Layla El

Layla El (born 25 June 1977) is an English retired professional wrestler, dancer, and model. From 2006 to 2015, she performed under the ring name Layla in WWE. Layla started her career as a dancer for various organizations including Carnival Cruise Lines, the Miami Heat franchise of the NBA, and even performed with Kanye West at the MTV Video Music Awards. She gained fame by winning WWE's Diva Search competition in 2006, earning a contract with the company. Layla initially appeared on SmackDown and later moved to ECW where she formed the dance troupe Extreme Exposé. She managed William Regal on Raw before returning to SmackDown and forming LayCool with Michelle McCool. In May 2010, Layla became the first British woman and Diva Search winner to win the WWE Women's Championship.More