Nicole "Hoopz" Alexander (born 1983) is an American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 reality TV show contestant best known for winning the VH1

VH1

VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...

 reality television

Reality television

Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...

 shows Flavor of Love

Flavor of Love (Season 1)

Flavor of Love is the first season of the VH1 reality television series Flavor of Love, in which Flavor Flav brings female contestants into his mansion to compete for his love. The first season aired weekly from January 1, 2006 to March 12, 2006, with a total of ten episodes...

and I Love Money

I Love Money (season 1)

I Love Money is a reality television game show that aired on VH1. The show was created by The Surreal Life executive producers Cris Abrego and Mark Cronin. The contestants on this series are from the first two seasons of Flavor of Love, I Love New York and Rock of Love, and are competing in...

.

Career

Alexander was the winner of the first season

Flavor of Love (Season 1)

Flavor of Love is the first season of the VH1 reality television series Flavor of Love, in which Flavor Flav brings female contestants into his mansion to compete for his love. The first season aired weekly from January 1, 2006 to March 12, 2006, with a total of ten episodes...

 of Flavor of Love

Flavor of Love

Flavor of Love is an American reality television dating game show parody starring Flavor Flav of the rap group Public Enemy.While not a direct spin-off, the show was a result of Brigitte Nielsen and Flavor Flav's failed relationship on Strange Love, as well as The Surreal Life...

, where she received the nickname "Hoopz".

In 2008, Alexander also was a contestant on the VH1 reality show, I Love Money

I Love Money (season 1)

I Love Money is a reality television game show that aired on VH1. The show was created by The Surreal Life executive producers Cris Abrego and Mark Cronin. The contestants on this series are from the first two seasons of Flavor of Love, I Love New York and Rock of Love, and are competing in...

. After defeating Joshua "Whiteboy" Gallander at the final challenge, she was named the $250,000 winner.
She also starred as Kayla in the November 2010 release, Ghetto Stories: The Movie.

Personal life

Prior to Flavor of Love, Alexander worked as a Transportation Security Administration

Transportation Security Administration

The Transportation Security Administration is an agency of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that exercises authority over the safety and security of the traveling public in the United States....

 agent at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport , usually called Detroit Metro Airport, Metro Airport locally, or simply DTW, is a major international airport covering in Romulus, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. It is Michigan's busiest airport....

.

In summer 2010, Alexander began dating basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

 player Shaquille O'Neal

Shaquille O'Neal

Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal , nicknamed "Shaq" , is a former American professional basketball player. Standing tall and weighing , he was one of the heaviest players ever to play in the NBA...

. Although Shaq is 2 feet taller and outweights her 3 to 1, Hoopz demonstrated on the Jimmy Kimmel show that she can carry Shaq on her back.

External links

• Official Website