- Her first appearance was in a Pepsi commercial that was seen all over Colombia.
- Sofia places great value on friendship.
- Sofia had her first boyfriend when she was 14 and he is the father of her only son and light of her life, Manolo, now 8.
- Speaking to Sofia, one notices the love she feels for her son and her delight in motherhood.
- FUERA DE SERIE (OUT OF THIS WORLD) program was a tremendously successful program on Univision that remained on the air for four years, making Sofia the favorite of the Latin market in the United States.
- Nickname: La Toti
- Favorite movie: THE GODFATHER
- Favorite actors: Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Marlon Brando
- Favorite group or singer: Shakira and Cher
- Favorite TV show: Sex and the City
- Favorite hobby: Playing with Manolo (her son)
- In 1999, Nobel Peace Prize winner Rigoberta Menchú awarded Vergara with the Hispanic Woman of the Year Award, commending her leadership skills.
- In 2001 she created Peace and Hope for Children of Colombia, a charity foundation that has helped thousands of children in her country, and which has donated a new cancer pavilion for children in her native Barranquilla.
- In 2002 she was awarded the Women of Hope Award by the City of Hope as one of the outstanding role models for future generations.
Quotes- "I've been big-breasted since I was 13. I even told my mom, 'When I'm 18, I'm going to have a breast reduction.' And she would tell me, 'When you're 18, you won't even think about doing that.' She was right. Since then no one's been able to cover them."
- Answering her most frequently asked question: "If you're asking if my breasts are natural, yes, this is how I've looked since I was 13 years old."
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