Candice Michelle (full name Candice Michelle Beckman-Erlich) was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on September 30, 1978. She is best known for being a professional wrestler although she is also an actress and a model.

After moving to Los Angeles at age 19, she tried to make it in acting and modeling. She started appearing in fitness and auto magazines before appearing in Playboy in 2002 as the Cyber Girl of the Week. She ended up posing for this magazine and was featured in a nude spread and on the cover of their April 2006 issue.

During her acting and modeling phase she made appearances in numerous films such as "Dodgeball" (2004), "Tomcats" (2001), "A Man Apart" (2003) and "Anger Management" (2003) a number of TV shows that include "7th Heaven" and "Party of Five". She auditioned for the WWE Diva Raw Diva Search in 2004 and although she didn't place in the competition itself, she was hired by the company as a make-up artist appearing in limbo and lingerie shows until 2005. In 2007, she managed to win the WWE Women's Championship title after having missed her first shot at it in 2006, when she was eliminated by another WWE Diva, Melina. She held that title for a few months, after which it was claimed by rival Beth Phoenix. Her WWE contract ended in June 2009. Candice made a splash at the 2005 Super Bowl due to her commercial for Go Daddy.com in which she reenacted the Janet Jackson wardrobe mal