Name: Maria Francis Kanellis
Height: 5 ft 7 in
Weight: 125lbs
Born: May 2,1981
Hometown: Ottawa, Illinois
Resides: Miami, Florida
Debut: November 1, 2004

WWE.com Biography
Maria had been a multiple-time beauty pageant winner before competing in the 2004 $250,000 RAW Diva Search. Despite not winning the Diva Search, she was hired anyway as she had impressed the fans. She was brought on to RAW as a backstage interviewer. She was given a "dumb blonde" gimmick, playing on a mistake she made during one of her first interviews when she referred to wrestler Edge as "The Edge." This dumb blonde gimmick has seen her in many comic skits, during interviews involving John Cena and more recently Chris Jericho, Big Show and Mick Foley.
She has quickly earned a reputation as the oblivious RAW backstage reporter. Maria seems to ask the wrong questions, irritating and amusing WWE Superstars and Divas alike. Despite being in the WWE for such a short time, Maria has had numerous memorable moments, including interviewing Eugene and William Regal after they won the World Tag Team Championship from La Resistance, for it was in this situation that led to an overwhelmed Eugene dousing Maria in chocolate milk as part of a post-match celebration.
On the October 31st edition of RAW, Kanellis competed in a Halloween Costume Contest, dressing as an angel. She received a good pop for her contributions to the contest, but it ended in a no contest when Victoria and Mickie James got into a fight. Maria helped the other divas get rid of Victoria and Candice Michelle out of the ring.
Kanellis competed in a "Fulfill Your Fantasy" Diva battle royal at Taboo Tuesday 2005 for the Women's Championship but did not last long however, as she was the first to be eliminated.
On November 14th, 2005, Kanellis would compete in a non-title Diva Battle Royal against divas from both SmackDown! and RAW during the Eddie Guerrero tribute RAW show. Kanellis stood in the corner for most of the match, only getting involved when she saw the opportunity to eliminate a competitor, a strategy that proved rewarding as she would eliminate both Jillian and Victoria. After these eliminations Maria got cocky and decided to attack both Melina, and Trish Stratus. This backfired as they together eliminated Maria.
On the November 28th edition of Raw, Maria only wanted Eric Bischoff's thoughts on whether or not he thought he was going to be fired. However, Kanellis was booked into a match with WWE Superstar, Kurt Angle. Maria was laid out with the Angle Slam and almost received the ankle lock, but John Cena came down for the save.


Hawaiiantropicgirls.com
I am Maria Kanellis and I am from a small town outside Chicago called Ottawa. I am a Pisces and the nickname Hawaiian Tropic gave me is The Dancer, because I am always dancing and having fun. My hobbies are dancing and singing in the shower. I also love cars, fast cars. I listen to all types of music and I hang out with all types of people. Modeling really started this year for me when I went to Hawaiian Tropic in Cancun. Since then, its been a blur with Internationals, then celebrity event in Puerto Vallarta to a trip to Florida for Ultima Swimwear. I am modeling more and more.


Hawaiiantropicgirls.com Interview
Hello, my name is Maria Kanellis. I am 21 years old and I grew up in Ottawa, IL. Ottawa is a small town where there is nothing to do. I love it thought because it is so quite. My Sun Sign is Pisces and I definitely show it. I love to have fun and show my artistic side. My nickname is Boop or Dancer.Boop as in Betty Boop because she is one of my favorite cartoons and I get Dancer from the fact that I am a non-stop dancer. I am currently attending Northern Illinois University and will be getting a degree in Fashion Design.
A funny story about me¦ I dont usually get my toe nails done as I usually do them myself. I did get them done once and ever since then I feel that I have been somehow cursed. I keep injuring my feet such as stubbed toes, pencils getting shoved into my feet and more. I also have another funny story about me. I teach dance class and I have one class full of five year-olds. One day, one of them was looking at my chest during the whole class and I finally said What are you looking at?. She said My Mommy doesnt have those!Keep in mind that her mother was standing right there at the time!
I stared modeling at the age of 15 doing all different kinds of jobs. I hadnt been modeling for too long before I started doing local Hawaiian Tropic contests. I went to Cancun with Hawaiian Tropic and have a great time. I want to do advertisements, dancing from videos and so on. To be perfectly honest, I want to make money and have fun!

Ohio Valley Wrestling
During her time in WWE Maria has made appearances in its training territory, Ohio Valley Wrestling. While in OVW Maria has gotten involved in some feuds; most notably being with Sosay, a match between the pair ended in a no contest when numerous superstars interfered. Maria has also been involved with Melina, who she brawled with after some rude comments.