Alison "Ali" Vincent is the winner of the fifth United States season of the fitness

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'', which aired in early 2008. Vincent's in-competition weight loss of 112 pounds earned her a $250,000 prize, and the first win by a female of a United States ''The Biggest Loser'' season. Vincent is to be featured as a spokeswoman in print and television advertisements for fitness center chain

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, Biggest Loser ProteinG manufactured by Designer Whey and Infinity Insurance. In September 2011, Ali Vincent began hosting her own show, ''Live Big with Ali Vincent'', a half-hour series on the

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. Besides lifestyle and motivation, the show offers advice on shopping, cooking, working out, etc. The show is produced at

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. Vincent revealed on December 5, 2016 that she had regained almost all of the weight she had lost. Vincent attributed this weight gain to emotional fallout from sexual assault.

Personal life

Ali Vincent married her girlfriend Jennifer Krusing in

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in May 2015. Vincent revealed on an episode of '' Oprah: Where Are They Now?'' that she had been

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while getting a

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. She cites it as a reason for her subsequent weight gain after winning ''The Biggest Loser'' in 2008.

References

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