Aliya Jasmine Sovani

Aliya-Jasmine "AJ" Sovani is a television personality and producer[1] currently living in Los Angeles California. She was the 2012 face of the NFL's women's apparel campaign[2] launched by VOGUE magazine and photographed by legendary photographer Patrick Demarchelier in New York City's meat packing district.[3] She is currently collaborating with the CFL to design a women's sweatshirt for the 2014 Grey Cup.[4][5] She is an expert on the crossover between Sports & Pop Culture (sports, music, fashion, athlete lifestyle), and currently has a blog,[6] called He Suits, He Scores! (playing on the sports phrase, "He Shoots, He Scores!")

During her decade on TV she was a reporter at the Vancouver Winter Olympics for CTV's Olympic Morning Show,[7] was on the ground in Haiti after the devastating earthquake alongside actor Jared Leto for the Discovery channel,[8][9] was an NHL playoffs reporter for the Stanley Cup countdown,[10] and hosted the ESPYS red carpet with Cabbie on TSN.[11] She is best known for having produced & hosted her on Sports/PopCulture series on MTV called "PLAY with AJ".[12] She also anchored MTV News and hosted the talk show 1 Girl 5 Gays (a.k.a. "1g5g") on MTV (Canada) and Logo (TV channel) in the USA.[13] Sovani was born on November 18, 1982, in Ottawa; she is of Persian and African-Indian descent.[14]

Before working at MTV, Sovani was a producer at MuchMusic, and has worked in front of and behind the camera at BPM:TV,[15] 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.[16]

Aliya-Jasmine received international praise including CNN, The View,[17] Jay Leno, The Huffington Post,[18] and Good Morning America for a breast cancer awareness video she wrote, created, and starred in that went viral called "Save the Boobs".[19]

In addition to working on a Gemini Award-winning show,[20] 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".[21] In 2010 she was selected as one of HELLO! Magazine's 50 most beautiful Canadians,[22] and the National Post newspaper's Worthy-30 to watch lists.[23]

She made an appearance as an assassin, in the video for "Hit Me Up" by Danny Fernandes with Belly and Josh Ramsay in 2011.

References

  1. ↑ "Aliya-Jasmine Sovani / Host and Segment Producer". MTV.ca. 22 July 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
  2. ↑ "Official Site of the National Football League". nfl.com. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  3. ↑ "Vogue". Vogue. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "CFL.ca". Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "Aliya-Jasmine". twitter.com. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "HE SUITS, HE SCORES!". HE SUITS, HE SCORES!. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  7. ↑ "CTV". ctv.ca. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  8. ↑ "Discovery". Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  9. ↑ "Aliya-Jasmine". Facebook. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  10. ↑ "The National Hockey League". nhl.com. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  11. ↑ "TSN". Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  12. ↑ Home
  13. ↑ 1 Girl 5 Gays at Logo
  14. ↑ "Celebrity lifestyle and fashion". Posh24.com. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
  15. ↑ Video clip of Sovani, YouTube
  16. ↑ "ETALK's Team Delivers Gold Medal Coverage of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games". CTV. 11 February 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
  17. ↑ "SAVE THE BOOB...Aliya-Jasmine Sovani". Retrieved 4 January 2011.
  18. ↑ "15steps Commented on: "Save The Boobs": Is This Breast Cancer Awareness Ad Too Sexy? (VIDEO)". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 4 January 2011. “Nope, Aliyah Jasmine (the young lady) was creative director and co- chair of the foundation that this ad is for. Check the behind the scenes video.”
  19. ↑ MTV Canada host aims to 'save the boobs', CTV, 26 September 2009.
  20. ↑ "MTV LIVE Wins 2008 Gemini for Best Talk Series". MTV.ca. 23 Oct 2008. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
  21. ↑ Girls of Latitude at MTV.ca
  22. ↑ "Hello Canada's 50 most beautiful". CTV.ca. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
  23. ↑ Siddiqi, Maryam (22 February 2010). "Shinan Govani's Worthy 30: The Women". National Post. Retrieved 4 January 2011.

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