Laflin first gained public attention as a cheerleader with the Golden State Warriors of the NBA and is a former National Football League San Francisco 49ers and Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader. Laflin was crowned 1997 Miss Dallas-Fort Worth USA. Laflin played Dierks Bentley's love interest in CMT's 2005 Sexiest Video of the Year Come a Little Closer. In 2005, Laflin appeared as one of the briefcase models during the airing of the opening week of Deal or no Deal on NBC. Laflin was ranked #89 on the Maxim Hot 100 Women of 2005.