Bio
Ashley Massaro is an American model and semi-retired professional wrestler best known for her work with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), after winning the Raw Diva Search 2005.
She is also known for being a contestant on the 15th season of the reality competition show Survivor (Survivor: China), in 2007.
Growing up in Long Island, New York, with a father, brother and uncle who competed in amateur wresting, Massaro was well-prepared to make it in the World Wresting Entertainment.
A former gymnast, she competed in Miss Hawaiian Tropic pageants and was crowned Miss Hawaiian Tropic USA in 2002 and Miss Hawaiian Tropic Canada in 2005.
She came to the WWE as a contestant in the 2005 RAW Diva Search. After beating out seven other finalists, she received a one-year contract with the World Wrestling Entertainment.
Massaro tours around the world and appears in front of thousands of people at arena shows approximately four times a week. She appears on WWE Raw, Smackdown and Pay-Per-View Weekly.
She has done a tour of Iraq, Afghanistan and Kuwait, where she visited the troops with the WWE for the United Service Organizations (USO).
She was on the cover of the April 2007, issue of Playboy. She has also appeared in FHM, Stuff, Maxim and the covers of Femme Fatale and FLEX magazines.
She hosted several E! Wild On episodes and appeared on Breaking Bonaduce as his personal trainer.
She has also guest-starred on CW's Smallville and Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, and she brought her love of music to Fuse TV when she took part in a special edition of The Sauce. MTV's Celebrity Death Match has also featured her in the claymation series.
In her spare time, she visits numerous hospitals to boost morale, including the Bethesda War Veteran Hospital in Washington, DC.
Massaro received her Bachelor of Science degree in Communication with a minor in Business from State University of New York.
She describes herself as spunky, quirky, optimistic, happy, resourceful, creative, adaptable and relentless. She is obsessed with all things music.
Massaro currently resides in East Northport, New York.