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Max Factor Profile

Carmen : A Diva with Drive

What do a small town in Ohio and MAX Factor have in common? Carmen Electra, of course.

As the spokesdiva for the New MAX Factor, Carmen isn't afraid to mix it up. Here's a brief timeline on the exquisite, energizing phenomenon that is Ms. Carmen Electra.

Tara Leigh Patrick is born April 20, 1972, in White Oak, Ohio.

A standout in performing arts, she begins modeling for department store advertisements as a teenager.

Graduates from high school, spring 1990.

Moves to Los Angeles at age 19; one week later meets pop-rock star Prince.

Prince signs her to his Paisley Park Records label in 1992 and christens the new star Carmen Electra.

Releases dance single Get On Up, reaches Top-20 status on dance charts, 1992.

Chosen to host MTV's Singled Out in 1997.

Plays lifeguard Lani McKenzie in Baywatch Hawaii, 1997-1998 seasons.

Marries NBA basketball star Dennis Rodman on Nov. 14, 1998, in Las Vegas; the newlyweds separate after nine days and the marriage is annulled.

Earns featured roles in several hit comedy movies, 1999-present, including Scary Movie, Starsky & Hutch and Cheaper by the Dozen 2.

Becomes engaged to tasty, tattooed rock guitarist Dave Navarro, 2001.

Marries Dave Navarro at the St. Regis Hotel in Los Angeles, Nov. 22, 2003; walked down the aisle by her father, Carmen wears a beaded off-white Badgley Mischka gown.

Appears with then-fiancé rock guitarist Dave Navarro in the MTV limited-run reality series, 'Til Death Do Us Part: Carmen & Dave, 2004.

Forms Bombshell Babes, contemporary burlesque dance troupe that performs nationally, 2004.

Signs as the cover model and spokesperson for the New MAX Factor, August 2005.

Appears as the centerpiece of an exclusive print, television and interactive campaign for the New MAX Factor, throughout 2006 and 2007.

Travels the world; resides in Los Angeles.