Candice Michelle

Candice Michelle Beckman-Ehrlich (born September 30, 1978 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin), better known as Candice Michelle or just Candice, is a model, actress, and WWE Diva, currently working for World Wrestling Entertainment's RAW brand.

World Wrestling Entertainment

Candice Michelle came to WWE as a contestant in the WWE Diva Search. Although she wasn't one of the final ten contestants to make it to the televised event, WWE hired Candice anyway and placed her on the RAW brand under the gimmick of a makeup artist.

Initially, Candice Michelle's role was limited. So she became a WWE wrestler. She was never given an angle on RAW and she rarely made television appearances unless to participate in one of the program's occasional lingerie pillow fights or bikini contests that were held between Christy Hemme, Lillian Garcia, Maria Kanellis, Stacy Keibler, and herself.

On June 30, 2005, at the end of the Draft Lottery, Candice Michelle was traded to the SmackDown! brand where she soon took part in an angle that involved a feud between Torrie Wilson and Melina Perez. Candice Michelle quickly became Melina's rival when she befriended Wilson. On July 24, 2005, at the Great American Bash, Candice Michelle served as the special guest referee for the Bra and Panties match between Torrie Wilson and Melina. Melina was victorious.

On the August 22, 2005 edition of RAW, it was revealed that Torrie Wilson and Candice Michelle were traded to RAW. Along with Torrie Wilson, Candice Michelle would turn heel on the same night, attacking the 2005 RAW Diva Search winner Ashley Massaro. This turn marked the first time Michelle would be a heel in WWE.

From that point on, Candice Michelle and Wilson continued to taunt Massaro, bringing in Victoria to attack her as part of their "initiation" for the new Diva. This continued on until Trish Stratus returned from injury to help Massaro retaliate against Candice and her two cohorts, who became known as the stable Ladies in Pink, and later Vince's Devils, which seemed to be a play on Charlie's Angels.

Candice Michelle would get her first WWE Women's Championship match while apart of Vince's Devils in a losing effort to then-champion Trish Stratus. After this match Candice Michelle would slap Wilson seeming blaming her for the loss.

The team would be a short-lived after this as Torrie Wilson would soon become a babyface diva once again with Candice Michelle and Victoria turning on her. This feud between Candice Michelle and Wilson would become a lenghy feud which lead to a match in which Playboy Magazine's then-newest cover girl Candice Michelle would face off against the 2-time former cover girl (Wilson) at WrestleMania 22 in a Playboy Pillow Fight. Wilson would win this match but the feud would still continue on-and-off when Michelle was working backstage segments with Vince McMahon. On the July 11, 2006 edition of ECW Candice was a special guest in Kelly Kelly, Kelly's Expose in which Candice appeared dancing together with Kelly Kelly. Candice has recently made her second face turn after slapping Mickie James. Afterwards, Victoria tried to clothesline Candice, but she ducked. During this time, Candice was referring a tag team match with Torrie Wilson and Trish Stratus vs. Mickie James and Victoria.

Other media

Throughout Candice's career, she has appeared in many television shows, fashion shows, and movies. Her film appearances include roles in A True Underdog Story, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind and High Crimes. In television, she has appeared on Party of Five, The Man Show, Playboy TV's Totally Busted, and Monk. Her most notable appearance was her appearance on Hotel Erotica. She has also posed nude for Ivolt.com and Playboy Cyber Club prior to joining WWE. She posed for the cover and a celebrity spread in the April 2006 issue of Playboy.

Candice achieved a moment of notoriety in 2005 after appearing in a risqué TV commercial for Go Daddy that aired during Super Bowl XXXIX. Beckman played a woman petioning a broadcast censorship committee to appear in an advertisement who experiences a wardrobe malfunction. The ad was a parody of the Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy. From then on she was often referred to as "Miss GoDaddy.com" or the "Go Daddy Girl" by fans, and on WWE TV shows, where she also does the "Go Daddy Dance" (twirling her arm around her body) as part of her gimmick. In the following year she was featured in another Go Daddy commercial at 2006 NFL playoffs (this time as a window washer, cleaning windows seductively with her breasts), and she also appeared in another Super Bowl Go Daddy commercial during Super Bowl XL, in a parody where she seduced an ABC executive in order to procure an ad slot for Go Daddy.

Candice played the role of Natasha in the "Model Behavior" episode of Hotel Erotica, a softcore pornography cable TV series. In the episode, she portrays a new model competing with a more established model. She seduces the photographer on the hotel porch even though he is thought to be "gay" (as the character describes himself). The episode ends with a Ménage à trois in the hotel room.

Personal life

Beckman has been married to long-time boyfriend Dr. Ken Gee Ehrlich since May 8, 2005. Michael Dorausch, D.C., "April Playboy GoDaddy Girl Candice Michelle and Chiropractic Husband", Planet Chiropractic, March 28, 2006

Finishing And Signature Moves

Sugar Rush (Forward Russian Legsweep)
Candylicious (Hanging Figure Four Necklock)
Go Daddy Elbow (Go Daddy Dance followed by an Elbow Drop)
Sugar Crash (Reverse Splash)
Signature Illegal Weapon: Magic wand

Playboy Cyber Girl of the Week Preceded by:
Natalie Abramov June 6, 2002 Succeeded by:
Kim Hiott

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