Layla Sarakalo is an American radio host and fashion designer. Sarakalo was classically trained under Beaumont Newhall at the University of New Mexico. Following graduation, she taught costume history and textile restoration in conjunction with the Museum of International Folk Art in Santa Fe. She lived in Paris, France for a number of years where she hosted the nightly show "Radio Free Gypsy" on KLOD 96.6, the only English-language radio station in Paris. Sarakalo later opened her own small fashion house in Paris located near the Rodin Museum. In 2005 she was revealed to fans of the television and film series Star Trek as the "Mystery Woman" who speaks with Uhura (Nichelle Nichols) and Chekov (Walter Koenig) in a scene from Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home.
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