Layla El

Layla El, born in London in 1977, is an English retired professional wrestler, dancer and model who wrestled in WWE under the single name Layla. Before wrestling she danced for Carnival Cruise Lines and the Miami Heat, and in 2006 she won WWE's Diva Search contest and a contract with the company. She joined the ECW brand in the dance group Extreme Expose, managed William Regal after the 2008 draft, and then teamed with Michelle McCool as LayCool on SmackDown. In 2010 she became the first British woman to hold the WWE Women's Championship and was its last champion, and in 2012 she briefly held the Divas Championship before retiring in 2015.