Monika Deol

Monika Deol is an Indian Canadian television personality. She began as an entertainment reporter for Citytv in Toronto, Ontario, and then became an anchor for MuchMusic's national news shows FAX and RapidFAX. From 1988 to 1996 Deol was simultaneously entertainment anchor on CityPulse at Six, co-host of MuchMusic's FAX and RapidFAX, and co-host of Citytv's alternative fashion and style show Ooh La La while hosting and co-producing MuchMusic's Electric Circus.[1][2][3] Deol was the first news anchor with the inaugural VTV Vancouver News at 6 (now known as CTV Vancouver) and anchor on CityPulse News at 11 on Citytv Vancouver in 2002.

Deol starred in the 2015 Canadian feature film, Beeba Boys, directed by Deepa Mehta. She also appeared in John Candy's directorial debut, Hostage for a Day and had a principal role in the film, Just For Fun.

Deol is a contributing author to the anthology, Between Interruptions: 30 Women Tell The Truth About Motherhood. She was also founder and president of the cosmetics brand STELLAR, which launched in Sephora America in 2017.

In 2019, Deol was one of the recipients of the Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards.[4]

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