Sofia Vergara was just a teenager when she was first discovered and it's not hard to see why she was picked out of a crowd.


"I was 17. I was at the beach with my parents and some scout asked to take a Polaroid of me," Vergara recently told E! about how she stumbled into stardom.


The 41-year-old actress shared a photo of herself as a girl for an E! special about "Modern Family" and the show's cast that aired Sunday night. In one picture, Vergara can be seen as a fresh-faced youngster with long flowing hair and thick eyebrows. Although she was dressed in a dated striped jumper, there is no denying the Colombian stunner was a natural beauty.


The scout must have been a good one because that same year Vergara scored her very first Pepsi commercial. In the ad, she strips down to a skimpy purple bikini while walking on a hot beach trying to get a bottle of the soda.


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  • WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 27: Sofia Vergara attends the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at the Washington Hilton on April 27, 2013 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)




  • Colombian actress Sofia Vergara poses for a portrait, on Wednesday, April 17, 2013 in New York. Vergara is currently on hiatus from “Modern Family,” but has several films coming out , including a starring role in the Robert Rodriguez thriller, “Machete Kills.” (Photo by Victoria Will/Invision/AP)




  • Sofia Vergara, right, encourages individuals with hypothyroidism to “Follow the Script” during a launch event for Abbvie's "Follow the Script" National Empowerment Campaign, which focuses on hypothyroidism and the importance of patient-physician dialogue, Wednesday, April 17, 2013, in New York. (Photo by Jason DeCrow/Invision for AbbVie/AP Images)




  • Colombian actress Sofia Vergara shows a ring with a Colombian emerald during a press conference in Barranquilla, Colombia on April 7, 2013. Vergara is in Barranquilla for the commemoration of the 200 years of the city. AFP PHOTO/ STR




  • Colombian actress Sofia Vergara poses during a press conference in Barranquilla, Colombia on April 7, 2013. Vergara is in Barranquilla for the commemoration of the 200 years of the city. AFP PHOTO/ STR




  • NEW ORLEANS, LA - FEBRUARY 02: Actress Sofía Vergara and Stacy Keibler attend the Audi Forum New Orleans at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art on February 2, 2013 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images for Audi)




  • NEW ORLEANS, LA - FEBRUARY 02: Actress Sofía Vergara attends DIRECTV Super Saturday Night Featuring Special Guest Justin Timberlake & Co-Hosted By Mark Cuban's AXS TV on February 2, 2013 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for DirecTV)




  • NEW ORLEANS, LA - FEBRUARY 01: (L-R) Actors Sofia Vergara, Jeremy Renner, and Olivia Munn attend the Rolling Stone LIVE party held at the Bud Light Hotel on February 1, 2013 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Gustavo Caballero/Getty Images for Rolling Stone)




  • Nick Loeb, left, and fiancee Sofia Vergara pose in the audience at the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Sunday, Jan. 27, 2013. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP)




  • Actress Sofia Vergara makes an appearance at Kmart to unveil her new fall "Sofia by Sofia Vergara" fashion and home collection on Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012 in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)




  • Sofia Vergara arrives at the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theatre on Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)




  • Actress Sofia Vergara attends the "Stand Up to Cancer" event at the Shrine Auditorium on Friday, Sept. 7, 2012 in Los Angeles. The initiative aimed to raise funds to accelerate innovative cancer research by bringing new therapies to patients quickly. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP)




  • Sofia Vergara, Emmy Award nominee actress of the TV show "Modern Family," poses during an interview in New York, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)




  • In this image released by ABC, Sofia Vergara, left, and Julie Bowen are shown in a scene from the comedy series "Modern Family." Vergara and Bowen were both nominated for Emmy awards Thursday, July 19, 2012 for outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series their roles on "Modern Family." The 64th annual Primetime Emmy Awards will be presented Sept. 23 at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and airing live on ABC. (AP Photo/ABC, Peter Stone)




  • In this photo taken May 7, 2012, Sofia Vergara arrives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute gala benefit, celebrating Elsa Schiaparelli and Miuccia Prada, in New York. According to an article published by Forbes magazine on Wednesday, July 18, 2012, Vergara, from Colombia, is the current highest-paid actress of U.S. TV (AP Photo/Charles Sykes)




  • FILE - In this Sunday, Sept. 18, 2011 file photo, Rico Rodriguez, left, and Sofia Vergara pose backstage after winning the award for outstanding comedy series for "Modern Family" at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)




  • Sofia Vergara arrives at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute gala benefit, celebrating Elsa Schiaparelli and Miuccia Prada, Monday, May 7, 2012 in New York. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes)




  • Actress Sofia Vergara arrives at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner on Saturday, April 28, 2012 in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)




  • Sofia Vergara poses for pictures at the announcement of Food for Thought Thursday, March 29, 2012, at Figueroa Elementary School, in Los Angeles. The joint initiative between Los Angeles Unified School District and the LA Fund for Public Education will ensure that high poverty students across Los Angeles will be fed a nutritious meal before they start their day. (AP Photo/Katy Winn)




  • Ed O'Neill, left, and Sofia Vergara, cast members in the television series "Modern Family," pose together before the PaleyFest 2012 panel discussion on the show, Wednesday, March 14, 2012, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)




  • BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JANUARY 13: Actress Sofia Vergara arrives at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 13, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)




  • PHILADELPHIA, PA - SEPTEMBER 30: Actress Sofia Vergara watches members of the Philadelphia Eagles and New York Giants warm up before the start of their game at Lincoln Financial Field on September 30, 2012 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)




  • NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 27: Actress Sofia Vergara visits 'Late Night With Jimmy Fallon' at Rockefeller Center on September 27, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)




  • CORRECTS DATE TO THURDAY DEC. 15 -- Actress Sofia Vergara, center, reacts alongside fellow presenters Woody Harrelson, left, and Gerard Butler after she was nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television for "Modern Family," during nominations for the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards, Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011, in Beverly Hills, Calif. The Golden Globe Awards will be held on Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)




  • FILE - In this Dec. 5, 2011 file photo, actress Sofia Vergara arrives at the premiere of "New Year's Eve" in Los Angeles. Vergara was nominated Thursday, Dec. 15, 2011 for Best Performance by an Actress in a supporting role in a series, mini-series or motion picture made for television for her role in "Modern Family. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)




  • Actress Sofia Vergara, right, and Nick Loeb arrive at the Fifth Annual CNN Heroes: All-Star Tribute in Los Angeles on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)




  • Sofia Vergara arrives at the premiere of "Happy Feet Two" at Grauman's Chinese Theater, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2011, in Los Angeles. "Happy Feet Two" will be released in 3-D and 2-D in select theaters Nov. 18, 2011. (AP Photo/Katy Winn)




  • Sofia Vergara arrives at the 12th Annual Latin Grammy Awards on Thursday Nov. 10, 2011 in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)




  • Actress Sofia Vergara arrives at The Clinton Foundation Gala in Honor of “A Decade of Difference", at The Hollywood Palladium in Hollywood, Calif. on Friday, Oct. 14, 2011. (AP Photo/Kristian Dowling)




  • FILE - In this Sept. 22, 2011 file photo, actress Sofia Vergara, from the ABC comedy "Modern Family," appears at a Kmart department store to launch her new Sofia by Sofia Vergara Collection in New York. (AP Photo/Starpix, Marion Curtis)