From January to June 1992, she presented La Piste de Xapatan from Mexico on Antenne 2.
She was later named director of the weather service on France 2 but continued hosting or co-hosting several programs such as Sportissimo with Gérard Holtz from September to November 1992, Campus in July and August 1995 with Jean-Luc Reichmann and Prima donna with Patrick Sébastien in 2001.
She co-hosted on 2 June 2001 25 ans de chance with Patrick Sébastien on France 2, a special program dedicated to the 25 years of the Loto.
From 2010 to 2016, with C'est au programme and Téléthon, she presented Toute une histoire on France 2.
Since March 2012, Sophie Davant has been in a relationship with French novelist and academician Érik Orsenna.