Sonya Kraus (born 22 June 1973) is a German television presenter and former model.

Biography

At age four, Kraus started ballet school which eventually led her to music school in

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. She ended her ballet career in 1987 when she grew too tall, reaching 1.77m at the time. In 1992, she finished her

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(university-entrance diploma) and started working as a professional model until 1994. Kraus's brother died when she was six years old. Her father, a book-publisher, hanged himself when she was 11. Her mother lost five children during pregnancies and Sonya became her mother's only surviving child.

Career

upKraus in 2005 In 1998, she became publicly known as part of the staff in the television show ''Glücksrad'' (the German equivalent of '' Wheel of Fortune'') on

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, hosted by Frederic Meisner. Since 2000, she has hosted ''Talk talk talk'' on

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, a summary of the highlights from

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s all over the world. Throughout 2000, she co-hosted '' Fort Boyard – Stars auf Schatzsuche'' with

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and Alexander Mazza. Other shows Kraus has hosted with Mazza include '' Desert Forges – Stars an ihren Grenzen'' and ''Clip Mix''. She was very active in the

campaign

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. Since 2003, she has presented the show ''Do it yourself – S.O.S.'', re-modeling rooms, houses, and gardens all over Germany. In July 2004, she co-hosted ''Die Alm'' with

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on ProSieben. Between January and February 2005, she and Elton hosted ''Die Burg''.

Writing

Kraus has written three books: * ''Baustelle Mann – Der ultimative Love-Guide'' (2007) * ''Baustelle Body: Sonya's Secrets'' (2009) * ''Wenn das Leben dir eine Zitrone gibt, frag nach Salz und Tequila: Die Sonya-Strategie für Lebensglück, Erfolg und jede Menge Spaß'' (2011)

Trademarks

In her shows, Kraus likes to play with her image as a "silly blonde", however, having achieved a straight-A in her

(final exams) along with more eloquent appearances in talk-shows and interviews proves this image to be an act for the benefit of mild entertainment. Kraus also presents some of her shows barefoot.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kraus, Sonya 1973 births Living people Television people from Frankfurt German television presenters German female models German women television presenters ProSieben people Models from Frankfurt