Candice Michelle Candice Michelle Beckman - Ehrlich ( September 30 , 1978 ) , better known as Candice Michelle or just Candice , is an American model , actress and former professional wrestler currently signed to World Wrestling Entertainment performing on its RAW brand , where she was a former WWE Women ' s Champion . After spending years modelling and acting , Candice Michelle was hired by WWE in 2004 , after she participated in the WWE Diva Search . Outside of wrestling , Candice is known as the Go Daddy Girl , performing in the company ' s annual Super Bowl commercials . She posed for a cover and nude pictorial in the April 2006 issue of " Playboy " . On June 24 , 2007 , she defeated Melina to win her first Women ' s Championship and become the first former WWE Diva Search contestant to win a WWE title . After five years with WWE , Candice was released from the company in June 2009 . Career history . World Wrestling Entertainment . Debut and Vince ' s Devils ( 2004 – 2006 ) . In July 2004 , Candice auditioned to be a contestant for World Wrestling Entertainment ' s Raw Diva Search . Despite not being chosen to be in the final ten , she was hired by the company under the gimmick of a makeup artist . She competed on Raw in several Diva contests , including lingerie fashion shows and limbo contests , until the end of the year . On June 30 , 2005 , Candice was moved to SmackDown ! where she became involved in a storyline between Torrie Wilson and Melina . On July 24 , Candice made her pay - per - view debut at The Great American Bash where she served as the Special Guest Referee for the Bra and Panties match between Wilson and Melina . Melina would win the match and attack Candice . Torrie & Candice would gain revenge by stripping Melina to her bra & panties . Candice would then strip to her bra and panties for the pleasure of the fans . She was then moved back to Raw in a trade along with Wilson . In her next storyline , Candice and Torrie became villains by taunting 2005 Diva Search winner Ashley Massaro , and they joined forces with fellow Raw Diva Victoria to form an alliance known as Ladies in Pink ( later Vince ' s Devils ) . They continued feuding with Massaro until Trish Stratus returned from a legitimate injury to help Massaro " retaliate " against Vince ' s Devils . In November , Candice signed on to pose for the April 2006 issue of Playboy . She had her first shot at the WWE Women ' s Championship in a Fulfill Your Fantasy Battle Royal at Taboo Tuesday but was eliminated from the match by Massaro . In January , Candice appeared at New Year ' s Revolution in the first ever Bra and Panties Gauntlet match , where she was eliminated by Maria . After winning a # 1 Contender ' s Diva battle royal on Raw , Candice got her first singles WWE Women ' s Championship match , but lost to then - champion Trish Stratus on February 27 . After the match , Candice slapped Wilson , blaming her , in storyline , for the loss . Vince ' s Devils later broke up when Wilson became a fan favorite after Candice and Victoria turned on her during Candice ' s Playboy cover unveiling . The feud led to a match at WrestleMania 22 in which both Playboy cover girls competed in a Playboy Pillow Fight . At the event , Candice was defeated by Wilson , but the feud continued sporadically in backstage segments where Candice was depicted as Vince McMahon ' s " sex slave " . On the July 11 episode of " ECW " , Candice appeared as Kelly Kelly ' s dance partner on " Kelly ' s Exposé " , and maintained her villainous persona by attempting to seduce Kelly in a backstage segment before their performance Singles Competition and Women ' s Champion ( 2006 - 2007 ) . On the July 17 edition of Raw , Candice was the Special Guest Referee during a tag team match of Stratus and Wilson against Victoria and Mickie James . James entered the match without being tagged in , so Candice threw her out of the ring . Afterwards , Victoria tried to clothesline Candice , but she ducked out of the way , allowing Stratus to perform a Stratusfaction for the victory . As a result of her participation in the match , Candice became a fan favorite . On the Raw following Unforgiven , Candice won a match against Lita . The next week , in her second match against Lita , Candice was pinned after she was speared by guest referee Edge , in the first round of the WWE Women ' s Championship tournament , which was made after Stratus had retired when she became champion . On the November 27 edition of Raw , during the Diva battle royal , Candice suffered a legitimate broken nose when Victoria kicked her in the face . She had surgery on November 30 to repair her deviated septum . Candice returned at New Year ' s Revolution on January 7 , when she went to the ring with Maria to fight off Melina as she tried to interfere in the Women ' s Championship match between then - champion Mickie James and Victoria . Candice made her in - ring return on January 22 when she and Mickie James defeated Victoria and Melina in a tag team match with Candice scoring the pinfall . Candice then resumed her feud with Melina , who claimed in her blogs that no Playboy cover model was capable of defeating her in the ring . Candice took offense to this , which led to a Bra and Panties match between the two , which she lost . During this time , Candice began training on her off - days to improve her in - ring abilities . Weeks later , Candice was beginning to receive more air - time and higher profile matches , and she won tag matches that pitted her with Mickie James against Victoria and Melina . She also picked up several wins against the latter two in singles matches , which culminated at One Night Stand , where Candice defeated Melina in the first ever match held in a swimming pool full of pudding . Candice defeated Melina to capture her first WWE Women ' s Championship at , becoming the first ever WWE Diva Search contestant to win the Women ' s Title . Candice retained her title against Melina in a rematch at The Great American Bash as well as debuting a new finisher called the Candywrapper . Beth Phoenix became the # 1 Contender for the Women ' s Championship after winning a Divas battle royal at SummerSlam . At the Unforgiven pay - per - view , however , Candice successfully retained her title in their match by countering one of Phoenix ' s moves with a crucifix pin . Their feud continued when Phoenix pinned Candice during a non - title mixed tag team match on Raw on September 24 . At No Mercy on October 7 , Candice dropped the title to Phoenix , ending her reign as Women ' s Champion . On October 22 , Candice legitimately cracked her clavicle during her rematch for the Women ' s Championship against Phoenix in a two out of three falls match ; Phoenix pushed herself into the ropes , causing Candice to fall off of the turnbuckle onto her groin necessitating a rushed finish and putting out her of action for 14 weeks . Injuries and Release ( 2008 – 2009 ) . Candice made her on - screen return on the February 18 edition of Raw , distracting Beth Phoenix during a match with Maria . She returned to in - ring action on March 17 , teaming up with Maria to defeat Jillian Hall and Victoria . During the match , Candice injured her left shoulder by tearing the scar tissue over her previously broken left clavicle . Unlike her previous injury , Candice broke her clavicle in four separate places , in essence , shattering it . As a result , Candice was replaced by Ashley for her scheduled match at WrestleMania XXIV . On March 23 , Candice underwent successful surgery on her re - broken clavicle . On the September 1 edition of Raw , Candice made her in - ring return match teaming up with Kelly Kelly and Mickie James to defeat Jillian Hall , Katie Lea Burchill and Beth Phoenix , with Candice pinning Phoenix . Candice received a push upon her return as she was named the # 1 Contender for the Women ' s Championship , but lost to Beth Phoenix at No Mercy . Over the next weeks , Candice worked as a villainess in house shows but never made the complete turn . Later in 2009 , she was released from her contract . Personal life . On May 7 , 2005 , she married Dr . Ken Gee Ehrlich , a West Los Angeles chiropractor . They met at the Key Club on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood on the same week she initially moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting and modeling career . Candice was home with her husband only one - to - four days a week due to her touring schedule with WWE . In early and mid - 2007 , Candice Michelle had a real - life feud with fellow Diva Melina Perez in their WWE . com blogs . The feud began when Candice accused Perez of stealing one of her signature moves in the ring . Perez responded to Candice ' s accusation in her blog by posting a picture of herself performing that move during an independent wrestling show in 2003 , proving that she has been using the same move long before she joined the WWE and before Candice began her professional wrestling career . She then wrote a blog in April of that year that WWE . com would not publish due to the feelings she expressed towards Perez . Candice took exception to Perez claiming that she had a " spare tire " during an episode of " Raw " , and in retaliation , Candice claimed Perez was just jealous . The off - screen fighting between the duo was eventually turned into an on - screen storyline . She has a tattoo of the word " faith " on her inner wrist , which she considers a " personal affirmation " . It is also a reminder , in her words , to " believe in myself and have ' faith ' " . She got the tattoo , which was documented on the reality show " LA Ink " , after breaking her collarbone in 2007 . The tattoo is also related to her Christian beliefs . When Candice made her return , she had new tattoos on her back , her new tattoos are of five stars , which starts at the lower part of her back then finished at the middle of her back . Candice , along with Batista , Shelton Benjamin , and Josh Mathews , represented WWE at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in an effort to persuade fans to register to vote in the 2008 Presidential election . In November 2009 , Beckman announced on her website that she was expecting her first child . She gave birth to a daughter named AkiAnne Rose on May 23 , 2010 . On February 14 , 2011 , Beckman announced that she was pregnant with her second child . On February 22 , 2011 Beckman announced on her Twitter that she has suffered a miscarriage . Quotes . On her Playboy photoshoot : When asked if there ' s a golden rule men should live by : Other media . In mid - August 2007 , Candice taped an episode of " The Family Feud " with Batista , John Cena , Mr . Kennedy , King Booker , Layla El , Maria , Michelle McCool , Montel Vontavious Porter , and Queen Sharmell . It aired in November 2007 .