Corina Caragea (born December 31, 1982) is a dancer, model and television presenter from Bucharest, Romania. ^{[1] [5][8][12]}

Corina Caragea grew up in Bucharest, Romania. As a child she recited poetry, collected sports newspaper clips and dreamed of being on television.

As a major David Beckham fan, she also collects soccer balls and tickets from matches she's attended: ^[10]

She was even gifted a ticket to a Real Madrid match for Valentine's Day one year. ^[10]

She loves to travel and in one summer fell in love with Barcelona before passing through Turkey, Transfăgărășan, and Transylvania. Her partner, Robert Pongracz, enjoys staying in off-the-radar places and conversing with locals. When they travel together they avoid hotels and civilized lodging, Corina often lodges in areas like the jungles of Bali. She has a travel blog on her personal website and records detailed records of certain trips. ^{[6][7][11][14][27]}

Corina Caragea was in a relationship with professional racecar driver Bogdan Rustea.

He was labeled a bad boy by the press, and was even called "Bogdanel the bad".

Corina Caragea also used to be in a relationship with professional footballer, Cristian Chivu.^{[2] [4]}

In 2018, Corina Caragea became secretly engaged to the vice president of the Professional Football League (LPF), Robert Pongracz. Around that time she was seen driving a Porsche Cayenne, a luxury car that costs upwards of 100,000 Euros.^[7]

Corina Caragea got her early education at Scoala generala nr.117.

She later attended high school at Liceul Bilingv George Cosbuc.

Corina went on to graduate from University of Bucharest with a degree in Journalism and Public relations. ^[3]

In 2003, Corina Caragea made her television debut as a dancer in the ballet group of Andreea Marin's show "Surprises Surprises" at the national television station, TVR1. ^[3]

Corina Caragea later worked for Realitatea TV as a journalist in her last year of school. She went on to work at Pro TV where she has been in charge of Sports News for over a decade. ^[3]

Corina first started modeling in high school. She made a substantial amount of money that she was able to set aside for future endeavors: ^[9]

Corina has participated in many fashion shows and posed in several magazines. She had a pictorial spread in FHM, but refused to pose nude for Playboy. As of December of 2019, Corina has over 300,000 followers on her Instagram where she posts pictures of herself at work and in exotic locations. ^[2][8]