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The WWE Diva Search was a competition held by the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) which ran from 2003 to 2007. The aim of the contest was to find a new WWE Diva, from the 2004 contest onwards the winner of the contest was offered a WWE Contract which was worth $250,000.[1]

Despite only one winner of the competition each year (excluding 2003) the WWE has signed multiple diva search contestants, including Candice Michelle, Taryn Terrell and many others.

Contests

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Year Winner Runner Up Notes
2003 Jaime Koeppe Unknown Jaime Koeppe did not receive a WWE contract like later Diva Searches[2]
2004 Christy Hemme Carmella DeCesare [1][3][4][5]
2005 Ashley Massaro Leyla Milani [6][7]
2006 Layla El Jen England [8]
2007 Eve Torres Brooke Gilbertsen [9][10]
2016 Alex Crawford Matt Buckby

In 2003 the first Diva Search was held, however the winner of the first Diva Search Jaime Koeppe did not receive a contract. She did receive a photoshoot for an issue of WWE Magazine.[2]

Christy Hemme the 2004 Diva Search Winner.

Contestants

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Despite Christy Hemme winning, the WWE hired many other Divas also featured within the contest, this included, Michelle McCool,[14][15] Amy Weber,[12] Candice Michelle,[16] Maria Kennllis[13][17] and Joy Giovanni.[11]

Ashley Massaro the 2005 Diva Search Winner.

Contestants

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Like the previous year's Diva Search, Ashley Massaro was not the only Diva WWE hired, this included, Kristal Marshall,[20] Trenesha Biggers[21] and Elisabeth Rouffaer.[19][22]

Contestants

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Layla El the 2006 Diva Search Winner.

Like the past two years this also featured the WWE hiring many losing Divas, this included, Milena Roucka,[31] the Garcia Twins,[32] Rebecca DiPietro,[33] Amy Zidian[29] and Maryse Ouellet.[27][34]

Contestants

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WWE like in the previous years WWE hired runner-ups, this included, Taryn Terrell,[41] Lena Yada [42] and Angela Fong.[43]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Christy Hemme of Los Angeles Crowned the Newest WWE Diva Live on Monday Night RAW; Hemme Wins $250,000 One-Year Contract with WWE". Business Wire. 2004-09-21. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Jaime Koeppe's Online World of Wrestling Profile". Online World of Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2009-09-30. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Tim Baines (2005-03-05). "Christy Hemme: A naked conversation". The Ottawa Sun. Archived from the original on 2015-04-19. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Christy Hemme Online World of Wrestling profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
  5. 5.0 5.1 "The Search For A New RAW Diva Has Begun". WWE Corporate. 2005-04-18. Archived from the original on 2009-12-12. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
  6. 6.0 6.1 "Ashley Massaro of New York Wins WWE RAW Diva Search, Secures $250,000 One-Year Contract with WWE". WWE Corporate. 2009-08-15. Archived from the original on 2007-08-13. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
  7. 7.0 7.1 "Ashley Massaro Online World of Wrestling profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
  8. 8.0 8.1 "Layla El's Online World of Wrestling Profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
  9. EveTorres.com (2007-10-29). "The 2007 Diva Search Winner is Eve Torres". EveTorres.com. Archived from the original on 2008-01-21. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
  10. Martin, Andrew (2007-10-29). "Eve becomes a WWE Diva". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
  11. 11.0 11.1 "Joy Giovanni Online World of Wrestling Profile". Online World of Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2011-10-27. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
  12. 12.0 12.1 "Amy Weber Online World of Wrestling Profile". Online World of Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2012-05-17. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
  13. 13.0 13.1 "Maria Online World of Wrestling Profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
  14. 14.0 14.1 "Michelle McCool Online World of Wrestling Profile". Online World of Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2011-08-14. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
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  16. "Candice Michelle released". World Wrestling Entertainment. 2009-06-19. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
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  19. 19.0 19.1 "Elisabeth Rouffaer Online World of Wrestling profile". Online World of Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2009-03-22. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
  20. 20.0 20.1 "Kristal Marshall Online World of Wrestling profile". Online World of Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2009-09-29. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
  21. "Rhaka Khan's Online World of Wrestling". Online World of Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2009-09-08. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
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  28. Ed Williams III (2006-07-24). "Maryse goes home". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
  29. 29.0 29.1 "Amy Zidian Online World of Wrestling profile". Online World of Wrestling. Archived from the original on 2009-09-07. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
  30. Ed Williams III (2006-07-17). "A tearful end for Amy". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
  31. "Milena Roucka's Gerweck Profile". World Wrestling Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2009-02-10. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
  32. "Bella Twins Online World of Wrestling profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
  33. "Rebecca released". World Wrestling Entertainment. 2007-03-22. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
  34. "Maryse Ouellet's WWE.com Profile". Archived from the original on 2010-02-16. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
  35. 35.0 35.1 35.2 "Official 2007 Diva Search site". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
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  37. Andrew Rote (October 9, 2007). "Farewell Jessica". WWE. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
  38. Andrew Rote (October 2, 2007). "Farewell J. Kim". WWE. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
  39. Kara A. Medalis (September 25, 2007). "Weekly roundup: Obstacle Course". WWE. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
  40. Kara A. Medalis (September 18, 2007). "Weekly roundup: Limbo". WWE. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
  41. "Taryn Terrell's Official WWE.com Profile". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
  42. "Kenny Dykstra, Elijah Burke and Lena Yada released". World Wrestling Entertainment. 2008-11-10. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
  43. "Angela Fong's Online World of Wrestling profile". Online World of Wrestling. Retrieved 2009-09-16.

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