Maryse Ouellet Mizanin (neé Ouellet) (born January 21, 1983) is a French Canadian glamour model, professional wrestler, professional wrestling valet, and business woman, better known simply as Maryse. She is best known for her time with WWE between 2006 and 2011.After spending years modelling, including winning Miss Hawaiian Tropic Canada in 2003, Maryse was hired by WWE in August 2006, after she participated in the WWE Diva Search competition. She spent time in Ohio Valley Wrestling and Florida Championship Wrestling, WWE's developmental territories, before being assigned to the SmackDown brand in 2008. In December 2008, Maryse captured her first title with the company, the WWE Divas Championship, and held it for seven months, the longest reign in the championship's history at the time. In April 2009 she was drafted to the Raw brand, and won the Divas Championship for the second time in February 2010, making her the first wrestler to have held the championship on more than one occasion. In March 2011, she became the co-host of NXT, but was released from WWE in October 2011.In late 2011, she announced plans for a clothing and jewellery line called House of Maryse, and later began working as a realtor.
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TV Shows
WWE Superstars, WWE SmackDown, Total Divas
Star Sign
Aquarius
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Quote
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If I wasn't Maryse, I would want to be.
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If I wasn't Maryse, I would want to be!
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Fact
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(February 20, 2014) Married her boyfriend of 7 years Mike 'The Miz' Mizanin following a 12-month-long engagement.
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Defeated Michelle McCool to become 2nd ever Divas Champion. [December 2008]
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Drafted to Raw taking the WWE Divas Championship with her. [April 2009]
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Taken a hiatus from the WWE to recover from a knee injury for which she received surgery. [July 2009]
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Dropped the WWE Divas Championship to Mickie James at Night of Champions 2009. [July 2009]
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Pro Wrestling Illustrated ranked her #9 of the best 50 female singles wrestlers in PWI Female 50 in 2009.
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The second WWE Diva to become WWE Divas Champion when she defeated Michelle McCool on the 26th of December 2008 in an episode of Smackdown!.
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A few days after winning the Divas Championship, suffered a dislocated knee during a WWE House Show (Dec 28th 2008) in a tag team match against the Bella Twins. She returned to television on January 23rd 2009 in a non-wrestling role. Officially returned to in-ring wrestling on February 20th.
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Drafted to Monday Night Raw on April 13th 2009 during the annual WWE Draft bringing the Divas Championship with her.
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Following her move to Raw, she was immediately involved in an on screen feud with Mickie James who she eventually dropped the WWE Divas Championship title to on July 26th 2009 at Night of Champions.
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After Night of Champions she underwent knee surgery to repair the injury she suffered in December 2008.
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Likes the color black.
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Has a degree in Buisness Administration and is a black belt in martial arts.
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First language is French and it took her a complete 2 years to become fluent in English.
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Since 2006 has been involved in the Foundation of Children General Hospital of her hometown Montreal, Quebec.
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She calls her Finishing move (as of 2008) French Kiss, which is a Snap DDT and her second Finisher is called French TKO which is a heel kick to the back of the head.
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First WWE Divas Championship title reign lasted 7 months from 26 December 2008 until 26 July 2009.
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Used to be a Glamour Model.
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On May 16 2008 made her first WWE televised in-ring wrestling debut in a match against Cherry.