Editing Laila Ali (section)

==Early life==
Laila Amaria Ali was born December 30, 1977, in [[Miami Beach, Florida]], the daughter of boxer [[Muhammad Ali]] and his third wife, [[Veronica Porché Ali|Veronica Porché]].<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.biography.com/people/laila-ali-20968407|title = Laila Ali Biography: Athlete, Boxer, Television Personality (1977–)|publisher = [[Biography.com]] ([[FYI (TV network)|FYI]] / [[A&E Networks]])la|access-date = August 16, 2015|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150808115146/http://www.biography.com/people/laila-ali-20968407|archive-date = August 8, 2015|df = mdy-all}}</ref> Her parents divorced when she was nine years old.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.essentiallysports.com/boxing-news-unlike-her-sister-laila-ali-was-not-devastated-by-parents-heart-wrenching-divorce/|title=Unlike Her Sister, Laila Ali Was Not Devastated by Parents' Divorce|date=January 20, 2023 }}</ref> She was raised as a [[Muslim]], but later left [[Islam]] despite her father's initial disapproval.<ref>{{cite web|first=Shira |last=Springer |url=https://www.wbur.org/onlyagame/2017/06/16/laila-ali-boxing-muhammad |title=Laila Ali is Undefeated — Even Against Her Father |work=[[WBUR-FM]]|date=June 16, 2017 }}</ref><ref name="wwos.nine.com.au">{{cite web | url=https://wwos.nine.com.au/news/boxing-laila-ali-interview-on-father-muhummad-ali/d729d78d-ab0f-4162-b0a4-fb746529b978 |work=[[Nine.com.au]]|first=Melanie |last=Dinjaski|date=June 28, 2019|title=How Ali's boxer daughter stood up to 'The Greatest' }}</ref> Ali was a manicurist at age 16. Her turbulent childhood of arrests<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/ali-laila-1977|title=Laila Ali (1977-) - blackpast.org|date=September 20, 2009 }}</ref> and abuse<ref>{{cite web|url=http://marksfriggin.com/news02/8-12.htm#thu|title=MarksFriggin.com - Stern Show News Archive (For The Week Of 8/12/2002 to 8/16/2002)}}</ref> led to her to living in a group home for girls. She graduated from [[California]]'s [[Santa Monica College]] with a business degree.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/features_fashionblog/2010/08/laila-ali-launches-fragrance-skin-and-hair-care-line-in-orlando.html|title=Orlando Shopping & Deals &#124; Frugal Force - Orlando Sentinel|publisher=Blogs.orlandosentinel.com|date=March 3, 2015|access-date=March 27, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614082256/http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/features_fashionblog/2010/08/laila-ali-launches-fragrance-skin-and-hair-care-line-in-orlando.html|archive-date=June 14, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref> She owned her own nail salon before she began boxing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fitnessmagazine.com/blogs/beauty/2012/11/09/laila-ali-on-boxing-and-beauty/|title=Laila Ali on Boxing and Beauty|work=Fitnessmagazine.com|access-date=March 27, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403042122/http://www.fitnessmagazine.com/blogs/beauty/2012/11/09/laila-ali-on-boxing-and-beauty/|archive-date=April 3, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://hairshow.us/?id=articles&art=118|title=KNOCKOUT: Boxing Champ Laila Ali Talks Beauty|publisher=Hairshow.us|access-date=March 27, 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402085932/http://hairshow.us/?id=articles&art=118|archive-date=April 2, 2015|df=mdy-all}}</ref> According to Ali, her father opposed her decision to become a boxer due to his Muslim faith; in an interview she said, "My father first of all, did not believe that women should be boxing. My father was Muslim, I'm not. He was a little bit of a male chauvinist in a way."<ref name="wwos.nine.com.au"/>