Laila Ali Biography

Fast Facts

• 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