Alison Elizabeth Larter was born on February 28, 1976 in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. She began her career as a model and became first "discovered" when she took the role in the November ’96 issue of Esquire Magazine as "it"-girl, "Allegra Coleman".

People were stunned by the beauty that was possessed by this mystery girl that they had never heard of, but according to the cover, she was a bigger name than Gwenyth Paltrow! However, it was later learned that "Allegra" was Ali Larter-a model. She had begun modeling at the age of thirteen and traveled the world before moving to New York, where she currently resides.