Allie LaForce

Alexandra Leigh LaForce is an American model and journalist. She was awarded the title of Miss Beauty Pageant in 1988. She covers the NBA on behalf of Turner Sports on TNT. LaForce was the previous lead reporter for SEC football matches, and a courtside reporter for basketball tournaments in college, as well as the host of We Need to Talk on the CBS Sports Network. LaForce was also anchor of the broadcast sports channel and reporter for Cleveland, Ohio, FOX affiliate WJW. The anchor won an Emmy award for anchoring FOX8's Friday Night Touchdown high school football game. The actress was Miss Teen USA in 2005 as well as played basketball in college on the campus of Ohio University LaForce began her professional career as a pageant queen after winning the Miss Ohio Teen USA 2005 title in September of 2004 when she was making her first run at this title. On August 8th, 2005, she was a representative of Ohio at the Miss Teen USA pageant in Baton Rouge (Louisiana). LaForce was a contestant in the evening dress with a swimsuit as well as in the final interview events, and was awarded Miss Teen USA 2005 by her predecessor Shelley Hennig, Miss Teen USA 2004 who hails from Louisiana. Her mother Lesa LaForce (nee Rummell) was Miss Ohio USA 1977. She received a modeling contract with Trump Modeling Management and an academic scholarship at the School for Film and Television, New York City. An appearance as a guest on the NBC soap drama Passions made her famous.