10 Women Who Were Models Before WWE

10: Rosa Mendes

Rosa Mendes’ Latina background has helped her through the years

Mendes has just celebrated ten years with WWE. She started out with the company as a contestant for the 2006 Divas Search. She was eliminated before the finals, finishing in fourth place, but was soon offered a contract with WWE. While she is easy on the eyes, the same can’t be said for her wrestling ability. However, Mendes is of Latin/Spanish descent and that has helped her over the years, especially with the Latin market. Matter of fact, prior to WWE she won a Latin American modeling contest back in 2004. Her modeling experience has helped her in WWE, and she is currently cast on Total Divas.