Sarah Larson

Sarah Larson (born December 20, 1978) is an American reality show contestant, former cocktail waitress, and a former girlfriend of actor George Clooney.

Early life
Sarah Larson is originally from Kent, Washington, where she grew up with two younger sisters. Her parents divorced when she was young. She attended Kentwood High School and The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, from which she graduated in 2001. Larson completed a bachelor of science, taking such classes as Chinese medicine, but later in the degree choosing more classes related to the performing arts such as Orissa dancing. She moved to Las Vegas in 2001.

Career
Larson was a contestant on the TV game show Fear Factor. She and partner Dan Randolph won the 2005 series, Fear Factor: Las Vegas Duos, in which they ingested live scorpions, among other feats. In 2008 Larson signed with Nous Model Management and then was signed as a model for Christian Audigier, but was later dropped by that agency. People magazine named her one of the 100 Most Beautiful People of 2008. She gained publicity for dating Clooney, and she has gone on to become a yoga instructor, and to design her own clothing line.

Personal life
Larson dated George Clooney, and accompanied him to the 2007 Venice Film Festival, the Deauville Film Festival and the 2008 Academy Awards. While dating Clooney, Larson took an extended leave from her job as a cocktail waitress at Las Vegas's  Palms Casino Resort. Their relationship had reportedly ended by May 28, 2008, after a year of dating.