After an exhaustive search and competition that included thousands of hopefuls and weeks of creative competitions and colorful interviews, it was down to the last two, Hemme and Carmella DeCesare. Hemme earned the adulation of the voting fans and was able to outlast Carmella to win the $250,000 RAW Diva Search.
More: A conversation with Christy Hemme
RALEIGH, N.C. -- All that
stood in the way of Christy
Hemme posing naked for
do
this, I went to my dad. If he
hadn't given his blessing, I
wouldn't have done it."
And when the
"When I was 17 and was already
doing some photo shoots, my dad
told me he didn't ever want me
posing n---," said the
24-year-old Hemme in an
exclusive interview with the
Sun. "When I was asked to
Hemme, the winner of last year's
$250,000 RAW Diva Search, says
she was uncomfortable when she
first removed her clothes.
"The first day (of the Playboy
shoot), I was so nervous," she
said. "I had hives on my neck.
But soon as I was walking around
(naked), I got used to it.
"I'm ready for the next shoot. I
enjoyed it. It wasn't like work.
I've done a lot of photo shoots,
but this one was magical."
It was important to Hemme that
she got support from her family.
"My brother (15-year-old David)
hasn't said much. I don't know
what he thinks."
You can bet David is a hero at
school, though. Having a sister
pose n--- for a major girlie
magazine can't suck.
"My sister (21-year-old Deena)
has been very supportive. She's
my rock. She's my very best
friend," said Hemme. "She was
like: 'Can I (pose naked) with
you?'"
It's not like Hemme's an
exhibitionist. Far from it. The
Temecula, Calif., native is just
a bubbly girl who likes to have
fun. Just watch her bounce down
the aisle any Monday night on
RAW, a bundle of energy that she
says is very much her.
"I'm not shy, but I'm very
modest," said Hemme. "I have to
admit, though, when I'm in front
of thousands of people in a
bikini, I feel more comfortable.
"It was so weird to see (the
naked pictures). Looking through
the pages ... and actually
seeing my boobs. I see it every
day in the mirror, but this was
just a little weird. It'll take
me a couple of weeks, but I'll
get used to it."
Hemme isn't the first WWE diva
to pose n--- for Playboy. Rena
Mero (Sable), Joannie Laurer (Chyna)
and Torrie Wilson has each
gotten naked.
Everything's coming together for
Hemme, who spent a year as a
Juggy girl on the post-Jimmy
Kimmel Man Show.
"It's been like a dream," said
Hemme. "Every day, I just feel
like I'm going to wake up and
find out it's a dream. It's
weird to have that dream come
true.
"It's been a whirlwind ride. And
I hope that ride doesn't stop.
I'm going to work hard every
day. I want to be here for
awhile."
As a kid, she watched wrestling,
with The Undertaker her
favourite. And now she's hoping
to get a bit more physical.
She's been training to wrestle
and on Monday night, she
challenged Trish Stratus to a
match at Wrestlemania, dropping
the women's champ to the mat
after a surprise appearance by
another
Wrestling may prove to be
tougher than removing her bra
and panties. But she's willing
to give it a try.
Naked ambition, for sure.