Biography
Adrianna Costa is an international TV personality known for covering everything from breaking entertainment news at CNN Headline News, and a live reality competition series on Fox, to the glamorous red-carpets for iconic entertainment shows like Extra (1994) and Access Hollywood (1996).
Adrianna's hosting duties brought her to Las Vegas where she helped grow the news bureau for "Extra". She quickly became the go-to entertainment correspondent on the scene. Throughout her career, she has scored some of the most-coveted interviews with the likes of Oprah Winfrey, Johnny Depp, JLo, Taylor Swift, Rihanna, George Clooney, and a personal milestone, a 30-minute exclusive with Dave Matthews.
Despite a packed schedule, Adrianna still finds time to explore other projects. Every year, she hosts several award shows for Dick Clark Productions including the American Music Awards and, most recently, 2015's Dick Clark's Primetime New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2015 (2014).
Adrianna has crossed several media platforms becoming the first TV correspondent to make her way to the Taxicabs of Las Vegas. She's the face of a new lifestyle show, Taxi TV playing in every taxi on an interactive TV monitor. Since joining the show, viewer-retention rate has skyrocketed, making Adrianna one of the most recognizable faces.
Earlier in her career, Adrianna became a part of the Fox family, when she hosted a primetime reality show, On the Lot (2007), a competition series created by Steven Spielberg, Mark Burnett and DreamWorks.
After wrapping "On the Lot", Adrianna worked at TV Guide Network and has co-hosted the Live Red Carpet Pre-shows for three seasons including the Emmys, SAG Awards, Golden Globes, Grammys and Oscars.
Adrianna has become a poster child for healthy living through diet and exercise. She was just featured in Us Weekly's Hot Bodies Issue. She was also listed as one Maxim's Red Hot, Red-Carpet Reporters and tops the list of FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World". Bebe took notice and selected her as the new face and body of their "Yes You Can" health campaign. There, Adrianna graced billboards modeling the brand's new fitness line. This is hardly a departure, considering Adrianna grew up with a father as one of the leading Nutrition Experts in the world and New-York Times best-selling author.
In 2014 Adrianna became a new mom and loves every minute of it so she launched her own successful website, www.HauteMomsLife.com which focuses on celebrating the Hottie In Every Mommy.
Adrianna has contributed to Perezhilton, Cocoperez and Life and Style Magazine and even started her own weekly column for 944 Magazine called "Fashion or Fiction: A Lifestyle Guide to What's Hot and What's Not".
She then parlayed her love of fashion into other ventures including a relationship with Justfab.com where she serves as a style expert. She's also made several appearances on the Style Network's Emmy-Nominated show, How Do I Look? (2004).
And most recently, her love of style has transcended into the bridal world. TLC took notice and featured her recent nuptials as their premiere of Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta (2010).
By 24, Adrianna was serving as Entertainment Anchor for CNN Headline News (1982). Based in Atlanta, she presented morning segments on one of the network's highest-rated programs, Robin and Company and was also appointed as a correspondent on CNN/HN's hit evening entertainment show, Showbiz Tonight (2005).
Adrianna exploded onto the entertainment scene in 2004, corresponding for Access Hollywood (1996), while working weekends as a feature reporter for Fox-11 News: Good Day LA, and spending early morning hours during the week as an entertainment reporter for CBS in Palm Springs, California.
Over the years, Adrianna has also expanded her body of work by jumping on board at places like MSNBC to host their shows, Hot List and At The Movies. She also became a familiar face on the E! Network, reporting for E! News, and covering special events like US Weekly's Young Hot Hollywood Award Show. Adrianna also hosted her own one-hour E! Special called 20 Hippest Hot Spots, wherein she offered viewers an inside look at the hottest restaurants & clubs around the country. She's also hosted programs for AT&T U-verse where she went behind-the-scenes profiling shows like Headcase on Starz.
Adrianna is very active in social media, on twitter under the verified account, @AdriannaCosta instagram, facebook.
She's also active in different charities including Etta, Boys and Girls Club of America and Teen with a Dream where she participates in hosting events, fundraisers and Toy Drops to local Children's Hospitals.
Adrianna graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder in May 2003 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Broadcast Journalism and a minor in Film Studies.
