The "$250,000 RAW Diva Search" Thread (Spoilers)

[The Penguin]

There didn't end up being a talkback for the "$250,000 RAW Diva Search Casting Special" but welcome WWE fans to the official thread for all things RAW Diva Search (http://divasearch.wwe.com)! The 10 ladies who made it out of the special are below and one of them is set to be eliminated each week as the fans vote for their favorite would-be Diva and the lowest vote-getter is sent home.


Michelle McCool
http://divasearch.wwe.com/images/1michelle.jpg
Age: 24
Resides in: Palatka, FL

BACKGROUND:
- Grew up in Florida
- Close family (1 brother, religious upbringing)

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
- Competed in National Physique Committee fitness contests
- Teaches private gymnastic lessons
- Personal fitness trainer
- Teaches kickboxing
- Attained her Masters degree in Educational Leadership at the age of 24
- Received various academic and athletic awards while in college, one being the National Academic Scholar-Athlete award

PERSONALITY/INTERESTS:
- Outstanding athlete – volleyball, basketball, softball and gymnastics – very competitive
- gets along with everybody, sweet, kind, sincere
- Dancer – tap, jazz, ballet

Christy Hemme
http://divasearch.wwe.com/images/2christy.jpg
Age: 23
Resides in: Los Angeles, CA

BACKGROUND:
- Rode motorcycles growing up – Tomboy
- Harley Girl: traveled with Burlesque dance team – Purrfect Angelz – on the Easyrider tour and to every Harley rally around the nation, opening up for the Headliner bands…

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
- In lingerie football league
- Model for Muscle & Fitness, Rolling Stone, Maxim, Stuff, Muscle Mag…
- Was a Juggy Dancer on the Man Show
- Has hosting experience

PERSONALITY/INTERESTS:
- Loves extreme sports and is very competitive
- Fantastic energy, wild, crazy, will do anything, not afraid to go balls out

Julia Costello Eliminated - July 26
http://divasearch.wwe.com/images/3julia.jpg
Age: 28
Resides in: Los Angeles

BACKGROUND:
- One half of the Costello Twins
- Grew up on a farm in KY with no neighbors
- Her and her sister used to fist fight each other.
-Also has an older brother and younger sister.
-Voted most popular in high school
-Has a BA degree.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
- Was in “Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd” (as a twin), “Drew Carey” (as a twin) and “Buffy, the Vampire Slayer” (as a twin)
- Was a Juggy Dancer for Jimmy & Adam’s entire reign.
- Jimmy Kimmel and Daniel Kellison (Creators of Man Show) describe Costello Twins as being “two of the most dynamic, positive personalities they have worked with”…
- Extensive training for acting

PERSONALITY/INTERESTS:
- Athletic – plays volleyball, had basketball scholarship, and golfs – won a golf tournament and had dinner at Windsor Castle with Prince Edward
- Friendly, charismatic, fun, playful, would try anything

Camille Anderson Eliminated - August 2
http://divasearch.wwe.com/images/4camille.jpg
Age: 26
Resides in: Los Angeles

BACKGROUND:
- Grew up in Dallas, TX
- Graduated from University of Texas at Austin – with a Major in Broadcast Journalism
- Only child, supportive family

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
- Has appeared in magazines such as: Loaded UK & US, Fitness RX, American Health & Fitness…
- Was featured in: “Intolerable Cruelty”
- Has extensive hosting experience - Hosted two: Wild on E! episodes, E! True Hollywood Story, and much more…
- Has numerous acting credits
- Has extensive acting/hosting training

PERSONALITY/INTERESTS:
- Trained in martial arts – krav maga & tae kwon do
- Dancer, gymnast, athlete – loves sports and karaoke
- Sweet, positive, upbeat, happy, fun loving

Maria Kanellis
http://divasearch.wwe.com/images/5maria.jpg
Age: 22
Resides in: Ottawa, IL

BACKGROUND:
- Grew up in Midwest
- Always wanted to be in the limelight

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
- Is on “Outback Jack” which airs every Tuesday night - series began June 22nd
- Has won a few beauty pageants, i.e. Miss Carlisle All-Chrysler Nationals 2003
- Hawaiian Tropic veteran

PERSONALITY/INTERESTS:
- Very dedicated, sweet, aggressive, open, influential

Tracie Wright
http://divasearch.wwe.com/images/6tracie.jpg
Age: 23
Resides in: Miami, FL

BACKGROUND:
- Grew up in Atlanta, GA

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
- At age 16, started modeling with Elite Agency (one of the top modeling agencies in the world)
- Has traveled the world for modeling

PERSONALITY/INTERESTS:
- Violinist/pianist
- Currently writing a novel and a screenplay
- Loves yoga
- Mountain climber – climbed one of the highest mountains in S. Africa

Carmella DeCesare
http://divasearch.wwe.com/images/7carmella.jpg
Age: 23
Resides in: Westlake, OH

BACKGROUND:
- Italian/Puerto Rican
- Grew up in Ohio
- College graduate

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
- One of the 12 finalists for the 2002 reality program – Girl Next Door: The Search for a Playboy Centerfold, which aired on Fox
- Was Playboy.com’s Feb, 2003 Cyber Girl of the Month
- Playboy’s Miss April 2003
- Playmate of the year, 2004
- Has her own Playboy DVD

PERSONALITY/INTERESTS:
- Athletic – likes martial arts
- Sweet girl, ambitious, punctual, committed, hates fake people and braggers.
- She loves guys with big muscles!

Chandra Costello Eliminated - August 9
http://divasearch.wwe.com/images/8chandra.jpg
Age: 28
Resides in: Los Angeles

BACKGROUND:
- One half of the Costello Twins
- Grew up on a farm in KY with no neighbors
- Her and her sister used to fist fight each other.
- Also has an older brother and younger sister.
- Voted most popular in high school
- Has a BA degree.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
- Was in “Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd” (as a twin), “Drew Carey” (as a twin) and “Buffy, the Vampire Slayer” (as a twin)
- Was a Juggy Dancer for Jimmy & Adam’s entire reign.
- Jimmy Kimmel and Daniel Kellison (Creators of Man Show) describe Costello Twins as being “two of the most dynamic, positive personalities they have worked with”…
- Extensive training for acting

PERSONALITY/INTERESTS:
- Athletic – plays volleyball, had basketball scholarship, and golfs – won a golf tournament and had dinner at Windsor Castle with Prince Edward
- Friendly, charismatic, fun, playful, would try anything

Amy Weber
http://divasearch.wwe.com/images/9amy.jpg
Age: 27
Resides in: Los Angeles

BACKGROUND:
- Raised on a corn farm in IL
- Raced motorcycles as a teenager
- Had full academic scholarship to college… quit after 1 year to pursue acting.
-Also has an older brother and younger sister.
-Voted most popular in high school
-Has a BA degree.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
- Has been on the cover of various magazines.
- Can be easily recognized as the star of the hit series, “Son of the Beach”, produced by Howard Stern.
- Bestowed the title of “100 Sexiest Women in the World” by Maxim
- Star of Toby Keith’s current #1 rated video “Whiskey Girl”
- Had a recurring role on soap opera – Port Charles
- Co-hosted adventure based reality show on UPN called: Getaway
- Very successful bikini modeling career
- Has extensive acting resume and training
- Was regular on Howard Stern’s show, “Son of a Beach”
- Her website gets a million hits a month.

PERSONALITY/INTERESTS:
- Wants to cut an r & b album
- Loves to “sh*t talk”, feisty, strong, charismatic, sexy

Joy Giovanni
http://divasearch.wwe.com/images/10joy.jpg
Age: 26
Resides in: Los Angeles

BACKGROUND:
- Grew up in Boston
- Italian – with lots of Cousins
- Graduated from high school one year early
- Tomboy growing up

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
- Model in Los Angeles
- Won LA Model Expo at the Universal Amphitheater, 2003
- aspiring actress – appeared in “CSI”, “Monk”, “Girl Next Door”
- Extensive training for acting

PERSONALITY/INTERESTS:
- Very flexible – kickboxer, massage therapist
- Laid back, outgoing, easygoing, people person, good sense of humor, goofball
- Plays field hockey, cheerleads

[Red]

Personally, I like Camille :D

[Tapout]

Hey, I didn't know Amy Weber was involved in the search. Son of the Beach rocked! If I had any inclination to participate in this abortion I'd vote for her.

[Mike Spartz]

Christy

I just like her the best out of the remaining ten.

[PaQ]

My favorite going in and still is, Carmella.. but after watching RAW, I have to say Joy isn't far off in my books..

I just wonder what they'll do each week to keep it interesting..

[krazymed]

Oh, goodie, they picked another bland bunch of 100 lb. beach babes from LA. This beauty contest is original :rolleyes: . At least the live crowds are booing this thing out of the building.

[Jin Kazama]

Am I the only one that finds it interesting that the frontrunner of this thing (not just here, but on the overall scale), is the one with extensive Playboy experience?

Not that it really matters. She'll end up like that Jamie girl from their last Divas reality project. One photo-shoot then nothing. Then again, if she does have no problem posing nude for Playboy, I bet they milk the heck out of it for all it's worth.

Where's Alexis (from NWA: TNA)? Not here, per se, but in general. This would actually be a good storyline-worked thing to get her in with WWE fans. I mean, why not get the one that actually can and will wrestle instead of all these looks-alone girls?

[Boy Wonder]

Oh, goodie, they picked another bland bunch of 100 lb. beach babes from LA. This beauty contest is original :rolleyes: . At least the live crowds are booing this thing out of the building.
Amen. This was some filler to add onto RAW, but then yet again, the winner will never be a Women's Champion. Oh, big accomplishment there.

[Spike Mcdougal]

Am I the only one that finds it interesting that the frontrunner of this thing (not just here, but on the overall scale), is the one with extensive Playboy experience?
From what i've read it's because she's the most mellow of all of them and not acting like they're in a Girls Gone Video (ie:incessant excitement)