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Candice Michelle Beckman (born September 30, 1978), better known as Candice Michelle, is an American retired professional wrestler, model and actress, best known for her time with WWE. After spending years modeling and acting, Candice Michelle was hired by WWE in 2004, after she participated in the
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. Outside wrestling, she is considered to be a
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and is known as the
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Girl, performing in the company's annual
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commercials. She also posed for a cover and nude pictorial in the April 2006 issue of ''
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''. At Vengeance in 2007, she defeated Melina to win her first WWE Women's Championship and became the first former Diva Search contestant to win a WWE title. She was released from her WWE contract on June 19, 2009. She made a return to WWE on the '' Raw Reunion'' episode on July 22, 2019 and became the second woman to win the
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.


Early life

Beckman was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Michael Beckman (1951–1980) and his wife, Kathleen (née Iwen; 1951–2002). Beckman is of German and
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n descent. She has one older sister, Dana. She played varsity and college
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and has an avid interest in many sports. Candice is a
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fan. At sixteen, Beckman won a modeling competition at her local skating rink. Around 1999, she moved to
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to become a professional model and actress. She studied Theater Arts at
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and had on-camera acting and
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training at The Piero Dusa Acting Studio. It was during this time that Beckman adopted her middle name Michelle as her working last name. She appeared in numerous
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and car
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s such as ''
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'', as well as being named ''Cyber Girl of the Week'' in the June 2002 issue of ''
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'', and between 2002 and 2006, she worked as a fetish model under the name ''Mackenzie Montgomery''. Beckman also made appearances on television programs such as ''
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'', '' 7th Heaven'' and '' Hotel Erotica'', as well as appearing in such films as '' Tomcats'', ''
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'' and ''
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''.


Professional wrestling career


World Wrestling Entertainment


Vince's Devils (2004–2006)

In July 2004, Beckman auditioned to be a contestant for
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's ''Raw'' Diva Search. Despite not being chosen to be in the final ten, she was hired by the company under the
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of a
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artist. She competed on Raw in several
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contests, including
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fashion shows and
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contests, until the end of the year. On June 30, 2005, Candice was moved to SmackDown! where she became involved in a storyline between
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and Melina. On July 24, Candice made her
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debut at The Great American Bash where she served as the
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for the
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between Wilson and Melina. She was then moved back to ''Raw'' in a trade along with Wilson. In her next storyline, Candice and Torrie became villains by taunting 2005 Diva Search winner Ashley Massaro, and they joined forces with fellow ''Raw'' Diva
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to form an alliance known as Ladies in Pink (later Vince's Devils). On the September 5 episode of ''Raw'', Wilson defeated Massaro after the interference from Victoria and Candice. They continued feuding with Massaro until
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returned from a legitimate injury to help Massaro "retaliate" against Vince's Devils. On the October 17 episode of ''Raw'', where she, Torrie and Victoria faced off against the team of Stratus, Massaro, and their new ally
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in a winning effort after Wilson pinned James. On November 28 episode of ''Raw'', Candice teamed up with Victoria and
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in losing effort to Trish, Ashley and Mickie. In November, Candice signed on to pose for the April 2006 issue of ''Playboy''. She had her first shot at the WWE Women's Championship in a Fulfill Your Fantasy Battle Royal at
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but was eliminated from the match by Massaro. At the
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on December 19, Michelle teamed up with Maria Kanellis in a winning effort defeating then Women's Champion
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and Ashley Massaro in a divas-tag-team match after Candice pinned Ashley. In January, Candice appeared at
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in the first ever Bra and Panties Gauntlet match, where she was eliminated by
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. On the February 13 episode of ''Raw'', Michelle accompanied Torrie in a losing effort to Ashley. After winning a number one contender's Diva battle royal on ''Raw'', Candice got her first singles WWE Women's Championship match, but lost to then-champion
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on February 27. After the match, Candice slapped Wilson, blaming her, in storyline, for the loss. Vince's Devils later broke up when Torrie became a fan favorite after Candice and Victoria turned on her during Candice's ''Playboy'' cover unveiling. This feud led to a match at
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in which both ''Playboy'' cover girls competed in a ''Playboy'' Pillow Fight. Torrie Wilson won the match. On the June 12 episode of ''Raw'', Candice was defeated by Torrie in the first ever "''Wet and Wild match''", a wrestling match involving water balloons and squirt guns, in which the winner of the match would be on the cover of the ''WWE 2006 Summer Special'' magazine. The feud continued sporadically in backstage segments where Candice was depicted as
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's "
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". On the July 11 episode of ''ECW'', the villainous Candice appeared as
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's dance partner on that night's ''Kelly's Exposé'' segment, and attempted to seduce Kelly in a backstage segment before the two divas went out to perform.


Singles competition and Women's Champion (2006–2007)

On the July 17 episode of ''Raw'', Candice was the Special Guest Referee during a tag team match of Stratus and Wilson against Victoria and
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. James entered the match without being tagged in, so Candice threw her out of the ring. Afterwards, Victoria tried to clothesline Candice, but she ducked out of the way, allowing Stratus to perform a Stratusfaction for the victory. As a result of her participation in the match, Candice became a fan favorite. On the ''Raw'' following
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, Candice won a match against Lita. The next week, in her second match against Lita, Candice was pinned after she was speared by guest referee
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, in the first round of the WWE Women's Championship tournament. On the November 27 episode of ''Raw'', during the Diva battle royal, Candice suffered a legitimate broken nose when Victoria kicked her in the face. She had surgery on November 30 to repair her
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. Candice returned at
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on January 7, when she went to the ring with Maria to fight off Melina as she tried to interfere in the Women's Championship match between then-champion Mickie James and Victoria. Candice made her in-ring return on January 22 when she and Mickie James defeated Victoria and Melina in a tag team match with Candice scoring the pinfall. Candice then resumed her feud with Melina, who claimed in her
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s that no ''Playboy'' cover model was capable of defeating her in the ring. Candice took offense to this, which led to a Bra and Panties match between the two, which she lost. During this time, Candice began training on her off-days to improve her in-ring abilities. Weeks later, Candice was beginning to receive more air-time and higher profile matches, and she won tag matches that pitted her with Mickie James against Victoria and Melina. She also picked up several wins against the latter two in singles matches, which culminated at
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, where Candice defeated Melina in the first ever match held in a swimming pool full of pudding. Candice defeated Melina to capture her first WWE Women's Championship at Vengeance, becoming the first ever
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contestant to win the Women's Title. Candice retained her title against Melina in a rematch at The Great American Bash as well as debuting a new finisher called the Candywrapper.
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became the number one contender for the Women's Title after winning a Diva battle royal at
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. At the
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pay-per-view, however, Candice successfully retained her title in their match by countering one of Phoenix's moves with a crucifix pin. Their feud continued when Phoenix pinned Candice during a non-title
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on ''Raw'' on September 24. At No Mercy on October 7, Candice dropped the title to Phoenix, ending her reign as Women's Champion. On October 22, Candice legitimately cracked her
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during her rematch for the Women's Title against Phoenix in a
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; Phoenix ran into the ropes, causing Candice to fall face-first off of the turnbuckle onto her face, neck, and shoulders necessitating a rushed finish and putting her out of action for 14 weeks.


Injuries and release (2008–2009)

Candice made her on-screen return on the February 18, 2008 episode of ''Raw'', distracting
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during a match with
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. She returned to in-ring action on March 17, teaming up with Maria to defeat
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and
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. During the match, Candice injured her left shoulder by tearing the scar tissue over her previously broken left clavicle. Unlike her previous injury, Candice broke her clavicle in four separate places, in essence, shattering it. As a result, Candice was replaced by Ashley for her scheduled match at WrestleMania XXIV. On March 23, Candice underwent successful surgery on her re-broken clavicle. On the September 1 episode of ''Raw'', Candice made her in-ring return match teaming up with
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and
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to defeat Jillian Hall,
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and Beth Phoenix, with Candice pinning Phoenix. Candice received a push upon her return as she was named the number one contender for the Women's Championship, but lost to Beth Phoenix at No Mercy. On November 23, 2008, Candice competed in 5 on 5 Survivor Series Elimination Match where her team went victorious. On the February 2 episode of ''RAW'', Candice was defeated by Beth Phoenix after an interference by Mendes and Marella. On the February 16 episode of ''RAW'', Candice, James and Kelly stopped Marella and Mendes from interfering in the Women's Championship match between Melina and Phoenix, which was won by Melina. On April 15, 2009, Candice was drafted to the
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as part of the 2009 Supplemental Draft. She, however, never reappeared on the brand and was released from her WWE contract on June 19, 2009.


Independent circuit (2017)

In October 2017, it was announced that Candice Michelle's retirement match would take place on December 2, at the
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36 – Blizzard Brawl show, where she defeated
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in singles action.


Return to WWE (2019–present)

On July 22, 2019, Candice returned to WWE during the '' Raw Reunion'' episode in a backstage segment with Melina,
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, and 24/7 Champion
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, who Candice congratulated for winning the title. After Melina revealed herself as a referee, Candice turned heel and attacked Kelly, after which she pinned Kelly to become the new 24/7 Champion. Shortly after, Candice lost the title via submission to Alundra Blayze.


Other media


Video Games

Candice has appeared in three WWE video games. She made her in-game debut in SmackDown vs. Raw 2007 and also appears in, SmackDown vs. Raw 2008 and SmackDown vs. Raw 2009.


Music videos

In December 2011, Candice Michelle along with
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filmed
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's music video "U Drive Me Loca".


Television and modeling

On October 11, 2002, Candice starred in an episode of the softcore porn television series – Hotel Erotica that aired on
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, playing a character called ''Natasha''. During the week of November 5, 2007, Candice appeared on five episodes of ''
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'' with several other WWE superstars and Divas. Also in 2007, Candice Michelle was No. 82 on AskMen.com's "100 Most Desirable Women" list. Beckman appeared on the February 6, 2008 episode of ''
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'', in an episode where the contestants were challenged to design wrestling attire for several of WWE's female wrestlers. Beckman made a special appearance on the November 12, 2008 episode of ''
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'', which is hosted by fellow WWE wrestler
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, with several other Divas. She also appeared in the February 2009 issue of '' FLEX magazine''. ;Go Daddy Beckman gained national attention in 2005 when she appeared in a
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for internet domain provider
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, which aired during
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. She played a character named "Nikki Cappelli" who had trouble with a snapped spaghetti strap on her tank top as she testified before a panel holding broadcast censorship hearings. The commercial was a
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of the 2004 "
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" in which
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's right breast was exposed. She then became widely known as "Miss GoDaddy.com" and the "Go Daddy Girl". The following year, she was featured in several more Go Daddy commercials. During the 2006 NFC playoffs, she was featured cleaning windows. She later appeared in a commercial during
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, where she seduced an ABC executive to acquire an advertising slot for Go Daddy. She appeared in another commercial for
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in 2007, where she danced in a room being doused with champagne. Beckman appeared on ''
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'' to promote the commercial as well as Go Daddy's custom made chopper. In 2008, she was featured in her fourth consecutive Go Daddy commercial for
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, entitled "White Light", but Fox refused to air it.


Personal life

On May 7, 2005, she married Ken Gee Ehrlich, a Los Angeles chiropractor. Together they have three daughters: AkiAnne Rose, born May 23, 2010, Ryumi Grace, born October 20, 2012 and Aloha Von Ehrlich, born July 17, 2015. She has a
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of the word "
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" on her inner wrist, which she considers a "personal affirmation". It is also a reminder, in her words, to "believe in myself and have 'faith'". She got the tattoo, which was documented on the
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''
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'', after breaking her collarbone in 2007. The tattoo is also related to her
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beliefs. When Candice made her return, she had new tattoos on her back, her new tattoos are of five stars, which starts at the lower part of her back then finished at the middle of her back. Candice, along with Batista,
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, and
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, represented WWE at the
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in an effort to persuade fans to register to vote in the 2008 Presidential election.


Championships and accomplishments

* ''
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'' ** Most Improved Wrestler of the Year (2007) ** Ranked No. 10 of the top 50 female wrestlers in the ''
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'' in 2008 ** Woman of the Year (2007) * World Wrestling Entertainment/WWE ** WWE Women's Championship ( 1 time) **
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( 1 time)


References


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