Sophia Loren, formerly known as Sophia Hicorone, was born in Rome in 1934 in a poor family. She was born as an illegitimate child and rose as a sexy idol, but later won respect and praise and became the most successful international filmmaker after World War II. She spent her childhood in the ghetto, where little Sophia was accompanied by war, fear and hunger. As a small child, she was ridiculed as "toothpick Fiya" by her companions. At the age of 14, Sophia miraculously developed into a plump and beautiful girl. Her mother lied about her age and took part in a local beauty pageant and was selected as one of the 12 "princesses", thus winning the laudatory name of "Ocean Princess". After auditioning for MGM's film "the Burning of the City", Sophia was lucky to get a small role: she played a captive in the war with 10,000 girls. Later, Sophia took part in the beauty pageant of Miss Rome and won the second place, which attracted the attention of the famous producer Carlo Ponty. With the help of Ponty, Sophia starred in some films, although she was only a small supporting role, but her elegant demeanor overshadowed the heroine. Carlo praised her: "Sophia is full of energy and has a sense of rhythm that she can't get at school." She is not a star, she is an artist. " In 1953, she finally played the heroine in the opera film Aida, whose performance was very devoted and caused a sensation in Italian cinema. In 1954, Sophia shot to fame as a grumpy girl in Gold of Naples and began to make her way to the world cinema.