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. Attended Princeton High School in the Cincinnati suburb of Sharonville (class of 1990). 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" Is the youngest of five children in her family. Was a dancer at Kings Island Amusement Park in Ohio. Worked with Prince on her self-titled debut album that was released in 1993. Was ranked 10th of the 100 Sexiest Women by FHM Taiwan (2001). Hosted VH1's 100 Greatests Artists of Hard Rock 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. On the The New Tom Green Show she announced that she was planning to make a strip aerobics video. Measurements: 36C-23-35 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine) Engaged to musician David M. Navarro. [August 2001] Appears in Moby's music video "We Are All Made Of Stars" Attended high school with Nick Lachey from 98 Degrees. One of her favorite films is Showgirls. Attended the School of Creative and Performing Arts in Cincinnati, Ohio. She married Dennis Rodman in the "Chapel of the Flowers" in Las Vegas, Nevada. Ranked #59 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women In The World" (2002) Member of the infamous dancing show "The Pussycat Dolls" Was discovered by Prince by the age of 18 In her November 2003 wedding to David M. Navarro, she wore a strapless beaded Badgley Mischka gown. Named #18 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005" special supplement. (2005) Among the guest at her wedding to David M. Navarro were Traci Bingham, Kelly Osbourne and Jack Osbourne Met her ex-husband David M. Navarro on a blind date. Named #9 in FHM magazine's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2006" supplement. (2006). September 2004: Voted the Sexiest Woman Of The Year by FHM Magazine. In second place was Australian pop princess Kylie Minogue. Attended the School for Creative and Performing Arts in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. She was an older classmate of Nick Lachey. Has appeared in four movies with the word "movie in the title. Scary Movie, Date Movie, Scary Movie 4 and Epic Movie. Ranked #28 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2007 list. Godmother of Lyric London, son of Jeremy London and his wife, Melissa Cunningham. 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.