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Alexis Jones is a motivational speaker and the President/ Founder of the empowerment company for girls called, "I am That Girl." She is also the editor-in-chief of the interactive on-line magazine, WWW.IAMTHATGIRL.COM. Working along side one of New York's hottest designers, Jones recently launched a colorful, funky t-shirt line exclusive to her website.

Alexis is currently working on an empowerment book for girls titled "I am That Girl: Death to the Comatose Barbie" being illustrated by a fellow USC student (also) named Alexis Blank and plans on book completion and publication by August '08.

Jones was born and raised in Austin, Texas, with four older brothers. She received her Bachelor's degree in International Relations and Spanish and completed a Master's degree in Communications Management, both from the University of Southern California. While at USC, Jones hosted a television show for three years called "Doing It for Reel," where she interviewed celebrities on the Red Carpet at movie premieres and press junkets. While still in school, she worked at Fox Sports, hosted segments for College Sports TV and worked on ESPN's "College Game Day." She also founded and reported for a website that covered the 2005 USC football season called WWW.INSIDEUSC.COM.

Jones has also modeled from the age of 14, though at 18 she turned down an enticing opportunity to move to New York in order to pursue a college eduction. However, after college, she returned to the modeling world and landed several covers such as; Swoop magazine, Tribeza and The Austin American Statesman. While she enjoys the modeling industry, after snatching a lead role in the Los Angeles "Vagina Monologues," it ignited her passion and a future career in empowering girls and motivational speaking.

Her claims to fame are winning the Show Case Showdown on the Price is right, hiking 150 miles to the Base Camp of Mt. Everest and being a contestant on the CBS TV show Survivor: Fans vs Favorites. Her hobbies include hanging out with family and friends, writing, playing sports and watching movies. She describes herself as a contagiously energetic, fiercely competitive, optimistic, sports junky. She LOVES to travel and has explored places such as: Central America, Eastern and Western Europe, Thailand, Tibet, China, Africa, Micronesia, Brazil, and Egypt this summer.

She is a member of the Bel Air Presbyterian Church and attributes all of her success/accomplishments to both her faith and the unconditional love and support of her family. Jones currently resides in Beverly Hills, California. Her birth date is July 6, 1983.