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Candice Marie Winters

Candice Marie was born in Long Beach, California in 1988 to Mira Mango Winters, a first generation Italian-American. Candice was raised in Irvine, a suburb of Los Angeles in Orange County. She was an active child who participated in many sports among which basketball and swimming were her favorites. Always aware of her Italian heritage, Candice frequented the homeland often in her childhood as she has family living in Gorizia, Verona and  Roma.

After a private school upbringing, Candice spent four busy years at University High School. She juggled her time between basketball, water polo and swim teams, editor of the school newspaper, member of council and Associated Student Body (ASB) all four years as well as the founder of a mentoring program for the school. Her senior year, Candice became a contributing writer for The Orange County Register for whom she wrote bi-weekly movie reviews.

A current college student at the University of Southern California, Candice got the bug for film and writing. Double majoring in Cinema-Television Critical Studies and Broadcast Journalism, she has had numerous internships and work experiences that have helped her narrow down the career path she will pursue. As an intern and eventually as a production assistant for KTLA 5 The CW, the local news affiliate in Los Angeles, Candice gained experience attending red carpet events and conducting on-camera interviews for the station. She also currently writes film reviews as well as a weekly column for Campus Circle, a paper that circulates throughout Los Angeles County.

Post-graduation, Candice hopes to continue writing about film. She is particularly grateful for her family, friends, education and, of course, her Italian heritage which is so much of who she is today.

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