Who is Layla El? She is a British dancer, model, and former professional wrestler. Layla is the WWE Diva and the prior one-time WWE Divas Champion.
She was born Layla El Barrami on 25th June 1977. Layla earned her professional start as a dancer in the Carnival Cruise Lines in the Miami Heat franchise of the National Basketball Association.
She accepted the championship ring as part of the Miami Heat dance troupe. She came to be the backup dancer and occurred on-stage with John Legend. Likewise, she similarly danced for Kayne West at the MTV Video Music Awards.
In 2006, she was a contestant in the 2006 WWE Diva Search, which she won to received a contract with the company. Initially occurring on the SmackDown brand, she moved to ECW in January 2007.
In 2008, she was drafted to the Raw brand, where she started managing William Regal. The additional year she returned to SmackDown and allied with Michelle McCool, known as LayCool.
Layla won the WWE Women’s Championship for the first time in May 2010. She is the initial British woman and the first Diva Search winner to hold the championship and was the last champion as the title was retired in 2010.
In April 2012, Layla achieved the WWE Divas Championship upon returning from a year-long absence due to a wound and held the championship until September. She retired in 2015.