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Eve Torres

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Eve Torres
Statistics
Ring name(s)	Eve Torres
Billed height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]
Billed weight	131 lb (59 kg)[1]
Born	May 5, 1984 (1984-05-05) (age 24)[2] Sacramento, California
Resides	Louisville, Kentucky
Trained by	Ohio Valley Wrestling
Debut	October 22, 2007

Eve Marie Torres (born May 5, 1984)^[2] is an American dancer and model of Latina and Cherokee descent, currently working for World Wrestling Entertainment on its SmackDown! brand. Torres was the winner of the 2007 Diva Search.

[edit] Early life

Eve was born in Boston, Massachusetts and grew up in Denver, Colorado. Torres attended the University of Southern California on a full tuition scholarship. During college, she was one of the founding members of the Omega Phi Beta sorority chapter on her campus and held the vice-president position for several years.^[3] While in Omega Phi Beta, Eve was awarded for Academic Excellence at the Order of Omega Greek Awards.^[4][5] She was also the co-captain of the USC Fly Girls and created much of their choreography.^[6] She graduated in 2006 with a degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering.

[edit] Career

[edit] Dance, modeling and acting

She quickly began her career as a professional hip hop/ballroom/lyrical/jazz dancer and model.^[2] She was a member of the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers Spirit Dance Team for the 2006-2007 season.^[7] She also appeared on "Show Me The Money" as a Million Dollar Dancer. Aside from dancing, Torres has done some acting and has appeared on shows including "Days of our Lives", "The Drop", and "The Underground". Torres is known for her strong passion for charity work and has contributed to charities including Victim’s Rights Awareness, Rock the Vote/Voto Latino 2004, The Children’s Hospital, St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] World Wrestling Entertainment

[edit] 2007 Diva Search

Torres entered WWE's Diva Search during the Summer of 2007. She was chosen to be one of the eight finalists to compete at the chance for $250,000 and a one year contract with World Wrestling Entertainment. On October 29, 2007,in Philadelphia live on Raw, she was crowned the 2007 WWE Diva Search winner; defeating finalist Brooke Gilbertsen and becoming an official WWE Diva.^[8][9][10] On December 20, 2007, it was announced she had received her wrestling license in the state of Kentucky and as of January 4, 2008, had started training in Ohio Valley Wrestling.^[11]

[edit] SmackDown!

Promos of Eve coming to SmackDown! began airing on January 11, 2008 the promo aired for 3 weeks before Eve made her official debut in Reading PA on the February 1, 2008 edition of Smackdown interviewing former World Heavyweight Champion Batista.^[12] Eve interviewed Edge on the February 8 edition of Smackdown. On the February 29 edition of Smackdown, Eve debuted her theme music. On the March 7, 2008 edition of SmackDown! Eve competed in a Swimsuit Competition, along with Cherry, Maryse, Michelle McCool, and Victoria. In the end, Eve got into a heated battle with Maryse. The following week, she competed in an obstacle course. The next week, she competed in a arm wrestling challenge, losing to Victoria in the first round. She was the third diva eliminated from the "Divas Competition". Later in the night she was the special guest referee for the Cherry and Michelle vs Maryse and Victoria 'Wet and Wild' tag team match. Torres appeared at Wrestlemania 24 as a Lumberjill in the BunnyMania Match. Torres was also on an edition of ECW, in a Divas Dance Off contest, hosted by Tazz. It included Layla, Maryse, Lena Yada, Kelly Kelly, and Torres herself. At the end Kelly Kelly won the contest.

[edit] In wrestling

[edit] Championships and accomplishments

• World Wrestling Entertainment
  • WWE Diva Search winner (2007)^[10]

[edit] Personal life

In addition to dancing, she also loves aerobics, running, and kickboxing.^[7] She has also demonstrated the ability to solve a 3x3x3 Rubik's cube puzzle in less than five minutes, as seen when she appeared on The Best Damn Sports Show Period in November 2007.

[edit] Filmography

• Sports Center - Herself (November 2007)
• The Best Damn Sports Show Period - Herself (November 2007)
• Show Me The Money - as a Million Dollar Dancer
• Days of our Lives
• The Drop
• The Underground

[edit] Notes

[edit] External links

Professional wrestling Portal

• Eve Torres WWE Profile. WWE. Retrieved on 2007-11-28.
• Eve Torres at TV.com
• Official Fansite/Website
• Online World Of Wrestling Profile