Christy Hemme
| Christy Hemme | |
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Hemme in October 2009
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| Birth name | Christina Lee Hemme |
| Born |
October 28, 1980 Poway, California, United States |
| Residence | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Spouse(s) | Charley Patterson (m. 2010) |
| Children | 1 |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Christy Christy Hemme Kristy Hemme |
| Billed height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
| Billed weight | 110 lb (50 kg) |
| Billed from | Los Angeles, California |
| Trained by |
Dave Finlay Dean Malenko Ricky Steamboat Scott D'Amore |
| Debut | July 15, 2004 |
| Retired | December 16, 2009 |
Christina Lee "Christy" Hemme (born October 28, 1980) is an American professional wrestling valet, ring announcer, singer and retired professional wrestler and model. She is known for her time in WWE as a WWE Diva and was the winner of the 2004 WWE Diva Search, receiving $250,000 and a one-year contract with the company and also known for her time in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) as a ring announcer and former wrestler.
Hemme was born in Poway, California, but she grew up in Temecula, California. She enjoyed racing street bikes and dirt bikes. She was a "self-described" tomboy. She grew up watching wrestling and favored The Undertaker.
She was a cheerleader for two years at Temecula Valley High. She graduated in 1998 at age seventeen. Hemme attended Mt. San Jacinto College, where she majored in dance.
After graduating, she relocated to Los Angeles, California to pursue a career in modeling. Hemme initially joined a burlesque dance team known as "The Purrfect Angelz". She performed at Easyrider tours and Harley motorcycle rallies. She went on to appear in magazines such as Maxim,Playboy, Rolling Stone, and Stuff. In addition, she appeared in the music video of the Trace Adkins songs "Chrome", and "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk" and in videos for bands Blink-182 and Sonic. She also had parts in commercials for AT&T Corporation and TrimSpa, and she was a spokesmodel for Hawaiian Tropic. Other early jobs included a waitressing job at Hooters.
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