Olympic star Lolo Jones is not one to shy away from headlines or the media spotlight and after working on the US bobsled team, the track star will be attending a party at the Playboy Mansion for the Bear Trap Entertainment All-Star Celebrity Kickoff Party.
According to the Sports Bank, Jones will be attending the party and proceeds from the event will go towards The Artists and Athletes Alliance. Jones has made some waves over the past year with her Tweets about the bobsled team and she also has been in the news previously for her Olympic struggles as well as the fact that she is a virgin, something she has spoken about in public. In fact, her and Tim Tebow are likely the highest profile virgins in sports and now Jones is heading to the perfect place in the Playboy mansion.
There will be a number of athletes and celebrities at the party, including Anquan Boldin, Jacoby Jones, Jermichael Finley, Chevy Chase, Hanley Ramirez, Scottie Pippen, Nelly, Bode Miller, Ryan Sheckler, Kenny Lofton, Rick Fox, Will Smith, Warren Moon, Rob Kardashian, Lolo Jones, Chris Tucker, DeSean Jackson, Carmen Electra, Clay Matthews, Greg Jennings, Cristina Milian and more.
Jones has been criticized for getting massive media attention but not performing at the highest level. She has brought a lot of it on herself, proclaiming to the world that she is a virgin and also bringing attention by crying on the Today show after the Olympics. Jones is an Olympic athlete that is skilled enough to be a track star and a bobsledder, but multiple times she has rankled fans and fellow athletes over her career and she did it again, as she made a crack about the paycheck she makes for working on the US Bobsled team.
Jones has never won a gold medal and many think she is popular and well known for her looks as well as the fact that she publicized that she is a virgin, like Tim Tebow. She tried to make an apology but even that sounded a little off, as she said that it was showing the difference between her two sports, as she "couldn't imagine" having to raise money in the middle of training. Jones has won three medals with the team and said that she hopes to compete in the Olympics in Russia as well.
Jones is a summer Olympian first and she finished fourth in the 100 meter hurdles in London and many dished some criticism at her for all the attention she has received without the medal results. She was a favorite in China for the Olympics and ended up finishing seventh. Most of the time she makes the controversy for herself, just as she did when she made a harsh tweet at paralyzed Rutgers player Eric LeGrand last year.