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Veronica Porsche Ali: All the facts about Muhammad Ali’s third ex-wife
Mohammad Ali was serially divorced and had a total of 4 wives in his life. Veronica Porsche Ali was his third wife.
Following his short-lived fantastical romance and marriage to Sonji Roi, the late legendary boxer married Belinda Boyd, who changed her name to Khalilah Camacho-Ali after their Islamic marriage in 1967. The couple divorced in 1976 and a year later Ali married Veronica Porsche.
Aside from her acting/television career, nothing made Veronica Porsche Ali as popular as her marriage to superstar boxer Ali.
Veronica Porsche Ali Bio
Veronica is an American actress, psychologist and, of course, the former wife of boxer Muhammad Ali. She was born on December 16, 1955 in Lake Charles. Her parents are Ethel and Horace Porché. Veronica is of Louisiana Creole descent.
In Louisiana, she attended the RosaryCatholic boarding school in Lafayette. She later moved with her family to Echo Park, Los Angeles, California. In 1973, Veronica graduated from Belmont High School in Los Angeles and went to the University of Southern California.
The two tied the knot in 1977. After 9 years and two daughters, they divorced in 1986. Veronica remarried in time as she worked to further her career as an actress and psychologist.
Veronica Porsche Ali First Marriage
Some reports state that the couple started their romance in 1974 while in Kinshasa, Zaire (Democratic Republic of the Congo). Porsche was one of the figureheads promoting the Rumble in the Jungle fight.
The jungle fight tumult was one of the most anticipated tournaments in boxing history. Mohammad Ali had challenged “undefeated” world heavyweight champion George Foreman to a fight that was held at the stadium (now Stade Tata Raphaël) on May 20.
Ali won by a KO in front of 60,000 people.
Just like Sonji Roi when he won his first heavyweight title, Ali won another title and got the girl too.
A recent revelation by Porsche revealed that they had a secret Islamic wedding back in Zaire. She kept it a secret because Ali is under the law for legally marrying two women.
As a result, Ali’s second wife, Khalilah Camacho-Ali, says the marriage was fake.
“It wasn’t a real marriage, Islamic or non-Islamic”
“Whatever he thought up to trick her, it was a scam. That wasn’t legal. “
Although Camacho says they had a beautiful union, they split in 1976. Camacho also insists it was a peaceful split.
After the divorce, Ali publicly and officiallymarried in 1977 in Los Angeles with Porsche. Together they had two daughters – Hanna and Laila Ali – with whom Porsche spent most of their time in the course of parenting.
The 61-year-old said in an interview that Ali’s weakness was women. According to her, it got to a point where she couldn’t take his unexcused infidelity anymore.
“It was too much temptation for him, with women throwing themselves at him.”
Despite this, she says there was always a place in her heart for the late boxing champion.
“I felt guilty to this day for divorcing him because I knew it hurt him.”
Veronica Porsche Ali Second Marriage
6 years after the divorce, Porsche remarried. She married jazz artist and actor Carl Anderson in 1992.
They lived together for about 12 years until Carl Anderson’s death in 2004. The Jesus Christ Super Star star died of leukemia. She has remained unmarried since then.
Veronica Porsche Ali daughters
Before their wedding in Los Angeles, Porsche andAli already had their first daughter Hana. Later Laila came with me. Hana is now an author, while like her father, Laila is an undefeated boxing champion and a television personality.
Veronica Porsche Ali career
Porsche was a model and actress when she was young.
Her acting career is not very long. She starred in the 1986 film Terror on Alcatraz and later in Freedom Road. In time, she became a presenter for the television show Good Morning, New York. Veronica has also appeared in a few television series.
In 2001, she appeared as herself in a television documentary, Intimate Portrait: Laila Ali .
