Emily Compagno

Emily Compagno is an American attorney, TV host, and former professional cheerleader. Her career spans multiple fields, including law, media, and entertainment. She began as a criminal defense attorney in San Francisco while also serving as captain of the Oakland Raiders cheerleading squad, the Raiderettes. The NFL selected her as an ambassador, and she promoted the NFL brand in Beijing and Shanghai. She was one of five NFL cheerleaders chosen by the USO to visit U.S. troops in Iraq and Kuwait.

Compagno also worked as a Senior Judge Judicial Extern for John T. Noonan at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Later, she served as a federal attorney at the Social Security Administration. She passed the Washington bar and held legal positions in Cape Town, South Africa, and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In 2018, she joined Fox News as a contributor and legal analyst. She has co-hosted The Five and appears on other FNC programs, including Gutfeld!. Since March 2020, she has hosted Crimes That Changed America on Fox Nation. She became a co-host of Outnumbered in January 2021, alongside Harris Faulkner and Kayleigh McEnany. In February 2023, she began hosting The FOX True Crime Podcast on Fox News Radio.

Compagno is of Bohemian (Czech), English, German, and Italian descent. She is 5'3" with an athletic build and hazel eyes. She has amassed 667,000 followers on Instagram.