“It was love at first sight for both of us. We first crossed paths at a beauty contest in Rome when I was just 16, and he was on the jury. He noticed me sitting with friends and sent a note inviting me to join the contest.” From that day on, the couple was nearly inseparable, and she never looked at another man after they were married. Their family was their top priority, with Sophia spending almost nine months on bed rest to ensure the safe arrival of their first son. “It was the greatest, sweetest, most indescribable joy I had ever experienced. I was completely overwhelmed with emotion when I held him in my arms,” she said of the moment after giving birth. Many were captivated by her beauty, including Cary Grant, who even pleaded with her to be with him.