Menounos, a Greek American, was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, and is fluent in the Greek language. Menounos attended the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Danielson, CT. 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 would go on to compete for the title of Miss Massachusetts USA 2000; she placed as the 1st runner up.
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Maria Menounos (ΜαÏία ΜενοÏνος in Greek; born June 8, 1978) is an American actress, journalist, and television presenter known at home for read more...
Menounos, a Greek American, was born in New Bedford, Massachusetts, and is fluent in the Greek language. Menounos attended the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Danielson, CT. read more...
Later Menounos attended Boston's Emerson College where she participated in the NOW award winning organization, Emerson Independent Video. During her senior year, she was hired as read more...
Menounos appeared in FHM magazine and in People magazine in 2004 as one of the "50 Most Beautiful People." In another poll conducted by askmen.com, Menounos was voted one of the read more...