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     Nee Tara Leigh Patrick, Carmen Electra was born on April 20th, 1972 in White Oak, Ohio. Electra's talents were evident when Carmen Electra was a child, as Carmen Electra attended the School for Creative and Performing Arts at only 9 years old. Electra decided to relocate to Minneapolis, where Carmen Electra resided with her sister and made a living as a model for Target department stores. After four years, the aspiring star moved to Los Angeles and only one week later ran into musical genius Prince, who decided that Carmen Electra should change her name to Carmen Electra. Perhaps Electra's most noted move was posing for Hugh Hefner's magazine in 1996. The following year, Electra was chosen as the next host of MTV's Singled Out, as a replacement for Jenny McCarthy. Although the deal was for 65 episodes, Carmen was not as popular Jenny and the show eventually fizzled. But Carmen Electra did get another chance as the host of Loveline, also on MTV. But bigger things lay ahead for Electra -- namely, the role of Lani McKenzie on Baywatch Hawaii and the 2000 sleeper comedy hit of the year, Scary Movie.