Claudia Jessie (born October 30, 1989, in Birmingham, England) blew up as Eloise Bridgerton in Netflix’s hot series Bridgerton. Before that, she was known for roles in British shows like WPC 56 and Vanity Fair.
Sophia Loren, born Sofia Villani Scicolone on September 20, 1934, is a legendary actress, snaggin’ Academy Awards and known as Italy’s biggest star.
She came up in Rome, daughter of engineer Riccardo Scicolone and wannabe actress/piano teacher Romilda Villani, who weren’t hitched. Loren grew up dirt-poor in wartime Pozzuoli near Naples, crammed in a tiny spot with her sister Maria, grandparents, and aunts and uncles. She’s said plenty of times that the struggle gave her grit to make it big and cherish every second of life. Till she was about 14, folks called her an ugly duckling, but then she blossomed into a stunner.
What’s good? Alessandra Mussolini, born December 30, 1962, is an Italian politician, TV star, model, and former actress and singer. She’s been in both houses of the Italian Parliament and the European Parliament, reppin’ the Mussolini family as Benito Mussolini’s granddaughter. Since 2022, she’s been holdin’ it down as a Member of the European Parliament for Forza Italia.
Meet Stephanie Caroline March (born July 23, 1974), an American actress and activist. She’s best known for playin’ Alexandra Cabot in NBC’s crime drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2000-2018) and its spinoff projects. She also puts in work advocatin’ for abuse victims, education, and women’s rights.
Check out Nikki Bella (born November 21, 1983), a Mexican-American wrestler who made her name in WWE as half of The Bella Twins with her sis Brie Bella. She also pops off on the reality show Total Divas. Goes by Nikki Bella in the ring.
She kicked off her wrestling grind with WWE’s developmental crew, Florida Championship Wrestling. She nabbed her first WWE Divas Championship in 2012, takin’ down Beth Phoenix that April.
She got engaged to Artem Chigvintsev in November 2019, married him in September 2022, but they split in 2024. Before that, she was engaged to John Cena after he popped the question at WrestleMania 33 in 2017, though they broke up a year later. She also dated Dolph Ziggler back in the day. She’s got a brother, JJ Garcia. In July 2020, she and Chigvintsev welcomed their son, Matteo Artemovich Chigvintsev. Her real name’s Nikki Garcia.
Meet Elena Dementieva, born October 15, 1981, in Moscow, a retired Russian tennis star who went pro in 1998. She climbed to world No. 3 in singles and stacked up 16 WTA singles titles. She made it to two Grand Slam finals in 2004 – French Open and US Open – but didn’t snag the trophy. Still, she copped a gold medal in women’s singles at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and a silver at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.