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Alani “La La” Anthony (née Vazquez; born June 25, 1979) is an American disc jockey, television personality, and actress. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, she attended Piscataway High School as a teenager. In the early 2000s, Vazquez came to prominence as an MTV VJ on Total Request Live.
Early years
Vazquez, along with her brother and two sisters, were born in Brooklyn. Her parents are both Puerto Rican, and she has described herself as a “Black-Puerto Rican”. As a child, Vazquez was involved in many activities, but music was her main interest.
Career
In Atlanta, Vazquez worked as a programming assistant at WHTA radio. While a student in high school, she received her first big break with her debut in a radio show, alongside Ludacris, called Future Flavas. After working for some time at the station, she decided to relocate to Washington, D.C., where she attended Howard University and studied Communications. While at Howard, she worked as a disc jockey at WHUR, the campus radio station.
In 1999, she moved to Los Angeles, California, and went to work at KKBT radio. There, she was noticed by MTV and was invited to audition, although was not called back until a year after the audition. She was the co-host of MTV’s Direct Effect and Total Request Live. She has also hosted the reunion specials for all seasons of VH1’s Flavor of Love, both seasons of I Love New York, the first season of Real Chance of Love, the first season of Flavor of Love Girls: Charm School and For the Love of Ray J. In addition, she often introduced stories on MTV’s High School Stories and she appeared as a dean on VH1’s Charm School with Ricki Lake.
Vazquez made her film debut in 2001 in Two Can Play That Game. Her other film credits include Urban Massacre (2002), Monster Island (2004), You Got Served (2004) and Think Like a Man (2012).
On February 2, 2012, she launched MOTIVES by La La, at the Market America World Conference at the American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida. Inspired to create a cosmetic line for women of color ranging in color variation, her cosmetic line consists of multiple products for face, cheeks, eyes, lips and nails. Each products name was composed from a life experience. All products are mineral based and prices range from $16 to $40.
LaLa launched her personal website, IamLaLa.com, in April 2012. The site is an interactive community for her fans and friends focusing on fashion, hair and beauty, pop culture, family life, and relationships.
Personal life
Vazquez became engaged to basketball player Carmelo Anthony on Christmas Day 2004. Their son, Kiyan Carmelo Anthony, was born on March 7, 2007.
They were married by Michael Eric Dyson on July 10, 2010 at Cipriani’s in New York before 320 guests.[14][15] The ceremony was filmed by VH1 and aired as part of a reality series on the couple, titled La La’s Full Court Wedding. The couples life together is chronicled on their continuation series, La La’s Full Court Life.
