Leyla Milani Leyla Milani Khoshbin ( April 2 , 1982 ) is a Canadian model , actress , TV host and fashion designer . Milani was born to Iranian parents , and married to Persian / Iranian Entrepreneur Real Estate Investor , Manny Khoshbin . Leyla , has appeared in the " World Wrestling Entertainment Diva Search 2005 " , " Deal or No Deal " , " Sleeper Cell " , " Las Vegas " , " Rules of Engagement " , " Attack of the Show ! " , " Curb Your Enthusiasm " , " Entourage " , " Stacked " , " Desire " , " Wanted " , " The Tonight Show with Jay Leno " , " Extra " , and the 2006 " Lingerie Bowl " . She has also appeared in the films " Wrestlemaniac " , " Boys & Girls Guide To Getting Down " , " Dr . Chopper " . " Maxim " magazine features Milani and her fellow " Deal or No Deal " briefcase models in their online Girls of Maxim gallery . Wrestling . Milani was a contestant in World Wrestling Entertainment ' s 2005 Diva Search , finishing second out of 8 , 000 contestants worldwide . Following that , she made an appearance at Pro Wrestling Guerrilla After School Special . After appearing on the WWE Raw Diva search , she began using the stage name Leyla Milani . She later appeared on one of the USA Network ' s WWE Raw Fan Nation commercials , which are a series of commercials advertising WWE Raw , featuring people ranging from a stockbroker to Snoop Dogg . Milani is the former co - host of Jimmy Hart ' s all - women wrestling show , " Wrestlicious TakeDown " which debuted March 1 , 2010 . She was replaced by Brooke Lynn on the March 31 , 2010 episode , because of scheduling conflicts . " Deal or No Deal " ( 2006 – 2009 ) . Milani was a model on NBC ' s prime - time game show " Deal or No Deal " from 2006 to 2009 . She was best known for her " lioness - like " mane . She held case # 13 since the beginning of the show . Although 13 is usually considered the unluckiest of numbers , she was often referred to on the show as " Lucky Leyla " or " Lucky 13 , " as many times her case contained 6 digit amounts and in eight instances contained the $ 1 , 000 , 000 top prize . Nonetheless , NBC once opened the show noting that by holding all the large amounts and not being picked at the beginning , case # 13 was very unlucky during most of the first season . On at least one occasion during the second season , case # 13 contained a seven - figure prize . Milani and her fellow " Deal or No Deal " models won a Game Show Network Award for " Favorite TV Models . " On June 6 , 2009 , Milani and 4 other models accepted this award on GSN . " Deal or No Deal " also won The People ' s Choice Award two years in a row for Favorite Game Show . She was one of a handful of models chosen to make a special appearance on " The Oprah Winfrey Show " . Oprah picked Leyla ' s case ( number 8 for this show ) . Oprah later chanted Leyla ' s name as her dog ' s name is also Leyla . Milani made an appearance on the Style Network ' s show , " Split Ends " , and on a celebrity episode of GSN ' s game show " Catch 21 " , alongside fellow " DOND " models Patricia Kara and Marisa Petroro . She announced on this show the launch of her own hair extension line , Milani Hair , due out early 2010 . Other appearances . Milani has made multiple appearances on the Fox News ' conservative satire show " The Half Hour News Hour " , and " Redeye " as a celebrity looking for a charity to support . She hosted FOX Sport Net ' s Celebrity Golf tournament as well as Fuel TV ' S motorsport show , " M80 " . Milani made a cameo appearance on LOGO channel series " Noah ' s Arc " as a woman applying for a job . She has also appeared on MTV ' s " True Life : I ' m A TV Star " , and " My Fair Brady " . Milani appeared in an online comedy web series for Experian Credit alongside comedian Pauly Shore ; she played a bride - to - be with bad credit . Other stars who appeared on this web series included Vivica A . Fox , Michael Madsen and Danny Glover . She is in the independent horror film " Wrestlemaniac " , where she plays " Dallas " , and the docu - comedy " Boys & Girls Guide to Getting Down " where she plays " Brittany " , the " Westside Persian " . She made an appearance on an episode of NBC ' s " Last Comic Standing " and " Phenomenon " . She was also a referee in the 2006 " Lingerie Bowl " . Milani is featured in the December 8 , 2012 , TLC special titled " Secrets of a Trophy Wife . " Milani Hair . In 2009 , Leyla Milani founded Milani Hair , an online boutique specializing in , “ premium , 100 % human clip - in or ( clip - on ) hair extensions , ” citing Milani ' s own hair woes as the company ' s inspiration . Based in Irvine , California , the company is part of Kosh Milani Enterprises LLC . As of 2009 , the company was known to have 5 employees . Capitalizing on her Deal or No Deal fame , Milani has managed to draw celebrity attention for Milani Hair ' s products . The company ' s website touts testimonials from Jeannie Mai , Shar Jackson , and Nicole Eggert .