Allie LaForce

Alexandra Leigh LaForce (born on December 11, 1988) is an American journalist, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She's a reporter for Turner Sports, covering the NBA on TNT. LaForce has also worked as a reporter and host for We Need to Talk, CBS Sports Network, covering college basketball, college football and SEC games. LaForce has also been anchor and sports reporter at Cleveland FOX's WJW. LaForce was awarded an Emmy award for her anchoring of FOX 8's Friday Night Touchdown high school football program. She played basketball while in college at Ohio University and was Miss Teen USA for a total of five years. LaForce started her pageantry career after winning the Miss Ohio Teen America title in 2005 at the end of September 2004, her first time being crowned. Her next step was to represent Ohio in Miss Teen USA 2005. Miss Teen USA 2005 pageant which was held at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on August 8, 2005. LaForce was the winner of Miss Teen USA 2005, which was Louisiana's Shelley Hennig. She competed in an evening dress, a swimsuit and the last interview. Her mother, Lesa LaForce (nee Rummell) was Miss Ohio USA 1977. The prize she won was a one-year model deal at Trump Modeling Management and a scholarship for the School for Film and Television in New York City. She was a guest star on NBC soap series Passions was also a major draw for her.