Channel [V] VJ, Super model, Laila Rouass was born in Bow bells in East London to Moroccan-Indian parents. She is eldest daughter of 7 children. Laila entered into Modelling career in her age 17.Now, she is one of the most popular VJ's on channel [V] and hosts CLOSE-UP CLOSE ENCOUNTERS, the most lively show on TV. Laila Rouass makes her acting debut in Senso Unico, an Anglo-Italian film about a Pakistani girl in Italy. She also worked for the major TV Channels like TNT and BBC World.

Laila Rouass is currently busy planning for her marriage to long-time boyfriend and Morocco's World Cup soccer player Hadji. She loves reading,listening to music and also traveling. Some of her favourite music artists are Prince, Nirvana and Pearl Jam.She has lived in Tangiers (Morocco), London, Paris and is now in Mumbai.