1. Frances Louise Parker was born on April 16,1968 and is an American journalist, animal rights advocate, motivational speaker and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss USA 1994 and represented the United States at Miss Universe 1994 where she placed Top 6.
Lu Parker then went on to receive a Master of Arts in Education from The Citadel.
Lu Parker's first television broadcasting job was for WCSC-TV in Charleston, South Carolina, where she was an education reporter and fill-in anchor.
Lu Parker came into the semi-finals in first place, having won all three preliminary competitions.
Lu Parker continued on to compete in the 1994 Miss Universe Pageant in Manila, Philippines, where she placed among the top 6 finalists.
Lu Parker has authored a book on pageantry titled Catching the Crown: The Source for Pageant Competition.
In San Antonio, KABB TV hired Lu Parker to serve as a weekend anchor and reporter.
Lu Parker has been the anchor for the 11am - 2pm and 3pm newscasts at KTLA since 2015.
Lu Parker has won multiple Emmy Awards for her work.
Lu Parker has acted in some films and television shows, most often as a news anchor.
Lu Parker began a relationship with Antonio Villaraigosa, Mayor of Los Angeles, in March 2009.
Lu Parker reported several stories on Villaraigosa prior to publicly revealing her relationship with him.
On November 2,2016 Lu Parker was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport after taking a pair of earbuds which did not belong to her from a TSA security checkpoint.
Lu Parker explained her actions by saying she was going to try and find the owner, but when she couldn't find the rightful owner she decided to board her flight with the earbuds still in her possession.
Lu Parker later agreed to enter a diversion program with the Los Angeles city attorney's office which will allow her to avoid being convicted, pleading guilty or even having a criminal record.