Born and raised in New York City, Leila's love for performing began as a young child taking dance lessons at the Louise Benes Dance Studio in Queens.  She trained in various forms of dance including ballet, pointe, tap, jazz, hip hop and contemporary.  As the years progressed she attended the High School for Performing Arts and took classes at Ballet Hispanico and Boston Ballet.  Her passion for being in front of an audience led her to pursue other ventures in modeling and acting.  

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Professionally, she has gone on to perform lead roles in various music videos for artists including Fall Out Boy and Kaskade, as a dancer for various sports teams including the New Jersey Nets, and as the official Superbowl XLVI correspondent for Bud Light.