In an interview in Breaux Bridge in April '97, Ali confirmed that she was offered a job by billionaire Donald Trump and that she turned it down. Trump reportedly wanted her to work for him helping to run the Miss Universe Pageant on a full-time basis. But she says she viewed this simply as a job – albeit a glamorous one – that would have gotten her off of the career path she plans to take.
Ali: When people recognize me they say things like, Oh, I wanna get a crisp so I can throw it at you, she says. Or, Can you wipe your mouth just like you do in the ad?'. It has been very positive for me, but you can kinda see how that sort of thing could get annoying.