Sofia Vergara at the Emmys 2010 Red Carpet

Beautiful Colombian actress and model Sofia Vergara sparkles in a Carolina Herrera gown at the 2010 Emmy Awards on Sunday, August 29 at the modern Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. The “Modern Family” star accessorized with Brian Atwood high heel shoes. To top it all off, she adorned herself with gold statement earrings and matching bangles.

Sofia presented the award along with Jim Parsons for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series to her own hit show! Modern Family also beat Curb Your Enthusiasm, Glee, Nurse Jackie, The Office, and 30 Rock to win Outstanding Comedy Series!

Before “Modern Family”, Sofia Vergara was already well-known in North America from her modeling work, and her first notable acting job in English language was in the movie “Chasing Papi”.