- Participated in the RAW DivaSearch Contest, which was ultimately won by Christy Hemme. Maria was later signed by the WWE as well and became a backstage interviewer.
- Hometown: Ottawa, Illinois.
- Appeared at the World of Wheels in Birmingham, Alabama, a few days before her release from WWE to sign autographs. (February 2010)
- Attended Northern Illinois University.
- Started modeling when she was 15 and later became a Hawaiin Tropic Girl.
- Her idol in wrestling is Amy "Lita" Dumas.
- Posed for Playboy, and will be the March 2008 Playboy Cover girl. (February 2008)
- Maria debuted on RAW as a backstage interviewer (October 2004)
- After losing the 2004 diva search contest to Christy Hemme, Kanellis returned to WWE television as a backstage interviewer on the Novemebr 1, 2004 edition of "Raw." (November 2004)
- Has a daughter named Fredrica "Freddie" Moon Bennett [b. April 3, 2018] with a husband Mike Bennett.
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