Participated in the RAW DivaSearch Contest, which was ultimately won by
Christy Hemme. Maria was later signed by the WWE as well and became a
backstage interviewer.
Hometown: Ottawa, Illinois.
Appeared at the World of Wheels in Birmingham, Alabama, a few days before her release from WWE to sign autographs. (February 2010)
Attended Northern Illinois University.
Started modeling when she was 15 and later became a Hawaiin Tropic
Girl.
Her idol in wrestling is Amy "Lita" Dumas.
Posed for Playboy, and will be the March 2008 Playboy Cover girl. (February 2008)
Maria debuted on RAW as a backstage interviewer (October 2004)
After losing the 2004 diva search contest to Christy
Hemme, Kanellis returned to WWE television as a backstage interviewer
on the Novemebr 1, 2004 edition of "Raw." (November 2004)
Has a daughter named Fredrica "Freddie" Moon Bennett [b. April 3, 2018] with a husband Mike Bennett.