WWE Diva Search

The WWE Diva Search (also known as the RAW Diva Search) was a competition held by the professional wrestling company World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) from 2003 to 2007 and again in 2013. The goal of the contest was to find a new female wrestler, called Diva by WWE at the time. From the 2004 contest onwards the winner of the contest was offered a WWE Contract which was worth $250,000.^[1] The competition took place on WWE's weekly television show Monday Night Raw.

WWE Diva Search
A picture of the 2013 diva search winner Eva Marie.
Also known as	WWE Raw Diva Search Diva Search Raw Divas Search
Created by	Vince McMahon
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	6
No. of episodes	7
Production
Camera setup	Multicamera setup
Original release
Network	Spike TV (2004–2005) USA Network (2006) UPN (2006) WWE.com (2007)
Release	July 1, 2003 (2003-07-01)
Related
WWE Raw WWE SmackDown WWE Tough Enough WWE Total Divas (2013)

Despite only one winner of the competition each year (except 2003), WWE has signed multiple Diva Search contestants. Some competitors like Candice Michelle, Eve Torres, Maryse, The Bella Twins, Layla, Michelle McCool, and Alexa Bliss went on to win championships in the company.

Contests

Year	Winner	Runner Up	Notes
2003	Jaime Koeppe	Unknown	Koeppe did not get a WWE contract like later winners[2]
2004	Christy Hemme	Carmella DeCesare	[1][3][4][5]
2005	Ashley Massaro	Leyla Milani	[6][7]
2006	Layla El	Jennifer England	[8]
2007	Eve Torres	Brooke Gilbertsen	[9][10]
2013	Eva Marie	JoJo Offerman	Competition did not air[11]

2003

In 2003 the first Diva Search was held, however, the winner, Jaime Koeppe did not get a contract. She got a photoshoot for an issue of WWE RAW Magazine.^[2]

2004

Christy Hemme, the 2004 Diva Search winner.

• Theme Songs:
  • "Walk Idiot Walk" by The Hives
  • "Time and Time Again" by Chronic Future
  • "Open Your Eyes" by Alter Bridge

Finalists

• Christy Hemme - Winner^[1][3][4][5]
• Carmella DeCesare - Runner-Up^[4]
• Joy Giovanni - 3rd Place^[12]
• Amy Weber - 4th Place^[13]
• Maria Kanellis - 5th Place^[14]
• Tracie Wright - 6th Place
• Michelle McCool - 7th Place^[15]
• Chandra Costello - 8th Place
• Camille Anderson - 9th Place
• Julia Costello - 10th Place

Despite Hemme winning, WWE hired many other Divas also featured in the contest, including Michelle McCool,^[15][16] Amy Weber,^[13] Candice Michelle,^[17] Maria Kanellis,^[14][18] and Joy Giovanni.^[12] In 2025, McCool became the first Diva Search finalist to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame.^[19]

2005

Ashley Massaro, the 2005 Diva Search winner.

• Theme Song:
  • "Be Yourself" by Audioslave

Contestants

• Ashley Massaro - Winner^[6][7]
• Leyla Milani - Runner-up^[20]
• Elisabeth Rouffaer - 3rd Place^[21]
• Kristal Marshall - 4th Place^[22]
• Summer DeLin - 5th Place
• Cameron Haven - 6th Place
• Simona Fusco - 7th Place
• Leilene "Alexis" Ondrade - 8th place

Like the previous year's Diva Search, Ashley Massaro was not the only Diva WWE hired. Others included Kristal Marshall,^[22] Trenesha Biggers^[23] and Elisabeth Rouffaer.^[21][24] Massaro became the first Diva Search winner to pass away, she died in 2019.^[25]

2006

• Theme Songs:
  • "Move Along" by The All-American Rejects
  • "Face Down" by The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
  • "Out Here All Night" by Damone

Contestants

Layla El, the 2006 Diva Search winner

• Layla El - Winner^[8][26]
• Jennifer England - Runner-up^[26]
• J.T. Tinney - 3rd Place^[26]
• Milena Roucka - 4th Place^[26][27]
• Erica Chevillar - 5th Place^[26][28]
• Rebecca DiPietro - 6th Place^[26][29]
• Maryse Ouellet - 7th Place^[26][30][31]
• Amy Zidian - 8th Place^[26][32][33]

Like the past two years this also featured the WWE hiring many losing Divas, this included, Milena Roucka (later known as Rosa Mendes),^[34] the Garcia Twins,^[35] Rebecca DiPietro,^[36] Amy Zidian^[32] and Maryse Ouellet.^[30] The Garcia Twins would later become famous as the Bella Twins and become the first Diva Search competitors to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2021.

2007

Eve Torres, the 2007 Diva Search winner

• Theme Song:
  • "Let it Roll" by Velvet Revolver

Contestants

• Eve Torres - Winner^[37]
• Brooke Gilbertsen - Runner-up^[37]
• Lena Yada - 3rd place^[37]
• Taryn Terrell - 4th place^[38]
• Jessica Hatch - 5th place^[39]
• J. Kim - 6th Place^[40]
• Lyndy Frieson - 7th Place^[41]
• Naomi Kirk - 8th Place^[42]

WWE like in the previous years WWE hired runner-ups, this included, Taryn Terrell,^[43] Lena Yada ^[44] and Angela Fong.^[45]

2013

Eva Marie, the 2013 Diva search winner

In February 2013, WWE held an unaired diva search in the Los Angeles area. The winner was Eva Marie. Other competitors that were signed included Alexis Kaufman (later known as Alexa Bliss), C.J. Perry (Lana), JoJo Offerman, Brittany Fetkin (Devin Taylor), and Veronica Lane.^[11]