Allie LaForce is a popular American journalist, model, and beauty pageant champion who is a reporter for Turner Sports, which covers the NBA on TNT. She also worked as the host of We Need to Talk on the CBS Sports Network and as a sports anchor and reporter for the Fox-affiliated WJW.
Early life
Alexandra Leigh LaForce, commonly known as Allie LaForce, was born on December 11, 1988, in Vermilion, Ohio, in the United States of America. She is the daughter of Lesa LaForce and Wade LaForce. She didn’t mention anything about her siblings.
Allie attended Vermilion High School as a student. She then attended Ohio University and graduated from there. She majored in journalism at the EW Scripps School of Journalism.
Allie LaForce Career
Allie began her pageant career on August 8, 2005. She represented Ohio at the Miss Teen USA 2005 pageant, which was held in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She competed with others in an evening dress and bathing suit and was then announced the winner after being spotted in the final round of interviews of the competition.
Allie began her journalism career, first as a part-time reporter for Sports Time Ohio at the 2010 Mid-American Conference MAC Men’s Basketball Tournament and also at the 2011 OHSAA Basketball Championship.
She then signed to WHW Channel 8, a Cleveland Fox affiliate, as a presenter and reporter. In 2014, Allie was announced as Tracy Wolfson’s replacement as a sideline reporter for the SEC on CBS.
Allie was announced to be leaving CBS Sports in June 2018 as the two sides couldn’t agree on a new deal, but Allie still makes occasional appearances on CBS due to her reporting role on March Madness.
She later signed with Turner Sports to continue her role as a sideline reporter for TNT’s NBA and NCAA tournaments.
Allie LaForce Biography | |
|---|---|
| Real name | Alexandra Leigh-LaForce |
| date of birth | December 11, 1988 |
| age | 36 years |
| place of birth | Vermilion, Ohio, United States |
| nationality | American |
| job | journalist, model |
| religion | Christianity |
| sun sign | protect |
Physical Statistics | |
| height | in feet inches – 5′ 8” – in centimeters – 173cm |
| Weight | in kilograms – 55kg – in pounds – 122 pounds |
| body measurements | 34-24-35 |
| bra size | 32B |
| waist size | 24 |
| hip size | 35 |
| shoe size | 8 (USA) |
| Hair color | Blond |
| eye color | green |
| body type | Slim |
Allie LaForce family | |
| father | Wade LaForce |
| mother | Lesa LaForce |
| sister | none |
| Brothers | none |
Qualification/Education | |
| school | Not known |
| University | Ohio University |
relationship status | |
| marital status | Married |
| affair | no |
| Who is Allie LaForce’s husband? | JoeSmith |
favorite things | |
| hobbies | Not known |
| favourite sport | basketball |
| favorite Food | Not known |
| favourite color | Not known |
Personal life
In 2015, beautiful journalist Allie married MLB relief pitcher Joe Smith, a former professional basketball player who played the role of power forward. The couple currently lives together in their Houston home.
Allie LaForce net worth
Talented hostess and journalist Allie has an estimated net income of $3 million through her journalism, modeling, and hosting career. She is genuinely passionate about her work and works hard, and is known for presenting a different theme and content every time she is on screen.
Facts About Allie LaForce
- Allie played five basketball games in her freshman year under head coach Semeka Randall and was a guard on the Bobcats women’s basketball team.
- She was crowned Miss Ohio Teen USA in 2005, while her mother was crowned Miss Ohio USA in 1977.
- Allie worked as a part-time reporter in Las Vegas for NBA TV during the NBA Summer League.
- She won a scholarship to the School for Film and Television in New York City and a year-long modeling contract with Trump Modeling Management.
- In 2011, Allie won an Emmy Award for hosting the FOX 8 high school football show Friday Night Touchdown.