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At age 14, she entered into a beauty contest where she became one of the finalists.
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Sophia Loren was born as Sofia Scicolone.
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Here is where she found her future husband and finally felt like she had a father figure in her life.
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Under the guidance of Carlo Ponti, Sophia was put under contract and appeared as an extra in ten films.
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During these years she received a second Oscar nomination and won five Golden Globe Awards.
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She preferred to spend the majority of her time raising sons Carlo Jr. and Eduardo
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Her only acting credits during the decade were five television films, beginning with Sophia Loren: Her Own Story, a biopic in which she portrayed herself and her mother.
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She voluntarily spent nineteen days in jail for tax evasion
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Sophia received an Honorary Academy Award for her body of work, and was declared "one of world cinema's greatest treasures."
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Still beautiful at 72, she posed for the 2007 Pirelli Calendar.