WWE Diva Search winners: Where are they now?

2007 Winner: Eve Torres

Eve was actually a capable wrestler during her in-ring career

Eve Torres is arguably the most successful woman to win the WWE Diva Search, having won it in 2007. Before wrestling, Torres was a professional dancer and had a very promising academic career at the University of South Carolina.

While in WWE, Eve was something of a ‘transition’ champion. Not a ‘transitional’ champion (i.e. a champion with a short-reign between two big reigns of bigger and more popular wrestlers), but a champion that was caught between eras.

Eve was caught right between the ‘Divas and Models era’ and the Women’s Era, performing during that transitional period of the late 2000s and 2010s. She also spent a lot of time as a heel, both as an in-ring performer and as Jon Laurinaitis’ on-screen assistant. She stayed with WWE in a regular capacity until December 2012.

Since then, Eve Torres has been involved heavily in the MMA world. She is married to Rener Gracie, has obtained a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and teaches women’s self-defense programs and is involved in kickboxing as well. However, Torres-Gracie has also maintained ties to WWE in a non-wrestling capacity, serving as a WWE Ambassador since April 2014.