Candice Michelle
American model, actress and professional wrestler / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Candice Michelle Beckman[3] (born September 30, 1978), better known as Candice Michelle, is an American model, actress and retired professional wrestler. She is best known for her tenure in WWE.
Candice Michelle | |
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Birth name | Candice Michelle Beckman |
Born | (1978-09-30) September 30, 1978 (age 45)[1] Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.[1] |
Alma mater | Santa Monica College |
Spouse(s) |
Ken Ehrlich (m. 2005) |
Children | 3 |
Website | candicemichelle |
Professional wrestling career | |
Ring name(s) | Candice Michelle Candice |
Billed height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)[2] |
Billed weight | 120 lb (54 kg)[3] |
Billed from | Milwaukee, Wisconsin[2][4] |
Trained by | Dave Finlay[3] Arn Anderson[2] Trish Stratus[1][5] John Cena[6] CM Punk[2] |
Debut | November 15, 2004[3] |
Retired | December 2, 2017 |
Occupations | |
Known for | |
After spending years modeling and acting, Michelle was hired by WWE in 2004, after she participated in the WWE Diva Search.[7] Outside wrestling, she is considered to be a sex symbol and is known as the Go Daddy Girl,[8] performing in the company's annual Super Bowl commercials.[9][10] She also posed for a cover and nude pictorial in the April 2006 issue of Playboy.[11] At Vengeance in 2007, she defeated Melina to win her first WWE Women's Championship and became the first former Diva Search contestant to win a WWE title.[12] She was released from her WWE contract on June 19, 2009.[13] She made a return to WWE on the Raw Reunion episode on July 22, 2019, and became the second woman to win the WWE 24/7 Championship.