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Cristina Ferrare

At the early age of sixteen, Cristina started a career in modeling with the Ford modeling agency in New York.

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Cristina Ferrare Biography

At the early age of sixteen, Cristina started a career in modeling with the Ford modeling agency in New York. Her career as a super model spanned over twenty-five years. Max Factor put her under contract as their spokesperson while still a teenager.Ā  During that time her career took off as she graced the covers and pages of every major fashion magazine including Vogue, Harperā€™s Bazaar, Cosmopolitan, Good Housekeeping, Ladies Home journal and traveled the world as a sought after international cover girl. During this time she soon became a trusted spokesperson and endorsed numerous commercial products.

In the early 80ā€™s, Cristina co-hosted ā€œAM Los Angeles,ā€ which was the #1 rated morning television show during her five year tenure.Ā  Among her many TV appearances, she has hosted her own shows:Ā  ā€œCristina and Friendsā€ and a two hour live show from Universal Studiosā€™ ā€œHome and Familyā€. She was a substitute co-host on ā€œGood Morning Americaā€ and co-hosted numerous times with Regis Philbin on ā€œLive with Regis and Kathie Lee.ā€ Her primetime series for CBS, ā€œShame on You,ā€ was one of the first magazine format shows that featured consumer fraud and awareness. It set the stage for other prime time magazine formats that followed. For NBC, she co-hosted ā€œMen are from Mars, Women are from Venusā€ with Dr. Drew Pinsky. At one time, Cristina had three shows on the air at the same time: the afore mentioned live morning talk show, ā€œAM Los Angeles,ā€ ā€œThe Home Show,ā€ and the primetime series ā€œIncredible Sundayā€ all for ABC. In feature films, she starred opposite David Niven in ā€œThe Impossible Yearsā€ and the critically acclaimed ā€œJ.W. Coopā€ with Oscar winner, Cliff Robertson.

Cristina is an accomplished author, with her New York Times bestseller, Okay, So I Donā€™t Have a Headache, and bestseller Cristina Ferrareā€™s Family Entertainment and Cristina Ferrare Style and her fourth and most recent book Realistically Ever After, a humorous view of finding happiness when heā€™s not Prince Charming, youā€™re not Snow White and life is not a fairy tale. The success of her books attests to her expertise in the areas of womenā€™s health, well-being, culinary arts, stylistic design, as well as her great zest for life and her humor.

Her fifth book, a new cookbook, A Big Bowl of Love was just released on Motherā€™s Day 2011 and has been widely accepted and has received raving reviews from bloggers across the country. She is already hard at work on her next cookbook!

Cristina has been hosting a series of web episodes for ā€œOprah.comā€ that includes cooking classes with the emphasis on how to prepare delicious meals for families, who are struggling with money, time and idea issues. She is writing weekly blogs for Harpo.com that includes recipes and answers to questions from viewers on her appearances on ā€œThe Oprah Winfrey Show.ā€ Cristina has recently joined the ā€œOprah familyā€ as regular featuring Oprahā€™s favorite meals! As Cristina likes to put it, ā€œServing up a big bowl of love.ā€

Cristina completed 28 shows that air on the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) that debuted on January 3rd, 2011. Cristinaā€™s show, ā€œA Big Bowl of Loveā€ features celebrity guests along with members of her family and friends serving up great ideas for all kinds of situations that happen in real life!

Cristina has done Kellogg commercials for OWN and is appearing with her Kellogg recipes on over 20 million Kellogg cereal boxes.

Cristina was able to harness all the experience she has had over the years interviewing different types of people including entertainment executives, major motion picture and television stars, directors, producers, writers, medical professionals, politicians, designers, and chefs and let it fuel her entrepreneurial spirit into starting her own design business. In 2006, Cristina, along with her partners Brian Thorson and Tim Hosier, started a line of home accessories through their newly formed ā€œFerrare With Company.ā€ It includes picture frames, napkin rings, lamps, scented candles, candle sticks, accessories for the table, and show stopping, one of a kind mirrors and chandeliers using only the finest materials. Swarovski crystals and semi-precious stones, pearls, shells, and metals are placed by hand, piece by piece, onto each object and are true works of art. The pieces are sought after by top interior designers around the country and sells to over 60 stores including Bergdorf Goodman and Barneys on line They have expanded their business to include clients from France, Turkey, Istanbul, Dubai, and Saudi Arabia. In November of 2011 Cristina, Brian and Tim opened up their first retail shop in Hollywood, ā€œMARQUETTEā€

Cristina has spoken at various conventions around the country including the 2004 ā€œThe Womenā€™s Conferenceā€ where she monitored a session about womenā€™s health and sexual well being. In 2007 she hosted, along with Chef Art Smith, a session on cooking for 300 women! She sat on the Board of Directors for ā€œThe Womenā€™s Conferenceā€ which was headed by Californiaā€™s First Lady Maria Shriver. Once a year, over 14,000 women come from all over for a life-changing day. It is a true day of transformation and empowerment that encourages women to be their own ā€œArchitects of Changeā€ for a better life for them, their families, and their community!

Cristina lives in Los Angeles with her husband, entertainment executive Tony Thomopoulos. They have a blended family of seven children and four grandchildren.

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Cristina Ferrare's Big Bowl of Love: Delight Family and Friends with More than 150 Simple, Fabulous Recipes

Cristina Ferrare's Big Bowl of Love: Delight Family and Friends with More than 150 Simple, Fabulous Recipes

Realistically Ever After: Finding Happiness When He's Not Prince Charming, You're Not Snow White, and Life's Not a Fairy Tale

Realistically Ever After: Finding Happiness When He's Not Prince Charming, You're Not Snow White, and Life's Not a Fairy Tale

Cristina Ferrare's Family Entertaining

Cristina Ferrare's Family Entertaining

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  • What are the speaker fees for Cristina Ferrare

    Speaking fees for Cristina Ferrare, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book Cristina Ferrare are available upon request for live events and available upon request for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire Cristina Ferrare, click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent.
  • What topics does Cristina Ferrare speak about?

    Cristina Ferrare is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Celebrity Chefs, Food, Influential Women, Lifestyle, Television Personalities, Television Stars, Women's Issues.
  • Where does Cristina Ferrare travel from?

    Cristina Ferrare generally travels from an undisclosed location, but can be booked for private corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. For more details, please contact an AAE Booking agent.
  • Who is Cristina Ferrareā€™s agent?

    AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully booked keynote speakers like Cristina Ferrare for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Cristina Ferrare for your next private or corporate function.
  • What is a full-service speaker booking agency?

    AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speakerā€™s or celebrityā€™s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the eventā€™s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host Cristina Ferrare or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us.
  • Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?

    If youā€™re looking for the best, unbiased speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, youā€™re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.
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At the early age of sixteen, Cristina started a career in modeling with the Ford modeling agency in New York.

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Cristina Ferrare Biography

At the early age of sixteen, Cristina started a career in modeling with the Ford modeling agency in New York. Her career as a super model spanned over twenty-five years. Max Factor put her under contract as their spokesperson while still a teenager.Ā  During that time her career took off as she graced the covers and pages of every major fashion magazine including Vogue, Harperā€™s Bazaar, Cosmopolitan, Good Housekeeping, Ladies Home journal and traveled the world as a sought after international cover girl. During this time she soon became a trusted spokesperson and endorsed numerous commercial products.

In the early 80ā€™s, Cristina co-hosted ā€œAM Los Angeles,ā€ which was the #1 rated morning television show during her five year tenure.Ā  Among her many TV appearances, she has hosted her own shows:Ā  ā€œCristina and Friendsā€ and a two hour live show from Universal Studiosā€™ ā€œHome and Familyā€. She was a substitute co-host on ā€œGood Morning Americaā€ and co-hosted numerous times with Regis Philbin on ā€œLive with Regis and Kathie Lee.ā€ Her primetime series for CBS, ā€œShame on You,ā€ was one of the first magazine format shows that featured consumer fraud and awareness. It set the stage for other prime time magazine formats that followed. For NBC, she co-hosted ā€œMen are from Mars, Women are from Venusā€ with Dr. Drew Pinsky. At one time, Cristina had three shows on the air at the same time: the afore mentioned live morning talk show, ā€œAM Los Angeles,ā€ ā€œThe Home Show,ā€ and the primetime series ā€œIncredible Sundayā€ all for ABC. In feature films, she starred opposite David Niven in ā€œThe Impossible Yearsā€ and the critically acclaimed ā€œJ.W. Coopā€ with Oscar winner, Cliff Robertson.

Cristina is an accomplished author, with her New York Times bestseller, Okay, So I Donā€™t Have a Headache, and bestseller Cristina Ferrareā€™s Family Entertainment and Cristina Ferrare Style and her fourth and most recent book Realistically Ever After, a humorous view of finding happiness when heā€™s not Prince Charming, youā€™re not Snow White and life is not a fairy tale. The success of her books attests to her expertise in the areas of womenā€™s health, well-being, culinary arts, stylistic design, as well as her great zest for life and her humor.

Her fifth book, a new cookbook, A Big Bowl of Love was just released on Motherā€™s Day 2011 and has been widely accepted and has received raving reviews from bloggers across the country. She is already hard at work on her next cookbook!

Cristina has been hosting a series of web episodes for ā€œOprah.comā€ that includes cooking classes with the emphasis on how to prepare delicious meals for families, who are struggling with money, time and idea issues. She is writing weekly blogs for Harpo.com that includes recipes and answers to questions from viewers on her appearances on ā€œThe Oprah Winfrey Show.ā€ Cristina has recently joined the ā€œOprah familyā€ as regular featuring Oprahā€™s favorite meals! As Cristina likes to put it, ā€œServing up a big bowl of love.ā€

Cristina completed 28 shows that air on the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN) that debuted on January 3rd, 2011. Cristinaā€™s show, ā€œA Big Bowl of Loveā€ features celebrity guests along with members of her family and friends serving up great ideas for all kinds of situations that happen in real life!

Cristina has done Kellogg commercials for OWN and is appearing with her Kellogg recipes on over 20 million Kellogg cereal boxes.

Cristina was able to harness all the experience she has had over the years interviewing different types of people including entertainment executives, major motion picture and television stars, directors, producers, writers, medical professionals, politicians, designers, and chefs and let it fuel her entrepreneurial spirit into starting her own design business. In 2006, Cristina, along with her partners Brian Thorson and Tim Hosier, started a line of home accessories through their newly formed ā€œFerrare With Company.ā€ It includes picture frames, napkin rings, lamps, scented candles, candle sticks, accessories for the table, and show stopping, one of a kind mirrors and chandeliers using only the finest materials. Swarovski crystals and semi-precious stones, pearls, shells, and metals are placed by hand, piece by piece, onto each object and are true works of art. The pieces are sought after by top interior designers around the country and sells to over 60 stores including Bergdorf Goodman and Barneys on line They have expanded their business to include clients from France, Turkey, Istanbul, Dubai, and Saudi Arabia. In November of 2011 Cristina, Brian and Tim opened up their first retail shop in Hollywood, ā€œMARQUETTEā€

Cristina has spoken at various conventions around the country including the 2004 ā€œThe Womenā€™s Conferenceā€ where she monitored a session about womenā€™s health and sexual well being. In 2007 she hosted, along with Chef Art Smith, a session on cooking for 300 women! She sat on the Board of Directors for ā€œThe Womenā€™s Conferenceā€ which was headed by Californiaā€™s First Lady Maria Shriver. Once a year, over 14,000 women come from all over for a life-changing day. It is a true day of transformation and empowerment that encourages women to be their own ā€œArchitects of Changeā€ for a better life for them, their families, and their community!

Cristina lives in Los Angeles with her husband, entertainment executive Tony Thomopoulos. They have a blended family of seven children and four grandchildren.

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  • How do I book Cristina Ferrare to speak at my event?

    Our experienced booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure speakers like Cristina Ferrare for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment since 2002. Click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page to check availability for Cristina Ferrare, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get speaking fee information and check availability for Cristina Ferrare or any other speaker of your choice.
  • What are the speaker fees for Cristina Ferrare

    Speaking fees for Cristina Ferrare, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. The estimated fees to book Cristina Ferrare are available upon request for live events and available upon request for virtual events. For the most current speaking fee to hire Cristina Ferrare, click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak directly with an experienced booking agent.
  • What topics does Cristina Ferrare speak about?

    Cristina Ferrare is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Celebrity Chefs, Food, Influential Women, Lifestyle, Television Personalities, Television Stars, Women's Issues.
  • Where does Cristina Ferrare travel from?

    Cristina Ferrare generally travels from an undisclosed location, but can be booked for private corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. For more details, please contact an AAE Booking agent.
  • Who is Cristina Ferrareā€™s agent?

    AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully booked keynote speakers like Cristina Ferrare for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Cristina Ferrare for your next private or corporate function.
  • What is a full-service speaker booking agency?

    AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speakerā€™s or celebrityā€™s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the eventā€™s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host Cristina Ferrare or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us.
  • Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?

    If youā€™re looking for the best, unbiased speaker recommendations, paired with a top-notch customer service experience, youā€™re in the right place. At AAE Speakers Bureau, we exclusively represent the interests of our clients - professional organizations, companies, universities, and associations. We intentionally do not represent the speakers we feature or book. That is so we can present our clients with the broadest and best performing set of speaker options in the market today, and we can make these recommendations without any obligation to promote a specific speaker over another. This is why when our agents suggest a speaker for your event, you can be assured that they are of the highest quality with a history of proven success with our other clients.

Cristina Ferrare is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics . The estimated speaking fee range to book Cristina Ferrare for your event is available upon request. Cristina Ferrare generally travels from and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Cheryl Tiegs, Daphne Oz, Alice Waters, Lesley Stahl and Rachael Ray. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Cristina Ferrare for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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This website is a resource for event professionals and strives to provide the most comprehensive catalog of thought leaders and industry experts to consider for speaking engagements. A listing or profile on this website does not imply an agency affiliation or endorsement by the talent.

All American Entertainment (AAE) exclusively represents the interests of talent buyers, and does not claim to be the agency or management for any speaker or artist on this site. AAE is a talent booking agency for paid events only. We do not handle requests for donation of time or media requests for interviews, and cannot provide celebrity contact information.

If you are the talent and wish to request a profile update or removal from our online directory, please submit a profile request form.

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