| Eleni Menegaki Ελένη Μενεγάκη |
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| Born | October 29, 1969 Athens, Greece |
| Years active | 1991-present |
| Spouse | Giannis Latsios (2001-2010) |
Eleni Menegaki (Greek: Ελένη Μενεγάκη) (born October 29, 1969) is a Greek film, television and stage actress and talk show presenter. In 2010, Forbes ranked Menegaki as the second most powerful and influential celebrity in Greece and top-ranked female.[1]
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Eleni Menegaki started her career in MEGA Channel, as a co-hostess with Iasonas Triantafillidis in the very successful morning show "Coctail" for the season 1991 - 1992 From 1992 to 1994, Eleni co-hosted with Giorgos Polyhroniou the hit TV game "MEGA Banca"
From 1994 to 1996, Eleni starred in the hit series "Pater Imon" in ANT1 Channel. In 1995, Eleni started hosting the morning show "Proinos Kafes", replacing Popy Hatzidimitriou. From 1995 to 2005, Eleni hosted "Proinos Kafes" with great success. The media called her "Queen of the morning zone"
In 2005, Eleni followed her husband and program manager, Giannis Latsios to ALPHA Channel, where she signed a 3-year contract. She started hosting the morning show "Kafes me tin Eleni". For the first season, "Kafes me tin Eleni" suffered from low ratings. For the season 2006 - 2007, it was noticed a huge increase in the show's ratings. As of 2007 - 2008, "Kafes me tin Eleni" continued to hold the top spot of the ratings. In 2008, Eleni renewed with ALPHA Channel for another 3 years. Later that year, channels targeted to the commercial 15-44 audience. The season 2008 - 2009 was the most successful season of "Kafes me tin Eleni" as it was the number one morning show in both total and 15-44 audience. For the season 2009 - 2010, "Kafes me tin Eleni" faced a small decrease in the ratings of total audience but still was the number one show in 15-44 audience.
In 2001, Eleni Menegaki married to ANT1 program manager Giannis Latsios. They had three children. Aggelos was born in 2002, Laoura was born in 2005 and Valeria was born in 2008. In January 29, 2010, Eleni announced her divorce with Giannis Latsios. Few months later, Eleni's new relationship with businessman Makis Pantzopoulos became known to media.
Eleni Menegaki is considered as an icon for girls and women. Everybody wants to know everything about her life. Due to her family image, she is a huge role model. Paparazzi follow her everywhere and every tabloid she covers is sold out. According to Forbes, Eleni is the top ranked female celebrity, while according to newspaper Thema, Eleni earns 100.000 euro per month and is the richest Greek presenter.