
Diva Layla and Sgt. Slaughter of the WWE appear on Live Miami at 11.
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WWE’S Diva Layla isno stranger to show business.
She was a dancer for the Miami Heat for two years, including in 2006 when the team won the NBA championship. The 33-year-old Britain-born beauty has been with the World Wrestling Entertainment for the last six years.
Layla El made her WWE debut in 2006 when she competed in and won the company’s Diva Search contest to earn a $250,000 contract. She’s now known as “Diva Layla” and is one of the most popular female performers, but admits her road to the WWE was unique.
“I used to watch WWE growing up, but I wasn’t a huge fan. But I heard about the Diva Search contest, and I said that I wanted to do that.”
The WWE held its annual Royal Rumble pay per view in January, officially launching their road to Wrestlemania. Wrestlemania is the company’s equivalent to the Super Bowl, and this year, the April 1 event is being held in Miami at Sun Life Stadium.
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