Layla El

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'''Layla El''' (born June 15, 1978) is a British dancer, model and professional wrestler, currently residing in the United States. She is employed by World Wrestling Entertainment as a WWE Diva and appears on the SmackDown brand.<ref name="WWEProfile">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/superstars/smackdown/layla/bio/|title=Profile|accessdate=2009-04-15|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment}}</ref>

Before joining WWE in 2006, El was a dancer for Carnival Cruise Lines,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/14792810.htm|title=Hot moves: Heat dancers' hopes for stardom|accessdate=2008-03-01|publisher=The Miami Herald|last=Eckinger|first=Helen|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20060615155915/http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/14792810.htm|archivedate=2006-06-15|quote=Layla, who preferred not to give her age, has been with the Heat Dancers for two years. Formerly a dancer for Carnival Cruise Lines}}</ref> the Miami Heat franchise of the NBA,<ref name="HeatProfile">{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/heat/dance/dancer05_layla.html|title=HEAT Dancer 2005: Layla|accessdate=2007-04-15|publisher=NBA.com}}</ref> and also danced for Kanye West at the MTV Video Music Awards.<ref name="DivaSearch">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/superstars/divas/2006divasearch/laylael/profile/|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070615045101/http://www.wwe.com/superstars/divas/2006divasearch/laylael/profile/|archivedate=2007-06-15|title=Superstars > Divas > Diva Search > Layla El > Profile|accessdate=2007-04-15|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment}}</ref>

==World Wrestling Entertainment==
===Diva Search===
El first entered the world of professional wrestling after her trainer suggested she try out for the $250,000 WWE Diva Search contest in 2006.<ref name="about">{{cite web|url=http://prowrestling.about.com/od/interviews/a/laylaelintervie.htm|title=Interview With Layla El, Winner of the 2006 Diva Search|last=Cohen|first=Eric|accessdate=2007-04-15|publisher=About.com}}</ref> During the contest, she won a week's worth of "immunity" on the 14 July (taped 10 July) edition of ''SmackDown!'' after winning Sgt. Slaughter's "Diva Boot Camp" obstacle course<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/07142006/articles/divabootcamplayla|title=Layla earns immunity|last=Zeigler|first=Zach|accessdate=2007-04-15|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment}}</ref>—despite having jumped over several tires in the tire hop section of the course and not having both of her feet cross the finish line due to her doing a split.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pwtorch.com/artman/exec/view.cgi/25/17321|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070927010957/http://www.pwtorch.com/artman/exec/view.cgi/25/17321|archivedate=2007-09-27|title=SmackDown! Results - 14 July 2006|accessdate=2007-04-15|publisher=Pro Wrestling Torch|quote=Layla El [...] was next [...]She screwed up the tires again and looked to have skipped some.}}</ref> She won another competition, the "Diva Search Talent Show" on the 11 August ''SmackDown!'', when she danced dressed as a police officer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/08112006/articles/divareport|title=Divas show their talents|accessdate=2007-04-15|last=Medalis|first=Kara|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment}}</ref> She won the Diva Search, beating out JT Tinney and Jen England in the finals on 16 August.

===SmackDown! (2006-2007)===
She made her first "official" WWE appearance at the 2006 SummerSlam pay-per-view in a backstage segment with several other divas. During the segment, the other women initially taunted and teased her before revealing that "it was all in fun" and part of an "initiation" of sorts. Afterward they dragged her into the showers, fully clothed, where they proceeded to spank her while laughing.<ref name=pwi>{{cite journal|author=PWI Staff|journal=Pro Wrestling Illustrated presents: 2007 Wrestling almanac & book of facts|title=Wrestling’s historical cards|publisher=Kappa Publishing Group|date=2007|page=121–122}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://manage.fhmonline.com/girls_girls_of_fhm_article.asp?cnl_id=1&stn_id=1&idx_id=5150&gofp_slot=4|title=Girls of FHM - Extreme Exposé's Layla|publisher=FHMOnline.com|accessdate=2007-08-31}}</ref>

The week after SummerSlam, El made her debut as a member of the SmackDown! brand in an interview with Mike "The Miz" Mizanin—although he did not allow her the chance to say much, spending most of the time talking about himself.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/08252006/|title=Friday knightmare|accessdate=2006-08-25|first=Craig|last=Tello|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment}}</ref><sup>[http://www.wwe.com/content/media/video/tvshows/smackdown/200608/3221482/082506mizlayla view]</sup> Subsequently, she was not seen on WWE TV for weeks, reappearing during the 22 September ''SmackDown!'' and getting into confrontations with both Kristal and Jillian Hall.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/smackdown/060922.html|title=SmackDown! results - 22 September 2006|accessdate=2007-04-15|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> She again went missing for a number of weeks after this, resurfacing at October's No Mercy event and embarrassing the Miz by tricking him into getting a lap dance from Big Dick Johnson while he was blindfolded and expecting it to be from her as a birthday gift.<ref name=pwi/>

Layla made her official in-ring debut, in a "Diva Trick-or-Treat Battle Royal", on 24 October. The match ended in controversial fashion when she was pulled from the ring apron by The Miz, causing her to lose.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/smackdown/archive/10242006/|title=Mutiny|date=2006-10-24|first=Lennie|last=DiFino|accessdate=2006-10-27|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment}}</ref> This led to Miz and Kristal briefly teaming in a feud against Layla and the Boogeyman.
[[image:Laylael.jpg‎|185px|thumb|left|Layla in 2008]]
===ECW and Extreme Exposé (2007-2008)===
On 23 January 2007, Layla was moved to the ECW brand.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/ecw/archive/01232007/|title=Premature rumblings|accessdate=2007-01-23|first=Craig|last=Tello|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment}}</ref> On ECW she joined up with Brooke and Kelly Kelly as Extreme Exposé, performing a weekly dance segment with the group. Extreme Expose danced weekly on the ''ECW'' show for months,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/profiles/k/kelly.html|title=Online World of Wrestling profile|accessdate=2008-02-09}}</ref> until the Miz was also placed on the brand, at which point all three ladies began actively pursuing him.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/ecw-wwe/070619.html|title=ECW results - 19 June 2007|accessdate=2007-09-07|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> When Kelly shifted her attentions towards the much more slovenly looking Balls Mahoney,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/ecw-wwe/070807.html|title=ECW results - 7 August 2007|accessdate=2007-09-07|publisher=Online World of Wrestling}}</ref> Layla, Brooke, and Miz openly mocked her. On 1 November, Brooke was released from WWE,<ref>{{cite web|title=Brooke released|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/brookereleased|accessdate=2007-11-01|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment}}</ref> and Extreme Exposé dissolved as a group, leaving Kelly and Layla to enter an ongoing rivalry with more active in-ring roles.

===Raw and managing William Regal (2008-2009)===
As part of the 2008 WWE Supplemental Draft, Layla was drafted to the Raw brand, becoming the first WWE Diva to have been an official member of all three brands.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/wwedraft2008/7505418/|title=Official 2008 WWE Supplemental Draft Results|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|accessdate=2008-06-25}}</ref> On the 7 July episode of ''Raw'', Layla made her debut in a tag team match with Jillian Hall, losing to Mickie James and Kelly Kelly, who had been revealed as the newest member of the Raw brand earlier that night. A storyline between her and Jamie Noble soon began, where she started to become a fan favorite, with Noble attempting to impress her with his matches, only to be defeated or thoroughly squashed by his opponents. Noble then finally defeated William Regal, which impressed Layla. On the 15 September edition of ''Raw'', Layla became a villain by siding with Regal after Noble continuously tried to impress her, despite picking up a victory over Paul Burchill. She came out to the entryway, feigning that she would apologize, before calling Noble a loser and choosing to stay with Regal. Layla was in the corner of William Regal when he captured his second Intercontinental Championship, defeating Santino Marella on November 10, 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/results/|title=Results: Union Jacked|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|accessdate=2008-11-12}}</ref> On April 5, Layla competed in a Divas battle royal at WrestleMania XXV, but the match was won by Santina Marella.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/matches/9525482/results/|title=Results:Say hello to my twin sister|accessdate=2009-04-05|last=Raymond|first=Katie A.|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment}}</ref>

===Return to SmackDown (2009)===
On April 15, 2009, Layla was drafted to the SmackDown brand as part of the 2009 Supplemental Draft.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/2009draft/2009supplementaldraftresults/|title=2009 WWE Supplemental Draft results|date=2009-04-15|accessdate=2009-04-15|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment}}</ref> She started a scripted rivalry with Eve Torres, and lost both a dance contest and an arm wrestling match to Torres, before losing a match to her on the May 29 episode of ''SmackDown''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2009/05/29/9620576.html|title=Smackdown: Numbers game too much for Jeff Hardy|date=2009-05-29|last=McNamara|first=Andy|accessdate=2009-06-02|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=Canadian Online Explorer}}</ref> After Torres defeated Layla again on the June 18 episode of ''WWE Superstars'', the two shook hands, turning Layla babyface.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/2009/06/18/9841996.html|title=WWE Superstars: More Thursday night boredom|date=2009-06-18|last=Mackinder|first=Matt|accessdate=2009-06-20|work=Slam! Sports|publisher=Canadian Online Explorer}}</ref>

==Other media==
Since winning the Diva Search contest El has also done some modeling work. She has been featured in the magazines ''King'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://king-mag.com/online/?p=2792|title=Layla El - King Magazine|accessdate=2007-04-15}}</ref> ''Smooth'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/overtheropes/news/laylasmooth|title=Layla gets ‘Smooth’ and sexy|last=Medalis|first=Kara A.|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|accessdate=2007-08-15}}</ref> and was the cover-girl for the first ever issue of ''Liquid''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.liquid-mag.com/ |title=LIQUID Magazine main page |accessdate=2007-04-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/archive/laylaliquid|title=Layla is LIQUID's premiere cover girl|first=Kara A.|last=Medalis|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|accessdate=2006-12-05}}</ref> She also posed for ''FHM'' with the other members of Extreme Exposé.<ref name=feud>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/superstars/divas/divadish/divadish0810|coauthors=Tello, Craig; Zeigler, Zack|first=Kara A.|last=Medalis|publisher=WWE|title=Diva Dish: FHM goes Extreme|accessdate=2007-08-10}}</ref>

In April 2007, Layla, along with Kelly Kelly, Brooke, Torrie Wilson, Ashley and Maryse, were filmed for Timbaland's music video "Throw It On Me" featuring The Hives.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/inside/news/archive/4563070|first=Kara A.|last=Medalis|title=The Sexiest Women in L.A.|accessdate=2007-04-20|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment}}</ref> Layla appeared as a stranger on game show Identity.

During the week of 5 November 2007, Layla appeared on five episodes of ''Family Feud'' with other WWE superstars. On 6 February 2008 she appeared on ''Project Runway'' with several WWE Divas as part of the week's challenge.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/superstars/divas/divadish/divadish0125?cid=WWEADP-83|title=Diva Dish: 'Runway' Divas|accessdate=2008-02-10|publisher=World Wrestling Entertainment|first=Kara A.|last=Medalis|coauthors=Zeigler, Zack}}</ref> She also appeared on the 13 April 2008 episode of ''Celebrity Fit Club Boot Camp'' as a trainer.

Layla, along with Beth Phoenix and Candice Michelle, appeared in the February 2009 issue of ''Flex Magazine''.

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