Alexis DeJoria is more than an adrenaline seeking NHRA racer. She’s more than just a pretty face. Alexis DeJoria is also from a family worth billions of dollars. Her dad is John Paul DeJoria who teamed up with Paul Mitchell to launch a shampoo company with a $700 investment. He also founded Patron tequila.
“What you want some Patron?” When your product makes it to Kanye West lyrics, you know you’re worth boku bucks. Alexis DeJoria is also married to television personality Jesse James — known primarily for cheating on Sandra Bullock. DeJoria is James’ fourth wife. His second wife was a stripper/porn star; his third an Academy Award winner.
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From the Southtown Star, a Sun-Times publication:
But DeJoria isn’t a girly girl. She isn’t afraid to get her hands — or fingernails — dirty in the NHRA’s Mello Yellow drag racing series, driving one of the fastest, loudest and most obnoxious cars in the series.
Alexis DeJoria is one of the top female drag racers in the country and was the second woman to win a national event in the top alcohol division. She now competes in the faster nitro division. (for ten facts about Alexis DeJoria)
As you can see from the pictures, she recently threw out the first pitch at a Chicago White Sox game with Chris Sale.
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