Joanie Marie Laurer aka Chyna Doll rose to popularity as a professional wrestler in the North America, Europe and the far east. She has traveled the world taking on the toughest men in pro wrestling, winning titles and earning respect among wrestlers and wrestling fans alike. Currently she is a regular star for VH1 & MTV. She has completed several motion picture projects including, "Frank McKlusky CI", "Alien Fury" and most recently "Illegal Aliens" and "The Cougar Club", just to name a few. But the quest for fame did not stop a wrestling and Hollywood. Joanie is also a chart topping singer and best selling Playboy model. Her work has made her own of the most well known pop culter icons of this era.

Joanie Laurer has been dubbed the Ninth Wonder of the World because she has changed the face of television forever and is a pioneer for women in sports entertainment. Joanie`s success has been measured through her hard work and ability to captivate audiences in every feild of entertainment, wherever she may go.


Joanie Laurer has been called the First Lady of Sports Entertainment. She has broken more barriers than any other individual in wrestling history, but Joanie`s accomplishments have gone far beyond the wrestling ring and far beyond anyone`s expectations.

Before exchanging body slams, modeling for the top magazines and guest starring on hundreds of shows, Joanie Laurer was a shy girl who was born in Rochester, New York. She spent most of her childhood in a home filled with alcoholism and domestic problems.

She found her release through fitness and began doing aerobics before moving on to a near by gym, where Joanie found her true niche in the world of fitness.


As the only female in the gym Joanie always stood out, but developed bonds and friendships with the local gym members that lasted forever.

She broke all gender barriers everywhere she went and continued her love of fitness throughout her college days. Joanie graduated from the University of Tampa with a 3.9 GPA and a double major in Spanish Literature in under two years. She has also studied forgien languages and can speak English, Spanish, German and French.

Joanie is a true humanitarian and has served in the R.O.T.C and in the Peace Corps to help third world countries re-build, and to teach illiterate children to read. Currently she is a strong supporter of the National Animal Rescue charity which helps domesticated animals find good, loving homes.

Throughout her life Joanie always dreamed of being an entertainer. Joanie began her career in the early 90`s as a belly dancer and soon moved on to fitness competitions but at 5`10" the star found her true niche in professional wrestling where she broke all stereotypes by competing with some of the toughest men under the name of "Chyna" in the World Wrestling Federation and became the first female Intercontinental Champion and the only undefeated WWF women`s champion.

Five years after she debuted as a professional wrestler she took Japan by storm and single handedly brought a culture (where women were considered mere second class citizens) into the 21st century by competing against the top men.


Her strong will to the best and "survival of the fittest" attitude made her one of the top wrestlers in history.

She has served as a role model to millions of men and women by proving anything is possible through hard work and determination. In he

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