Nafeesa DeFlorias
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Nafeesa Leilani De Florias is a beauty pageant contestant and television personality from Phoenix, Arizona
who has competed in the Miss USA
pageant.
DeFlorias won the Miss Arizona USA
2003 title in a state pageant held in November, 2002. De Florias represented Arizona
in the Miss USA 2003
pageant broadcast live from San Antonio, Texas
in March 2003. She is a graduate of Arizona State University with a degree in Communications. During college, she worked as a writer and producer of Newsmaker Sunday for the FOX affiliate, KSAZ in Phoenix. After graduation, she has worked as the host of Destination TV and 944 Live and as the entertainment correspondent and writer for SoCal.com. She has also worked as a ring girl for ESPN's The Contender
and was one of the MLS dancers "ChivaGirls" for the MLS team, Chivas USA.
De Florias is currently working with Fox Sports Net
as a co-host and sideline reporter for the speed poker
tournament Poker Dome Challenge
and as a host, correspondent and sideline reporter for multiple Best Damn Sports Show Period specials.
Phoenix, Arizona
Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
who has competed in the Miss USA
Miss USA
The Miss USA beauty contest has been held annually since 1952 to select the United States entrant in the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe Organization operates both pageants, as well as Miss Teen USA...
pageant.
DeFlorias won the Miss Arizona USA
Miss Arizona USA
The Miss Arizona USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Arizona in the Miss USA pageant.In 2005 the rights to produce the Miss Arizona USA pageant were given to Casting Crown productions...
2003 title in a state pageant held in November, 2002. De Florias represented Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
in the Miss USA 2003
Miss USA 2003
The Miss USA 2003 pageant was held in San Antonio, Texas March 24, 2003, the first time it had been held in this state since 1996 when the pageant was held in South Padre Island...
pageant broadcast live from San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...
in March 2003. She is a graduate of Arizona State University with a degree in Communications. During college, she worked as a writer and producer of Newsmaker Sunday for the FOX affiliate, KSAZ in Phoenix. After graduation, she has worked as the host of Destination TV and 944 Live and as the entertainment correspondent and writer for SoCal.com. She has also worked as a ring girl for ESPN's The Contender
The Contender (TV series)
The Contender is a reality television series that follows a group of boxers as they compete with one another in an elimination-style competition, while their lives and relationships with each other and their families are depicted. Produced by Mark Burnett, the show is hosted by Sugar Ray Leonard,...
and was one of the MLS dancers "ChivaGirls" for the MLS team, Chivas USA.
De Florias is currently working with Fox Sports Net
Fox Sports Net
The Fox Sports Regional Networks, or simply Fox Sports Net , are a collection of cable TV regional sports networks in the United States owned and operated by News Corporation.- Beginnings :...
as a co-host and sideline reporter for the speed poker
Speed poker
Speed poker is a live variant of Texas hold 'em inspired by online poker. A relatively new variant, it is the format of two major televised tournaments, the World Speed Poker Open and the Poker Dome Challenge, as well as the Asia-Pacific Speed Poker Championship. Card Player Magazine credits...
tournament Poker Dome Challenge
Poker Dome Challenge
The MANSIONPoker.net Poker Dome Challenge was a 43-week series of speed poker tournaments offering a grand prize of $1,000,000 USD. The tournament aired in the United States on Fox Sports Network from May 2006 to March 2007. The tournament featured a number of technological gimmicks in an effort to...
and as a host, correspondent and sideline reporter for multiple Best Damn Sports Show Period specials.