From the archives: Story was last updated in March 2019.
The actor who’ll forever be remembered for giving us Rocky Balboa has three beautiful daughters; all three of them are models, and Dad, Sylvester Enzio Stallone, couldn’t be prouder.The three sisters, Sophia, Sistine, and Scarlet, have a lot going for them. Aside from budding modeling careers, Sophia and Sistine are already attending the University of Southern California; meanwhile, Scarlet is still in high school—they’re all gorgeous and smart at the same time.
But surely they owe Dad for some of those good looks and success.
Just like Rocky Balboa, Sly’s story is a compelling one—obviously, since it culminated in his three princesses. Stallone’s path to fame began from the ground up. And what a ride it’s been!
The actor, born in Hell’s Kitchen, Manhattan, on July 6, 1946, had to struggle to get where he is today. After attending the University of Florida, Stallone moved back to New York to pursue a career in acting. He struggled to support himself during the early 70s; for three weeks, he found himself sleeping in a bus terminal, and eventually he performed in a softcore adult film for $200 to get out of that bus shelter—it was rough.
Luckily, fame was right around the corner. Stallone wrote and starred in “Rocky,” an extremely low-budget yet compelling story with believable, iconic characters. It was a massive hit, the highest grossing film in 1976, winning three Oscars that year. Sly was swept up in success, and he never looked back.
Stallone wrote four more sequels to Rocky. The fifth was written by someone else. In addition, Stallone created another runaway, serial success: “First Blood,” whose main character, John Rambo, was to define an entire genre of action films in the 1980s and beyond.
As far as romance goes, Stallone went through many relationships, including three marriages. His current wife, Jennifer Flavin, is the mother of Sophia, Sistine, and Scarlet.
At age 28, Stallone married Sasha Czach, with whom he had two children, Sage and Seargeoh, prior to their divorce on Feb. 14, 1985. He remarried in December 1985 to actress Brigitte Nielsen. Sadly, they divorced two years later.
Stallone married Flavin a decade later, in 1997. Sophia, Sistine, and Scarlet were born in 1996, 1998, and 2002, respectively.
All three sisters are now professional models. They’ve done shoots, sometimes together, for magazines such as Seventeen, Nylon, Harper’s Bazaar Australia, and W magazine. Sophia was recently a judge on “Project Runway.” She and her sister Sistine did an ad campaign together for Dolce & Gabbana.
They often walk red carpets, appearing in stunning gowns; and all three together were named Miss Golden Globe Ambassadors in 2017 during the awards. The following year, they handed the title on to Simone Garcia Johnson, daughter of “The Rock,” Dwayne Johnson, another extremely proud dad.
