| Leyla Milani | |
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| Name: | Leyla Razzari-Milani |
| Born: | April 2, 1982 |
| Birth Hometown: | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation: | Host, Actress, Wrestler, Model |
| Years active: | 2005-present |
| Known for: | Her modeling career for Deal or No Deal |
Leyla Milani (born Leyla Razzari; April 2, 1982) is a Canadian model, actress, TV host and fashion designer of Iranian decent from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Best known as one of the 26 Deal or No Deal brief case models (she held case #13). When not being called upon to "open the case", Leyla's also active in the wrestling field.
Leyla started as a contestant in WWE's (World Wrestling Entertainment's) 2005 RAW Diva Search in which she came in second place. In 2006 she starred in the indie horror film Wrestlemaniac, where she played Dallas. She continued having close ties to the wrestling world; in fact, she co-hosted alongside veteran wrestling manager Jimmy Hart, a show Hart created called Wrestlicious.
A few months after her stint at the Diva Search, she became one of the 26 briefcase models for NBC's Deal or No Deal. Leyla throughout the series held case #13 which didn't always turn out great gamewise. For during most of the first season, her case usually had one of the six six-figured amounts; in fact it has been that way for the first several shows until one episode in 2006 revealed that Leyla's case finally held a low amount for the first time, but whatever the amount she had in her case, and with that case, she was given the nickname "Lucky Leyla". During the 2009 Game Show Awards, Leyla & her fellow DOND models Claudia, Lisa, Megan and Patricia won the award for best game show models.
Also when not opening her case, hanging with the wrestlers, appearing in other TV shows or making movies, Leyla is also involved in the fashion world; in fact, she has her own line of hair extensions called "Milani Hair". Leyla is in fact known for her lion-like mane.
She was also a referee at the Lingerie Bowl III in 2006.
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Links[]
Official Website
Milani Hair Website
How Leyla got her special hair