| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Born | Alexandra Leigh LaForce December 13, 1988 Vermilion, Ohio |
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| Other names | Allie LaForce |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) |
| Hair color | Blonde |
| Eye color | Blue |
| Title(s) | Miss Ohio Teen USA 2005 Miss Teen USA 2005 |
| Major competition(s) |
Miss Teen USA 2005 (winner) |
Alexandra Leigh "Allie" LaForce (born December 13, 1988) is a beauty queen from Vermilion, Ohio who held the Miss Teen USA 2005 title who now works as a broadcast sports reporter.
LaForce won the Miss Ohio Teen USA 2005 title in September 2004, in her first attempt at the title. She went on to represent Ohio in the Miss Teen USA 2005 pageant held in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 8 August 2005. After becoming the first delegate from Ohio to make the semi-finals since 1993, LaForce competed in the evening gown, swimsuit and final interview competitions, and was crowned Miss Teen USA 2005 by outgoing titleholder Shelley Hennig of Louisiana.[1] The first runner-up was Catherine Laurion, Miss Michigan Teen USA 2005. Laurion and LaForce were roommates and good friends during the pageant, and had the same directors for their state pageant.[2][3]
Her winnings included a one-year modeling contract, with Trump Modeling Management and scholarship to the School for Film and Television in New York City. It also earned her a guest appearance in the NBC soap opera Passions. Her "sister" 2005 titleholders were Natalie Glebova (Miss Universe, of Canada) and Chelsea Cooley (Miss USA, of North Carolina). LaForce made numerous appearances throughout the United States, promoting causes such as drug and alcohol awareness, as well as continuing to attend high school in Ohio.[4] One appearance involved riding 90 miles in the Best Buddies Challenge bike race from Boston, Massachusetts to Hyannisport.[5] LaForce's reign ended on 15 August 2006 when she passed on her crown to Katie Blair of Montana.[6]
Prior to winning the national crown, LaForce organized a successful fundraiser, Teens for Tsunami, which raised over $1,200, given to the Red Cross to support victims of the Boxing Day Tsunami. LaForce graduated from Vermilion High School in 2007, as valedictorian of her class.[7] She graduated from Ohio University and played under head coach Semeka Randall as a guard on the Bobcats' women's basketball team. LaForce majored in broadcast journalism and has said that her career ambition is to be a sports commentator on ESPN. She worked as a sideline reporter for Sportstime Ohio during the 2010 Mid-American Conference's football season and the 2011 MAC men's basketball tournament, as well as the 2011 OHSAA basketball championships.[8] LaForce has also signed with Cleveland Fox affiliate WJW channel 8 to be a sports reporter.[9]
Her mother Lesa LaForce (née Rummell) was Miss Ohio USA 1977.[10]
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