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Linda Miles
Linda Miles (Shaniqua) (born August 28, 1978 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American professional wrestler. She did at one point participate in World Wrestling Entertainment.
Miles used to play for the Rutgers University basketball team before winning the second series of Tough Enough with Jackie Gayda. The two were then sent to Ohio Valley Wrestling for further training and development.
The African-American first made it big as a wrestler by losing to Ivory (who was helped by Gayda). She and Gail Kim defeated Passion and Molly Holly in Louisville, Kentucky on May 7, 2003.
Linda returned to WWE television under the name Shaniqua in June of 2003 as the manager of The Basham Brothers (Doug and Danny Basham). But she was sent down back to OVW for seasoning.
On November 12, 2004 Miles was released by the WWE.
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