First Lady She was born in Mexico, raised in the U.S. and had a stint as a cheerleader for the Canadian Football League. Consider North America conquered—by beauty!
STUFF: How proud were your parents when you became a WWF ring girl after receiving your bachelor’s in marketing? JANIE: Nothing I’ve ever done has surprised them. When I told them I was doing WWF, they were like, “That’s cool. It’s on the USA Network, so we’ll get to watch it.” But there was something funny that happened: I was wearing these little black shorts, but they were almost like a skirt. They were just flimsy and really, really short. I was in the ring with [wrestler] Mankind, and he picked me up—I had no idea he was going to do this—and, um, I wasn’t wearing any panties. And when he lifted me, my butt cheek was hanging out.
You hosted an infomercial for the Ultrasonic Washer in which you claimed that regular rinsing won’t clean pesticides off of produce. You scared the bejesus out of me, and I haven’t eaten a fruit or a vegetable since. It was a job. They were paying me to say that! As long as you rinse them off with warm water, I think you’ll be OK.
Have you ever used similar scare tactics to get men into bed? Normally, I don’t have to scare a man into bed. [Laughs] I guess you could say that I’ve used my sex appeal. I think women definitely have a way of getting what they want by using their sex appeal. But I don’t make a habit of doing that.
You occasionally speak Spanish on your show Off the Roof. What language do you scream during the throes of sexual passion? I’ve never dated anybody who spoke Spanish fluently, so it’s usually English. But I might throw out a word or two in Spanish to really get their engines running. And a couple of times I’ve said that I’ve loved them in Spanish, which is Te amo.
