Diva Dish: Summer Skin
By Kara A. Medalis and Zack Zeigler
Written: June 1, 2007

Welcome summer! When it comes to the WWE Divas, warm weather equals Summer Skin at WWE.com and 24/7 Online. We’ll fill you in on how you can watch videos of the Divas all summer long right here on WWE.com. Then, pack up those beach bags, slather on the suntan oil and crank the iPod for some hot fun with the Sexiest Women on Television. Blast some tunes with Candice Michelle, Torrie Wilson, Vickie Guerrero, Brooke, Kelly Kelly, Kristal, Maria, Michelle McCool, Jillian, Melina and Mickie James. Finally, Candice Michelle gives us an update on her busy schedule.

Summer Skin
We at Diva Dish would like to give a warm-weather welcome to summer. To kick off the season, WWE 24/7 Online is celebrating the Divas with videos never-before-seen on the Web.

Beginning today, six steamy videos of Torrie Wilson, Melina, Victoria, Candice Michelle, Ashley and Maria are available at WWE 24/7 Online. See the WWE Divas welcome the warmth in their own very special, very sexy ways. Celebrate all summer long as WWE 24/7 Online becomes the home of Diva-licious action. Think you can handle it? Head on over to WWE 24/7 Online now.

Crank it up
After the Divas slip into their itty-bitty bikinis and find a spot in the sun, it’s time to bust out the iPod and turn up the tunes. What are the Divas listening to? Here’s a sampling:

“I have everything on my iPod, literally from A to Z. When I say that, I mean I have hard house music to Barbara Mandrell to Patsy Cline to hip-hop, but mostly dance,” Candice Michelle said. “One of my new favorite songs of this month is ‘It’s Gonna Be a Lovely Day.’ It’s a motivational song.”

When fellow Raw Diva Torrie Wilson hits the gym, she’s all about house music.

“On my iPod is tons and tons of house music and techno because it really gets me pumped up to work out. That’s the majority, but I also have a lot of country, R&B, hip-hop and pop,” Torrie said.

SmackDown’s Vickie Guerrero is the proud owner of a Zune, which she loves listening to while working out.

“I have a lot of hip-hop for my running music,” she said. “I also have Justin Timberlake and Mary J. Blige. I have a lot of sleepy music for on the plane to help me relax.”

It’s no secret – when it comes two-thirds of Extreme Exposé, Brooke is a rocker chick, while Kelly Kelly loves rap.

“I’ve got a little bit of Three Days Grace, some Def Leppard. I’m a classic rock type of girl, from AC/DC to Scorpions to Ozzy Osbourne. Also a little bit of modern rock, like Rob Zombie, 30 Seconds to Mars,” Brooke said.

On the other hand, Kelly Kelly said: “I have a lot of rap in my iPod. I love Southern rap – Trina, Trick Daddy. I love Lil’ Kim. My family thinks it’s funny. I’ll start rapping and they’re like, ‘Where did this come from?!’ ”

Kristal likes to blast Rihanna and Christina Aguilera on her iPod, to name a few.

“Also Amy Winehouse – she’s awesome, she has like an old sound to her. She’s British, she’s just awesome!” the SmackDown Diva said.

Maria is proud to say her iPod is loaded with a lot of everything.

“It’s just a crazy iPod that I throw on, and I never know what I’m going to get,” the Raw Diva said. “I just put Nirvana and Pearl Jam on there, actually. I listened to them when I was younger, and I kind of forgot about them, and I was like, ‘Oh wait, this is good! I forgot!’ ”

With a quick click of the iPod wheel, Maria read off a list of her faves: Aerosmith, Rancid, Less Than Jake, Moonbabies, Fergie, Gwen Stefani, No Doubt, Madonna, Kylie Minogue, Timbaland, Nelly Furtado, Justin Timberlake, Prince, Michael Jackson, Coldplay, The Fray, The Cure, Beatles, AFI, Bouncing Souls, Marilyn Manson and White Zombie. (Whew!)

Other Divas who like to listen to little bit of everything? SmackDown’s Michelle McCool and Jillian.

“I have everything from Beastie Boys to Kenny Chesney to Hinder – I’ve got it all,” Michelle said.

“I have a little bit of everything. I don’t really like a lot of the new music out right now,” Jillian told Diva Dish. “Britney hasn’t put out anything in a while, so I haven’t been adding a lot. She’s coming around, though. I love her. She’ll be back.”

Women’s Champion Melina said she enjoys listening to a variety of music, too, from Don’t Fear the Reaper to Fergie to Gwen Stefani to U2 to Aerosmith and even some rap.

“I like everything. I’m not set in one genre, because that’s not the way I feel all the time. I feel a variety of feelings, so my music is what I feel. I could be sad, upset or strong,” Melina explained.

“I have a lot of girl music that’s also strong. Right now, the song that pops into my head, is ‘Stupid Girls’ by Pink. The lyrics say, ‘Outcasts and girls with ambition/That’s what I want to see,’ ” the Women’s Champion said. “I always think about that. That’s what I want to see. I don’t want to be like all the other girls, I want to be me.”

Mickie James admitted she’s in the minority – she doesn’t own an iPod.

“I’m a little behind-the-times in some things. … I had an iPod and I actually lost it. Plus, I was a little late to get the iPod,” the Raw Diva confessed. “But what was on there? I like techno stuff for cardio, old school Snoop Dogg – like the first album out – that was good stuff, Gwen Stefani, country music. It was a mix.”

Whirlwind week
As Candice Michelle’s in-ring rivalry with Melina heats up, as seen in the latest Candy Coated, Candice’s outside-the-ring popularity is on fire. (P.S. We can’t wait for that Pudding Match this Sunday at One Night Stand.) Last week Candice attended USA Network’s The Starter Wife red carpet premiere and the Indianapolis 500 race, and gave Diva Dish all the dirt on her latest appearances.

“It was really awesome to go to the premiere of The Starter Wife with ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin,” Candice said.

The Diva and Stone Cold mingled with other celebrities on the West Hollywood red carpet, such as Fran Drescher, Jerry O’Connell, Marcia Cross and the star of The Starter Wife, Debra Messing.

“Debra Messing – talk about breathtaking. She is just beautiful. She’s just as beautiful in The Starter Wife, too. She’s so funny, so charming,” Candice said. “It’s a really great show. It’s one of those shows where I think everybody can find some kind of humor in it or relate to some kind of story that’s going on.”

The Starter Wife airs Thursdays at 9/8 CT on the USA Network.

Candice also attended the Indy 500 last weekend in Indianapolis to cheer on fellow GoDaddy.com Girl, IndyCar racer Danica Patrick.

“I was really there to support her. I really believe in her as a racecar driver. To be able to be there and see how strong she is, also in a sport dominated by men, was really awesome,” Candice said.

“I can say, you know what, she’s known as the pretty girl, but still, she can go out there, get behind the wheel, driving 220 miles per hour, plus master all the conditions and all the little things that go into their racecars.”

Credit: WWE.com