Carmen Electra
Model and actress Carmen Electra achieved fame through the 1990s MTV dating show Singled Out and expanded her reach as a sex symbol through appearances in Playboy and a role on Baywatch.
Electra has released a line of DVDs called Carmen Electra's Aerobic Striptease, where she encourages exercise through taking the role of a pole dancer.
Fast Facts
- Real Name: Tara Leigh Patrick
- Born: April 20, 1972
- Hometown: Sharonville, Ohio
- Former husbands: Dennis Rodman, Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Dave Navarro
- Former boyfriends: Prince, B-Real
- Currently dating: Rob Patterson of Korn
Playboy Model
Electra's shot her first nude pictorial for Playboy in May 1996. She appeared three more times in the magazine and twice on the cover, once in 2000 and again in 2003. She continues to be a sex symbol into her mid-30s, founding the Naked Women's Wrestling League and performing her striptease workout videos.
Music Career
Electra released her only album in 1993, with music co-written and produced by Prince. The eponymous album is R&B; and rap influenced and received generally negative reviews. Electra has since noted that Prince was in disagreements with his label, Paisley Park, and that the album was not promoted the way Prince or Electra would have preferred.
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