Sandra Smith is a proud LSU graduate

Sandra Smith graduated from Louisiana State University in 2003 with a degree in business. But she actually began her further education at another college in Illinois. It was only when the star took advantage of a national student exchange program that she realized where her true calling was. And it was LSU’s Gallic charms that convinced Smith to make the move permanent.

In 2018, the Fox host explained to New Orleans Living Magazine, “I loved French in high school. Then I discovered there was a French-speaking area in the United States, so I thought, ‘That’s it — I’m going down to Baton Rouge, Louisiana!’ … After a semester, I called my parents and said, ‘There’s no way I’m leaving this place!’ I fell completely in love with the area and did another semester. That summer I went back home and just knew in my heart that I belonged in Louisiana, so I transferred to LSU.”

In another interview with LSU Media Center that same year, Smith revealed that her decision paid off in many ways: “I close my eyes because it’s my happy place. I love to think about Baton Rouge and my time spent there: the people I met, the places I went, the food I tried. It was just such a unique experience that I’m forever grateful for … I feel like I was exposed to so much when I was at LSU that it really helped me start to look at what I wanted to do.”