Layla El
| Layla El | |
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Layla in April 2014
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| Born |
25 June 1977 London, England, United Kingdom |
| Residence |
Phoenix, Arizona, United States |
| Spouse(s) | Ricky Ortiz (m. 2015) |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Layla Layla El |
| Billed height | 5 ft 0 in (1.52 m) |
| Billed weight | 125 lb (57 kg) |
| Billed from | Miami, Florida |
| Trained by |
Dave Finlay Jesse Hernandez |
| Debut | August 16, 2006 |
| Retired | July 29, 2015 |
Layla Young (née El; born June 25, 1977) is an English dancer, model, and retired professional wrestler best known for her time in WWE. She was the final original WWE Women's Champion until the title was deactivated in 2010.
After attending a performing arts college, El was a dancer for Carnival Cruise Lines, the Miami Heat franchise of the National Basketball Association, and also danced for Kanye West at the MTV Video Music Awards. In 2006, she was a contestant in the 2006 WWE Diva Search, which she won to earn a contract with the company.
Initially appearing on the SmackDown brand, she moved to ECW in January 2007, where, she formed the Extreme Exposé dance troupe with Kelly Kelly and Brooke Adams. In 2008, she was drafted to the Raw brand, where she began managing William Regal, and year later, in 2009, she returned to SmackDown and formed an alliance with Michelle McCool known as LayCool. In May 2010, Layla won the WWE Women's Championship for the first time, making her the first British woman to hold the championship. She is also the first Diva Search winner to have won the championship, and the final recognized WWE Women's Champion as the title was retired in 2010. In April 2012, Layla won the WWE Divas Championship upon her return from a year-long absence due to injury, and held the championship until September that year. On July 29, 2015, Layla announced her in-ring competition retirement.
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