of having conducted the only interview.

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As a journalist, Emmy Award-winner Maria Menounos holds the distinct honor of having conducted the only interview with the entire Obama family – an interview touted by ABC News as the top defining moments leading to Obama’s victory. Maria’s achievements have thus far set numerous industry milestones. Her groundbreaking conversational style of reporting led her, at the age of 22, to become the youngest person ever to host Entertainment Tonight. She would go on to do the same for TODAY Show and Nightly News. Maria is the first person in the history of Hollywood to report for network news and star in a wide-release feature film. Maria is also a part time WWE professional wrestler and personality, with a record of 4-0. Maria also created the ABC special, Dance Battle America, with Julianne Hough. Her production company has several other projects in production.

Maria is also the two-time New York Times bestselling author of The Every Girl’s Guide To… book series. She was also the longest running international spokesperson and face of Pantene hair care products.

Along with being a champion of talent and helping women and human beings in general, Maria is particularly passionate about animals and is avid in pet rescue. A girl who did not speak English until the first grade and one who worked as a janitor cleaning Boston nightclubs throughout her adolescence, Maria is proof that you can come from humble beginnings and succeed. Most importantly, she is proof that you can remain true to yourself and humble and still care deeply for others.

 

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The EveryGirl’s Guide To Life

Be Your Own Health Advocate

Treating Brain Tumors and Cancer

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Maria Menounos Pays Off Her Bikini Bet!
Maria Menounos on Living with Her Parents

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