Bonnie-Jill Laflin (born March 15, 1976) is an American actress, model, television personality and sportscaster.
[1] Laflin grew up in San Francisco, California, the daughter of a law enforcement officer and began modeling as a child with her mother.
Laflin's work as a cheerleader and model helped her into television with recurring roles on Baywatch in the 1998–1999 season and Ally McBeal in 2000.
Her accolades in the sports industry also include broadcasting jobs for CBS, Fox, BBC[9] and NFL Network.
[10] Laflin played Dierks Bentley's love interest in CMT's 2005 Sexiest Video of the Year, "Come a Little Closer".
She has also worked as a model for Frederick's of Hollywood and Venus Swimwear, and her print campaigns include Coors Light, Bacardi, Wrangler, FedEx, McDonald's Doritos, Carl's Jr and Nike And currently an ambassador and host for Air Jordan,[12] Laflin has been featured in several magazines including FHM, Maxim, GQ, Sports Illustrated, ESPN the Magazine, Women's Health,[13] Fitness RX, Origin and New Beauty.
[25] May 2023 Laflin's podcast The Weekly Pass joined the Bleav Podcast Network and airs on Bleav and Bally Sports[26] In October 2023, Audacy, Inc. announced Laflin would be taking over afternoon drive on its classic hits station 98.7 The Spot in Dallas.
Women interviewed in her book include: Nadia Comaneci, Billie Jean King, Nancy Lieberman, Jayne Kennedy, Martha Josey, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Mary Lou Retton, Amy Trask, Julie Krone, Manon Rhéaume, Laila Ali, Trish Stratus, Renel Brooks-Moon, Danica Patrick, Melissa Stockwell, Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir, Jeanie Buss, Rachel Balkovec, Rachel Luba, Katie Sowers In 2010, Laflin founded the charity Hounds and Heroes, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to raising funds for military veterans, first responders and animals.