Marisa Petroro was born on February 11th, 1972 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA.
Marisa Petroro is of 5' 5" [1.65 m] in height.
Marisa Petroro began appearing in beauty pageants since she was four years old.
Marisa Petroro joined HB Studio to learn acting at the age of eight.
Marisa Petroro was diagnosed with Rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare cancer that affects muscles in childhood and has survived the rare childhood cancer.
Marisa Petroro was crowned Miss Italia America in 1996.
Marisa Petroro has become one of the top five contestants at the Miss Italia World in 1996.
Marisa Petroro has graduated with a cum laude degree in Marketing from Kean University in New Jersey, USA.
Marisa Petroro has appeared in a national television commercial of Clear Blue Easy pregnancy test in 1997.
Marisa Petroro has modeled for Lilt Perms hair products.
Marisa Petroro made her acting debut with a guest appearance in a television play "Ned and Stacey" and with a film "Rose by Any Other Name" both in 1997.
Marisa Petroro has performed in a country music video of Allison Krause & Brad Paisley's "Whiskey Lullaby" which was directed by
Rick Schroder. The music video has won the Music Video of the Year 2004 at the CMA awards on CBS.
Marisa Petroro has produced and directed her own children's pageant, "Little Miss New Jersey State" in the year 1992.
Marisa Petroro was chosen as one of the "Most Amazing Newcomers" by Stuff Magazine in 2003.
Marisa Petroro was chosen as the one of the '100 Most Beautiful People' by People Magazine in 2006.
Marisa Petroro was honored with the Woman of the Year award from the Center of Italian and Italian-American Culture in 2007.
Marisa Petroro became the national spokesperson for The Sarcoma Foundation of America in 2008 & 2009.