Christina Lee Hemme is an American retired professional wrestler, ring announcer, backstage interviewer, singer, and model. She is best known for her time in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) as a ring announcer and one of the original Knockouts, and as a former wrestler in the WWE. She was also the winner of the 2004 WWE Diva Search, receiving $250,000 and a one-year contract with the company.
Hemme in 2009
Hemme in 2005
Hemme during a TNA! event in 2007
Hemme wrestling Hamada in 2009
WWE Diva Search is an American talent competition that was produced and held by World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). The first winner was Jaime Koeppe, but she did not receive a contract like subsequent winners of the contest. Other winners included Christy Hemme, Ashley Massaro, Layla El, Eve Torres and Eva Marie. In addition to the winners of the yearly contest, WWE has hired several contestants as Divas, the name that WWE gave at the time to the female performers. As of 2021, Maryse Ouellet is the sole remaining female talents signed with WWE to come from the contest. There were many failed attempts at bringing back the competition over the years following the cancellation of the 2008 season, and was at one point going to return in 2019 under the new name Superstar Search, but those plans were scrapped.
A picture of the 2013 diva search winner Eva Marie.
Christy Hemme, the 2004 Diva Search winner
Ashley Massaro, the 2005 Raw Diva Search winner
Layla El, the 2006 WWE Diva Search winner and only winner to become WWE Women's Champion and WWE Divas Champion