Carmen Electra grew up near Cincinnati, Ohio, in the town of White Oak and got her first boost when a scout for Prince spotted her fronting for a rap group in Los Angeles. She released a self-titled album for Prince's Paisley Park label in 1992. She then toured Europe as Prince's opening act on his 1992 Diamonds and Pearls Tour.

Carmen later returned to work for Prince at his Los Angeles nightclub, Glam Slam. She performed there every weekend with the Erotic City dancers, led by choreographer and director, Jamie King.

In March 1997, she appeared in cartoon form as the model for a character who's a singer and a vampire ("but a good vampire", says her publicist) in a comic book series called Embrace.

Carmen later went to co-star on Baywatch as lifeguard, Lani McKenzie and as host of MTV's Singled Out.


Her heritage is Irish, German, and Cherokee. Originally signed by Prince's Paisley Park record label as a hot young talent. She had moderate success with a single named "Go-Go Dancer" Was a dancer at Kings Island Amusement Park in Ohio. Was ranked 10th of the 100 Sexiest Women by FHM Taiwan (2001). Appears on the cover of the April 2003 issue of Playboy magazine, with a nude pictorial inside. Howard Stern gave the layout a thumbs up, and commented that she looked better today than she did 10 years ago. Engaged to musician Dave Navarro. [August 2001] One of her favorite films is Showgirls (1995). She married Dennis Rodman in the "Chapel of the Flowers" in Las Vegas, Nevada. Member of the infamous dancing show "The Pussycat Dolls" In her November 2003 wedding to Dave Navarro, she wore a strapless beaded Badgley Mischka gown. Among the guest at her wedding to Dave Navarro were Traci Bingham, Kelly Osbourne and Jack Osbourne Named #9 in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006" supplement. (2006). Attended the School for Creative and Performing Arts in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. She was an older classmate of Nick Lachey. Ranked #28 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2007 list. Appeared in underwear along with Yasmine Bleeth, Alyssa Milano, Melissa Joan Hart, Garcelle Beauvais, Jamie Luner, Peta Wilson and Jeri Ryan on the cover of, and inside the October 1997 issue of "Details" magazine. Her celebrity stylist is Davy Newkirk.