From her official CBS Survivor: China bio
page:
"Growing up in Long Island, New York, with a father,
brother and uncle who competed in amateur wresting, Ashley
Massaro was well-prepared to make it in the World Wresting
Entertainment. A former gymnast, she competed in Miss
Hawaiian Tropic pageants and was crowned Miss Hawaiian
Tropic USA in 2002 and Miss Hawaiian Tropic Canada in 2005.
She currently works as a model and a professional wrestler
with the WWE. She came to the WWE as a contestant in the
2005 RAW Diva Search. After beating out seven other
finalists, she received a one-year contract with the World
Wrestling Entertainment.
Massaro tours around the world and appears in front of
thousands of people at arena shows approximately four times
a week. She appears on "WWE Raw," "Smackdown" and
Pay-Per-View Weekly. She has done a tour of Iraq,
Afghanistan and Kuwait, where she visited the troops with
the WWE for the United Service Organizations (USO). She was
on the cover of the April 2007, issue of Playboy. She has
also appeared in FHM, Stuff, Maxim and the covers of Femme
Fatale and FLEX magazines. She hosted several E! "Wild On"
episodes and appeared on "Breaking Bonaduce" as his personal
trainer. She has also guest-starred on CW's "Smallville" and
"Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," and she brought her love
of music to Fuse TV when she took part in a special edition
of "The Sauce." MTV's “Celebrity Death Match”
has also featured her in the claymation series. In her spare
time, she visits numerous hospitals to boost morale,
including the Bethesda War Veteran Hospital in Washington,
DC.
Massaro received her Bachelor of Science degree in
Communication with a minor in Business from State University
of New York. She describes herself as spunky, quirky,
optimistic, happy, resourceful, creative, adaptable and
relentless. She is obsessed with all things music.
Massaro currently resides in East Northport, New York. Her
birth date is May 26, 1979."