Marie Sarantakis is a graduate of Carthage College, where she studied political science, philosophy, and the sociology of religion as a Clausen Scholar. In 2010, she was a Wingspread Fellow of the Johnson Foundation and in 2007 recognized with a Patterson Leadership Award. She has presented her research before the Wisconsin Institute for Peace & Conflict Resolution Studies, Society for the Scientific Study of Religion, and American Sociological Association. Miss Sarantakis is currently pursuing her Juris Doctorate from The John Marshall Law School of Chicago, Illinois. She is fluent in Greek and enjoys to travel abroad. In 2009 she was named the 16th Sexiest International Model by Nifty Magazine. Miss Sarantakis continues to enjoy modeling and promoting nutrition to audiences worldwide.

16th Sexiest International Model by Nifty Magazine