| Carmella Danielle DeCesare Garcia | |||
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| Ring Names | Carmella Carmella DeCesare | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Weight | 118 lb (54 kg) | ||
| Born | July 1, 1982 (41) | ||
| Avon Lake, Ohio | |||
| Died | |||
| Resides | |||
| Billed | Avon Lake, Ohio | ||
| Trained by | World Wrestling Entertainment | ||
| Debut | October 19, 2004 | ||
| Retired | November 18, 2004 | ||
Carmella Danielle DeCesare Garcia is an American model who was Playboy magazine's Miss April 2003 and Playmate of the Year for 2004. She is of Italian and Puerto Rican descent. She is also known for her time in WWE as a WWE Divasearch contestant.
Career[]
World Wrestling Entertainment (2004)[]
DeCesare made her first World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) appearance as a contestant in the 2004 WWE Diva Search. Following the Diva Search she feuded with Diva Search winner Christy Hemme which lead to a Lingerie Pillow Fight match at Taboo Tuesday. She left the promotion soon after.
Charity work[]
DeCesare and her husband, Jeff Garcia, founded the Garcia Pass It On Foundation in order to share resources with people in less fortunate circumstances.
Legal issues[]
On September 10, DeCesare pleaded not guilty to assault in a Cleveland, Ohio court after a fight in a bar on August 21, 2004 with a woman named Kristen Hine. She was acquitted of the assault charge on January 12, 2005 but found guilty of violating a restraining order. She was sentenced to do twenty-four hours of community service, given one year probation, and fined $150. During the trial, DeCesare testified that Jeff Garcia, her boyfriend at that time and the quarterback for the Cleveland Browns, had been involved in an affair with Hine after DeCesare's and Garcia's relationship began. Garcia commented, "It's embarrassing that I am here today, to be caught up in a situation like this."
Personal life[]
On April 21, 2007, DeCesare married then-NFL quarterback Jeff Garcia at the CordeValle Resort in San Martin, California. Their first daughter, Presley, was born on April 28, 2008. The couple welcomed their second child, a son, Jason in June 2009. The couple's third child, a son named Jax was born on September 21, 2010. In December 2011, their fourth child, a daughter, Faith was born.