Kaitlyn (wrestler)
| Kaitlyn | |
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Kaitlyn in March 2012
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| Born |
Celeste Bonin October 7, 1986 Houston, Texas, United States |
| Residence | Boca Raton, Florida, United States |
| Occupation | body builder, model, professional wrestler |
| Years active | 2006–2010, 2014–present (fitness model/spokesperson) 2010–2014 (professional wrestler) |
| Spouse(s) | PJ Braun (m. 2014) |
| Website | CelestialBodiez.com |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Celeste Kaitlyn Ricki Vaughn |
| Billed height | 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) |
| Billed from | Houston, Texas |
| Trained by | Florida Championship Wrestling |
| Debut | September 7, 2010 |
| Retired | January 8, 2014 |
Celeste Braun (née Bonin; born October 7, 1986) is an American entrepreneur, bodybuilder, model, and retired professional wrestler. She is best known for her time in WWE under the ring name Kaitlyn.
Braun started her career as a body fitness model. In 2007, she won the National Physique Committee (NPC) John Sherman Classic Bodybuilding Figure and Fitness Championship, and came in fifth at the Arnold Classic in the NPC Figure Class D competition.
In July 2010, Braun signed a developmental contract with WWE. Later that year, she competed in and won the all-female third season of NXT, thus earning a spot on the main roster. She won the WWE Divas Championship in January 2013 and held the title for five months.
Bonin made her body fitness debut in 2006, at the age of 19. In 2007, Bonin won the National Physique Committee (NPC) John Sherman Classic Bodybuilding Figure and Fitness Championship, and came fifth at the Arnold Classic in the NPC Figure Class D competition. She also was in the top five at Musclemania Superbody in 2007, in the Figure Universe – Tall category. In 2008, she was named Miss November at the Hardfitness Calendar, and placed 16th at the NPC Junior Nationals that same year in the NPC Figure category. In 2008 she was part of the Hardfitness Calendar and in 2009, Bonin appeared in Flex Magazine.
In July 2010, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) signed Bonin to a developmental contract, and she reported to Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW), WWE's developmental territory. She debuted under the ring name Celeste, competing in a bikini contest at an FCW live event, and later changed her name to Ricki Vaughn. She made her FCW television debut on the August 29 episode, as a lumberjill at ringside for a match between AJ Lee and Naomi Knight. On the November 7 episode of FCW TV, Kaitlyn competed in a tag team match teaming with Naomi defeating Queen of FCW AJ and Aksana.
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