Laila Ali

Birth Name:

Laila Amaria Ali

Birth Place:

Miami Beach, Florida, United States

Profession

Actress

Is involved with numerous charitable organizations, including Feeding America, Women's Sports Foundation, Prototypes, and 2min2x
Retired from boxing in 2007 as the undefeated Super Middleweight Boxing Champion of the world, with a 24-0 record and 21 knock-outs
Wrote the book "Reach!," an inspirational piece meant to help young women based on her own life experiences
Graduated from Santa Monica College with a degree in Business Management
Owned and operated a nail salon before deciding to train to become a professional boxer, making her boxing debut on October 8, 1999
Best known as a boxing champion, health and fitness advocate, and host of "American Gladiators․"
Has appeared in a number of commercials and ad campaigns, including ones for Adidas, Vaseline, and Dove
Launched her own line of beauty and personal care products in June 2010 called "Laila by Laila Ali․"
Has partnered with numerous companies concerned with health and fitness, including Subway, Kroger's, and the MILK Mustache campaign
Was a contestant on season four of "Dancing with the Stars," coming in third place with partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy

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