LAYLA EI

Layla  at  WrestleMania  Axxess  in  April  2014.

Birth  name Layla  El

Born 25  June  1977  (age  37)

London,  England

Resides Miami,  Florida,  United  States

Professional  wrestling  career

Ring  name(s) Layla

Layla  El

Billed  from Miami,  Florida

Debut 2006

Layla  El : (born  25  June  1977)  is  an  English dancer,  model,  professional  wrestling  valet, and  professional  wrestler.  She  is  signed  to WWE  as  a  WWE  Diva  and  appears  as Layla.

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.  There,  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.  The  following  year  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  recognised  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.

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