Somy Ali

Somy Ali (born March 25, 1974) is a former Bollywood actress and now model and journalist. She has her own clothing line, So-Me Designs as well as runs a non profit organization, No More Tears Additionally, Somy is currently touring the United States giving lectures about social issues.
Born to an Iraqi mother, Tehmina and a Pakistani father, Madad, she has two sisters, Hina and Huma and one younger brother, Mohammed. After studying at the Convent of Jesus & Mary High School in Karachi until the age of 7, she, her mom and brother re-located to Florida U.S.A, before moving to Mumbai, India to focus on her acting career, where she appeared in 9 movies and had several modeling assignments. She worked in Bollywood from 1992 to 1999 in the business.

In January of 1999, Somy returned to the U.S.A to obtain a degree in psychology. She attended the Nova Southeastern University of Florida and in three years time graduated with her Bachelor's degree in psychology. Somy worked at a local radio station doing talk-shows on social and political issues for two years while working on her bachelor's degree, it was during this time that she became very interested in journalism and decided to attend the University of Miami to obtain a master's degree in print journalism.