Rosa Mendes
| Rosa Mendes | |
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Mendes in December 2011
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| Birth name | Milena Leticia Roucka |
| Born |
October 25, 1979 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Residence | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Children | 1 |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) |
Rosa Mendes Melina Roucka Roucka |
| Billed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Billed weight | 131 lb (59 kg) |
| Billed from |
San Jose, Costa Rica San Juan, Puerto Rico San Mateo, California |
| Trained by |
Ohio Valley Wrestling WWE Performance Center |
| Debut | November 2006 |
Milena Leticia Roucka (/ˈroʊkə/; born October 25, 1979) is a Canadian-American model, professional wrestler, and professional wrestling manager currently signed to WWE under the ring name, Rosa Mendes. She managed former WWE Tag Team Champions Primo & Epico from 2011 to 2013. She was also a main cast member on the E! reality series Total Divas.
Roucka grew up in Vancouver, British Columbia and is of Czech and Costa Rican descent. She was a self-described "tomboy" growing up, and was once suspended from school for fighting. Roucka studied Business at the University of British Columbia, but dropped out to pursue a career in modeling. In 2004, she was the first North American to win the "Piel Dorada", a major Latin American modeling contest.
In the summer of 2006, Roucka competed in the WWE Diva Search and reached the final eight. She won the first round, a dance competition. After she was eliminated on August 24, WWE then signed her to a developmental contract.
On the November 24, 2008 episode of Raw, Roucka appeared as a planted fan, holding a sign proclaiming her WWE Women's Champion Beth Phoenix's number one fan. Over the next few weeks, she continued holding signs supporting Phoenix. On the December 22 Raw, Phoenix's boyfriend/tag partner Santino Marella introduced her as Rosa Mendes. The next week, she jumped the guardrail and attacked the new number one contender, Melina, who was attacking Phoenix. The next week, Stephanie McMahon said Mendes had been banned from WWE events after attacking Melina again. Mendes evaded the ban by disguising herself as a paparazzo in Melina's entrance and attacked her again.
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