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Diva Search

WWE Diva Search
Created by Vince McMahon
Opening theme
Country of origin United States
No. of seasons 4
No. of episodes TBA
Production
Camera setup Multicamera setup
Release
Original network
Picture format 480i (SDTV)
Original release July 1, 2003 (2003-07-01)
Chronology
Related shows
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Jaime Koeppe
Broadcast from July 15 – September 20, 2004
Broadcaster Spike TV
Christy Hemme
Christy Hemme, the 2004 Diva Search winner
Christy Hemme, the 2004 Diva Search winner
Carmella DeCesare
Broadcast from June 27 – August 15, 2005
Broadcaster Spike TV
Ashley Massaro
Ashley Massaro, the 2005 Diva Search winner
Ashley Massaro, the 2005 Raw Diva Search winner
Leyla Milani
Broadcast from July 10 – August 16, 2006
Broadcaster USA Network
UPN
Layla El
A dark-haired, tanned Caucasian female straddles the top rope of a wrestling ring with blue ropes. She is wearing a red patterned crop top, and matching shorts and kneepads. She is holding a wrestling championship above her head with both hands.
Layla El, the 2006 WWE Diva Search winner and only winner become final WWE Women's Champion & WWE Divas Champion
Jen England
Broadcast from September 10 – October 29, 2007
Broadcaster WWE.com
Eve Torres
Eve Torres, the 2007 Diva Search winner
Eve Torres, the 2007 Diva Search winner and a record three time WWE Divas Champion
Brooke Gilbertsen

WWE Diva Search (formerly WWE Raw Diva Search) was an talent competition held by WWE. The first winner was Jaime Koeppe, but she did not receive a contract like subsequent winners of the contest. Other winners included Christy Hemme, Ashley Massaro, Layla El, and Eve Torres. In addition to the winners of the yearly contest, WWE has hired several contestants as Divas. In 2011, WWE announced plans to bring back the Diva Search. As of 2017, Maryse Ouellet and Nikki Bella, from the 2006 Raw Diva Search, are the last remaining Divas to come from the Diva Search. It was rumored that the show would return in 2015, but that plan has been ultimately scrapped.

The first WWE Diva Search took place in between July 1 and August 24, 2003. However, unlike the later Diva Searches, the first Diva Search winner did not receive a contract. She received a photoshoot for an issue of WWE Magazine. Jaime Koeppe was named the first WWE Diva Search winner.

The 2004 WWE Raw $250,000 Diva Search featured four official theme songs.

Open casting calls were held in Los Angeles, NYC, and Chicago in June and July to narrow the field down from thousands to 28 women. The following the 28 finalists where chosen from each of the locations:

In 2004, WWE decided to make an extension of the Diva Search, which included a one-year contract worth $250,000 and was held on Raw. Over 7,000 females applied to be a part of the contest. The final ten contestants were chosen on a casting special aired on Spike TV on July 15, with guest judges Triple H, Randy Orton, Chris Jericho and Edge.

They began airing the weekly Raw Diva Search segments on July 19. Despite reported claims by the company that the contest would be handled in a classy manner, the contest involved prospective divas performing suggestive acts on live television, such as "seducing" a male wrestler. Fans were allowed to vote for the winners, but the outcome of the voting process was questioned by media outlets. The eventual winner of the competition was Christy Hemme, who went on to pose in Playboy and competed at WrestleMania 21 for the WWE Women's Championship where she was accompanied to the ring by Lita, but ended up with Trish Stratus retaining the title.


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