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Laila Ali

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Laila Ali: Biography

Laila Ali

Birth Place: Miami Beach, FL
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 12/30/1977, Capricorn
Profession: Professional boxer

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Laila Ali Fast Facts:

Was arrested for shoplifting at age 16. After violating probation, she was sent to a juvenile detention center for three months.
Was inspired to box after watching a women's bout on a Mike Tyson undercard.
Owned a beauty salon in California and also worked as a personal trainer.
Her ring nickname is She Bee Stingin', a takeoff on her father Muhammad Ali's famous phrase, "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee."
Wrote the autobiography Reach! Finding Strength, Spirit, and Personal Power.
Nominated multiple times for BET's Female Athlete of the Year award and won in 2002.
Paired with Maksim Chmerkovskiy for the fourth edition of Dancing with the Stars.

Laila Ali Relationships:
Jamillah Ali - Half Sister
Khaliah Ali - Half Sister
Muhammad Ali - Father
Asaad Ali - Half Brother
Maryum Ali - Half Sister
Cameron Conway - Stepson
Hana Ali - Sister
Rasheda Ali - Half Sister
Sydney Conway - Daughter
Leilani Conway - Stepdaughter
Veronica Porsche Anderson - Mother
Miya Ali - Half Sister
Curtis Muhammad Conway - Son
Curtis Conway - Husband
Muhammad Ali Jr. - Half Brother
Johnny McClain - Ex-husband
Kelton Conway - Stepson
College:
Santa Monica Community College, Santa Monica, CA (Business Management)

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2011 BET Awards, Laila Ali Arnold Turner/WireImage.com

laila ali, Mo'Nique, Lil' Kim Lester Cohen/WireImage.com

American Gladiators, Laila Ali Trae Patton/NBC

Dancing with the Stars, Laila Ali, Maksim Chmerkovskiy Carol Kaelson/ABC

Dancing with the Stars, Clyde Drexler, Tom Bergeron, Elena Grinenko, John Ratzenberger, Billy Ray Cyrus, Edyta Sliwinska, Karina Smirnoff ,Ian Ziering , Cheryl Burke, Laila Ali Carol Kaelson/ABC

Dancing with the Stars, Laila Ali, Maksim Chmerkovskiy Carol Kaelson/ABC

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