Sangita Patel (born January 2, 1979) is a

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, currently the host of HGTV's '' Home to Win'' and an on-air personality of ''

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''.

Life and career

Patel completed her university degree in electrical engineering in 2002. After working for a few years as an engineer and obtaining her P. Eng designation, her career path took a sharp turn. Volunteer positions in various media outlets eventually led to a position as a weather presenter on

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. Her transition continued after she accepted a position as the weekend weather anchor on

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. She branched into entertainment and lifestyle when she began filing segments for her very own segment on CityNews called ''In the City'', and later became a regular fill-in on

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for both the Weather and Live Eye segments. She initially joined ''

'' as a co-host during Cheryl Hickey's maternity leave. She has also been featured on ET Canada's beauty campaign with Shoppers Drug Mart in 2015. She was part of the holiday season campaign for '' President's Choice Insiders Collection'', aired on the

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in December 2015. She was also featured in

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’s launch of their Extraordinary Oils hair line on their digital platform. She lives in Toronto with her husband and two daughters Ava and Shyla.

Other

In 2014, she was named one of '' Hello Magazine'' Canada 50 most beautiful list.Canada's Most Beautiful 2014: See who made the list

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Patel, Sangita 1979 births Canadian television hosts Canadian women television hosts Living people Global Television Network people People from Toronto University of Toronto alumni Canadian people of Gujarati descent Canadian people of Indian descent