| Eve Torres | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Torres in 2012 | |
| Birth name | Eve Marie Torres |
| Born | August 21, 1984[1] Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | 2 |
| Family | Gracie |
| Professional wrestling career | |
| Ring name(s) | Eve[2] Eve Torres[3] |
| Billed height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)[4] |
| Billed weight | 59 kg (130 lb)[4] |
| Billed from | Denver, Colorado[5] Los Angeles, California[2] |
| Trained by | Dave Finlay Florida Championship Wrestling[6] |
| Debut | May 2007[4] |
| Retired | January 14, 2013[7] |
Eve Torres Gracie[8] (born Eve Marie Torres on August 21, 1984) is an American actress, dancer, model, martial arts instructor, and retired professional wrestler. She is best known for her tenure in WWE, where she was the first ever three-time WWE Divas Champion.
Torres began her career as a model and dancer. She danced for The Southern California Summer Pro League and went on to become a member of the National Basketball Association's Los Angeles Clippers Spirit Dance Team for the 2006–2007 season. She also appeared on several television shows, including Show Me The Money, Sunset Tan, and Deal or No Deal.
In 2007, she won the 2007 Diva Search, earning a contract with WWE. Torres first appeared on WWE programming as a backstage interviewer in 2008 and became a full-time wrestler in 2009. She won the WWE Divas Championship in April 2010. She held the championship on two further occasions, becoming the first person to win it three times. Following her retirement from professional wrestling in 2013, Torres focused on her role as an instructor for the Gracie Women Empowered self-defense program at the Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Torrance, California, and continued to act, with roles in Skiptrace and Supergirl.
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- ^ a b "Eve". World Wrestling Entertainment. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
- ^ Raw: Maryse vs. Eve – Divas Championship Match (Television production). World Wrestling Entertainment. April 12, 2010. Event occurs at 01:32. Archived from the original on April 16, 2010. Retrieved May 4, 2010.
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...and the challenger, from Denver, Colorado, Eve Torres!
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- ^ "Eve's recurring role in 'Matador'". EveTorres.com (official website). May 5, 2014. Archived from the original on June 21, 2018. Retrieved February 5, 2015.