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Maria Kanellis Profile |
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Birth Date: February 25, 1982
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Birth Place: Ottawa, Illinois, USA
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Birth Name: Maria Kanellis
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Height: 5'7"
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Biography |
Maria Kanellis is an American professional wrestler and model,
currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment performing
on its Raw brand. She also made regular appearances in WWE's
training territory, Ohio Valley Wrestling.
Kanellis graduated from Ottawa Township High School in 2000,
before spending some time as a student at Northern Illinois
University. In 2004, Maria was a contestant on the reality
show, Outback Jack. She was shown looking for love and made
it to the final three before being sent home.
She has a sister named Janny and one brother.
Kanellis enjoyed watching The Hardy Boyz and Lita when she
was growing up and has high respect for them.
She dated fellow wrestler CM Punk, which she confirmed after
pictures of the two kissing surfaced on the Internet. The
two broke up in June 2007.
Maria had been asked to follow in the footsteps of other WWE
Divas and pose for Playboy, but she initially refused
because she did not wish to embarrass her sister, who was
still in high school at the time. She eventually posed for
the cover of the April 2008 issue, with an accompanying nude
pictorial. For the pictorial, Maria chose her own wardrobe
and made the black hooded jacket she wore in one of the
photos.
On November 5, 2007, she appeared on an episode of Family
Feud with several other WWE superstars. She also appeared on
the February 6, 2008 episode of Project Runway with some of
the other WWE Divas.
Maria designs most of her ring attire and several of her own
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Measurements: 34-25-34 Size: 4 Shoes: 7.5
Hometown: Ottawa, Illinois.
Attended Northern Illinois University.
Participated in the RAW DivaSearch Contest, which was
ultimately won by Christy Hemme. Maria was later signed by
the WWE as well and became a backstage interviewer.
Started modeling when she was 15 and later became a Hawaiin
Tropic Girl. |
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since May 23, 2008