Bonnie-Jill Laflin

Bonnie-Jill Laflin (born March 15, 1976) is an American model, television personality and sportscaster. Laflin has also worked as an actress and, most notably, as a player scout for the Los Angeles Lakers, making her the first and only female scout in the National Basketball Association.

Laflin first gained public attention as a cheerleader with the Golden State Warriors of the NBA and is a former National Football League San Francisco 49ers and Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader.

Laflin was crowned 1997 Miss Dallas-Fort Worth USA.

Laflin's work as a cheerleader and model helped her into television with recurring roles on Baywatch in 1998/1999 and Ally McBeal in 2000. In 2001, Laflin appeared in her first fully credited film role in the drama "She Said I Love You." Laflin then became a TV personality, hosting Hotlines (2003) and United Rockcrawling & Off-Road Challenge Series (2004). Laflin was also a correspondent for Prime 9 News with KCAL-TV in Los Angeles, California (2003), and a correspondent for ESPN's Cold Pizza. Her accolades in the sports industry also include broadcasting jobs for: CBS, FOX and NFL Network. Most recently, her talents have gone global as she is the creator/host of the first sports show in China, Muho TV.

Laflin played Dierks Bentleys love interest in CMT's 2005 Sexiest Video of the Year "Come a Little Closer".

In 2005, Laflin appeared as one of the suitcase holding models during the airing of the opening week of Deal or No Deal on NBC. Laflin was ranked #89 on the Maxim Hot 100 Women of 2005. She has also worked as a model for Fredericks of Hollywood and Venus Swimwear, and her print campaigns include Coors Light, Bacardi, Wrangler, Fed Ex, and McDonalds.

Bonnie-Jill Laflin has been featured in several magazines including FHM, Maxim, GQ, Sports Illustrated, ESPN the Magazine, Women's Health, Fitness RX, Origin and New Beauty.

Laflin was named among the Top Hooters girls of all time as part of the restaurant chain's 25th anniversary in 2008.

Laflin has previously worked with the Los Angeles Lakers as a professional talent scout and as one of the two assistant general managers of the Lakers' developmental team, the Los Angeles D-Fenders.

On March 7, 2012, Laflin announced via Twitter, she and Kareem Rush will pair up in a fantasy basketball sports radio program on SiriusXM named "The Rush Hour". The show launched on October 23, 2012; The show features various professional athletes as guests and generally has been well received. On December 12, 2012, Laflin announced via Twitter the show has been renewed for 2013. The show features various professional athletes as guests and generally has been well received.

Laflin's other current radio shows include "Playboy Fantasy Football on Sirius/XM", and University of Texas pre and post football game shows for ESPN Austin.

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