Aliya-Jasmine "AJ" Sovani is a television personality and producer.[1] She anchors MTV News and hosts the talk show 1 Girl 5 Gays (a.k.a. "1g5g") on Logo (TV channel)[2] and MTV (Canada).
Before working at MTV, AJ was a producer at MuchMusic, and has worked in front & behind the camera at BPM:TV,[3] Star!, and FashionTelevision as well as a freelance writer and professional speaker. She also worked as the Whistler Reporter for CTV's Olympic Morning show during the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, Canada.[4]
Aliya-Jasmine received international recognition including CNN, The View,[5] Jay Leno, The Huffington Post,[6] and Good Morning America for a breast cancer awareness video she wrote/created/and starred in that went viral called "Save the Boobs".[7]
In addition to working on a Gemini Award-winning show,[8] and interviewing everyone from Tom Cruise to Mötley Crüe, her favorite experience thus far was traveling to Africa for a documentary on girls' rights in Sudan called "Girls of Latitude".[9] In 2010 she was selected as one of HELLO! Magazine's 50 most beautiful Canadians,[10] and the National Post newspaper's Worthy-30 to watch lists.[11]