She is the Founder and President of her lifestyle company Sonja Morgan Brands and has been careful to manage it properly in tune with her long term business plan. She incorporates her philosphy of "luxury for less" and proves that its not what you spend, but how you choose to use it. She has been credited at making high-end luxury fashion more accessible.
She was born in the city of Albany, New York and moved away to chase her dreams. After becoming a successful model, she worked in France, Italy, Colorado and California. She started to work in the fashion industry at an early age. She also tried her hand at the film industry with the film "The Marsh of 2006" starring Oscar winner Forest Whitaker. After being a producer, she then tried her luck in front of a camera with Real Housewives of New York. She has a podcast called Sonja in the City and has made the memorable appearance in other shows such as the Millionaire Matchmaker, Million Dollar Listing NY and What Happens.
Sonja routinely participates in charity events. In 2001 she participated in a Marc Bouwer runway show in support of The Humane Society. She is a longtime supporter of Gabrielle's Angel Foundation, which supports cancer research. Other charities she is involved with include: New Yorker's for Children, The Princess Grace Founadtion, Jeffery Fashion Cares, ASPCA, and GLAAD. She considers herself an outspoken advocate for the arts, children, animals, and the LGBTQ community. She was awarded the Broadway Speaks Out Hero Award in 2011 for her support for LGBTQ youth.
She has won numerous awards and recognitions. NY Magazine selected her as one of the "Top 21 Stylish". In 2001 she was featured on the cover of the prestigious Social Life Magazine and repeated this in 2012, 2014, and 2015. Only Christie Brinkley has appeared more times. She has also been the cover feature for Millenium, The Sophisticate, Lifestyle Mirror, K9 Magazine, Showt, 25A, Latino Show, Metropolital, Originel, and others.
Ranker voted her the #1 of All Time Real Housewive of New York in 2017. She won a Bravo TV Award for her comedic work and a #4 of 44 Real Housewife ranking from TV Guide Magazine in the same year.
Sonja is active on social media. Her Twitter account (@SonjatMorgan) has 461,000 followers. Over 235,000 people follow her on Facebook. Her instagram is most popular (@sonjatmorgan) with 485,000 followers.
According to her official website, Sonja considers herself a "fashion house, luxury lifestyle brand, entrepreneur, writer, film producer, performer, special event creator, philanthropist, and mother." She enjoys spending time with her daughter, family, and friends, as well as gardening, cooking, entertaining, skiing, tennis, ice skating, traveling, and learning new cultures.
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