Carmella DeCesare

Carmella Danielle DeCesare, born July 1, 1982,<ref name=wekinglypigs>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> is an American model. She was Playboy magazine's Miss April 2003, and Playboy's 2004 Playmate of the Year.<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=":1">Template:Cite web</ref> She is also known for her time as a contestant in the 2004 WWE Diva Search.<ref name=":2">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=":3">Template:Cite web</ref>

Early life

DeCesare is a native of Avon Lake, Ohio. She is of Italian and Puerto Rican ancestry.<ref name=CraveOnline>"Carmella DeCesare". CraveOnline. Retrieved November 11, 2017.</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Modeling career

DeCesare originally came to Playboy's attention after she applied to Playboy TV's reality television show; Who Wants To Be A Playboy Centerfold. She was selected as a finalist to take part of the show, but withdrew before filming due to having second thoughts about the endeavor. When Playboy founder Hugh Hefner learned this, he invited her to his birthday party and convinced her to change her mind. She was then subsequently chosen as the Playboy Cybergirl of the Week, then becoming Playboy Cybergirl of the Month, before officially becoming Playboy's Miss April in 2003.<ref name="CraveOnline" />

DeCesare posed nude for Playboy magazine and featured as the cover girl on multiple occasions, including on the June 2004 edition of the magazine where she was named the 2004 Playmate of the Year.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /> She appeared in the 2005 Playmates at Play at the Playboy Mansion Swimsuit Calendar as Miss March. Between 2005 and 2007, she appeared in multiple episodes of E! Network's, reality television series The Girls Next Door.<ref>Template:Cite episode</ref>

DeCesare appeared in multiple Playboy specials, including an individual direct to video special titled; Playboy Video Centerfold: Playmate of the Year Carmella DeCesare.

In 2006, she posed for Muscle & Fitness online.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

In 2008, DeCesare posed in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, player's wife feature, as the wife of Jeff Garcia.<ref name="CraveOnline" /><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>"Swimsuit". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 11, 2017.</ref>

World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)

DeCesare appeared for the WWE participating in the WWE's 2004 reality competition; WWE Diva Search, where she ultimately placed as the runner-up losing to Christy Hemme.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /> During her time in the WWE Diva Search, she no-showed a WWE Diva Dodgeball game at the WWE 2004 SummerSlam pay-per-view.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> She also participated in the controversial, infamous Diss The Diva challenge hosted by Stacy Keibler, during an episode of RAW DeCesare alongside remaining diva search contestants; Amy Weber, Christy Hemme and Joy Giovanni competed in a live shoot promo challenge.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The segment has gained notoriety for being one of WWE's most explicit segments in history.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The segment began with contestant Maria Kanellis being eliminated and giving DeCesare the middle finger. Once the contest began, Amy Weber called DeCesare a "whore" and told her that "having a cock in her mouth, had nothing to do with wrestling", before calling her a bitch. DeCesare responded to Weber by claiming she tried out for Playboy but they laughed at her audition. Christy Hemme called DeCesare a "cum burping, gutter slut". Joy Giovanni called out DeCesare stating; "Carmella, you talk a lot of shit, but look at you, you've got a gap so wide you could drive a truck right through there baby!". DeCesare responded by outing Giovanni as a mother, something she had not told WWE higher-ups, as during this time there was a stigma against women having children in the industry.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Despite placing second, DeCesare went on to briefly feud with eventual winner Christy Hemme, which led to a Lingerie Pillow Fight Match at the 2004 Taboo Tuesday pay-per-view in a losing effort.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> This was her last appearance for the promotion. During an interview on the Girls Next Level podcast in 2023, DeCesare revealed she wanted to stay with the company but her agent at the time was asking for double the amount of money that the WWE were offering her to sign a contract.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Legal issues

On September 10, 2004, DeCesare pleaded not guilty to assault in a Cleveland, Ohio court after a physical fight in a bar on August 21, 2004, with a woman named Kristen Hine.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> She was acquitted of the assault charge on January 12, 2005, but found guilty of violating a restraining order. She was sentenced to do twenty-four hours of community service, given one year probation and fined $150.

During the trial, DeCesare testified that her then boyfriend Jeff Garcia, and at the time the quarterback for the Cleveland Browns, had been involved in an affair with Hine, after their relationship began.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Garcia went on to comment; "It's embarrassing that I am here today, to be caught up in a situation like this."<ref name="fgarciaComment_decesareFight">Template:Cite book</ref>

Personal life

On April 21, 2007, DeCesare married then NFL quarterback Jeff Garcia at the CordeValle Resort in San Martin, California.<ref name="pbnov08">Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> They have four children together. Their first daughter was born in 2008,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> their second was born in 2009,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> their fourth was born in 2010<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and in December 2011, their fourth child was born.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In a Christmas Day post in 2020, Garcia revealed on his official Instagram page that he and DeCesare were officially divorced saying; "Things happen, but we are still great friends and co parent our beautiful 4 kids together."<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/CJOrQwTBIXi/ Jeff Garcia's Instagram account, December 25, 2020</ref>

DeCesare and Garcia together founded the Garcia Pass It On Foundation, in order to share resources with people in less fortunate circumstances across America.<ref>"Garcia Pass It On Foundation". Look to the Stars. Retrieved November 11, 2017.</ref><ref>Georgatos, Dennis (May 27, 2007). "Newlywed Jeff Garcia on change in fortunes: 'I couldn't be happier' ". The Mercury News.</ref>

DeCesare currently works as a realtor working for Oppenheim Group, and lives in California.

Filmography

Film and television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Who Wants To Be A Playboy Centerfold	Self; contestant
2003	Playboy Cybergirls	Self; playmate	1 episode
2004	Lingo	Self; contestant	1 episode
	Street Smarts	Self; contestant	1 episode
	Family Feud	Self; contestant	1 episode
	Howard Stern	Self; guest	1 episode
	WWE RAW Diva Search Casting Special	Self; contestant	TV special
	WWE 2004 RAW Diva Search	Self; contestant	2nd place, 10 episodes
2005-2007	The Girls Next Door	Self; playmate	4 episodes
2010	Playboy Shootout	Self; judge	7 episodes
2011	Hooters 2011 International Swimsuit Pageant	Self; audience member	TV special
2014	The Real Housewives of San Diego	Self; guest	1 episode
2018	Playboy Anthology	Self; 2004 Playmate of the Year	1 episode
2022	Secrets of Playboy	Self; 2004 Playmate of the Year	1 episode
2023	Selling Sunset	Self; realtor	1 episode
	Girls Next Level Podcast	Self; guest	2 episodes

Direct to video

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2003	Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 2004	Self; Miss February
2004	Playboy Video Centerfold: Playmate of the Year Carmella DeCesare	Self; Playmate
	Playboy: 50 Years of Playmates	Self; Miss April 2003
	Playboy Video Playmate Calendar 2005	Self; Miss December
2005	Playboy's Nude Dorm Party	Self; Playmate

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