She was born in Barranquilla, Atlantico, Colombia. Her mother is a homemaker and her
father produced cattle for the meat industry. "La Toti" was the nickname given to her five brothers and sisters
and many cousins, including television news anchor and reporter. She grew up between her hometown of Barranquilla and was
raised in a well off family, attending a private bilingual (Spanish/English) school. She got married at the age of 18, and
she gave birth to her son Manolo in 1991 at the age of 19. The marriage did not last very long, and then she studied dentistry
at a college in Colombia for three years. Vergara now lives in Miami and Los Angeles, and brought her mother, sister, and
her son to live with her.
She was discovered by a photographer
while walking a mexican bikini contest. Soon, she was presented with attractive offers in modeling and latin bikini pics,
and followed that course. Vergara moved to Bogotá at the age of 20, where she worked as mexican
girl models on the runway and on TV. From 1995 to 1999, she was with latinas models in a dominican bikini, a series which
sent her to exotic places all over the world. It was telecast on the international Univision Spanish language network, and
it made her a star in the brazilian super models and gave her some USA TV exposure. She also co hosted the Univision show
brazil bikini girl. She recently appeared in brazilian bikini bottoms.
