Ali Campoverdi Photos

Ali Campoverdi is a model and actress, who is rumored to be dating President Barack Obama's speechwriter Jon Favreau.

Campoverdi has a very diverse resume. The daughter of a California farm-worker who worked himself into Stanford University Law School, she graduated from University of Southern California in 2001. In 2004, she failed to make it onto The Apprentice but as a consolation prize was made a contestant on a reality dating program on NBC called For Love or Money. In 2004, she appeared in a photo spread of Maxim Magazine. In 2007, she enrolled simultaneously in a master's program at Harvard University and in the MBA program at Northwestern University. She campaigned for Barack Obama, and is currently an assistant to a deputy chief of staff in The White House.Gawker: Ali Campoverdi: Obama Hottie, Feminist Paradox (January 27, 2009)

For the inaugural balls in Washington DC, Campoverdi borrowed a strapless taffeta ball gown in frilly purple from Oakland designers Verrières & Sako; and then bought 30 other pieces from them.San Francisco Chronicle: Capital chic: From Bay Area to inauguration (January 18, 2009)

"I'm so impressed with the craftsmanship of their [designers Verrières & Sako] work. I don't like to be a slave to trends, and so Verrières & Sako is a good fit for me, and I know I'm going to be a client."—Ali CampoverdiSan Francisco Chronicle: Capital chic: From Bay Area to inauguration (January 18, 2009)