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| birth_name = Brianna Monique Garcia-Colace
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1983|11|21}}
| birth_place = [[San Diego]], [[California]], U.S.
| occupation = {{hlist|Professional wrestler|TV personality}}
| other_names = Brie Garcia
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== Early life ==
Brianna Monique Garcia-Colace was born in [[San Diego]], California,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wizardworld.com/garciatwins.html|title=Nicole and Brianna Garcia (f.k.a. The Spotlight Stealing Twins)|website=[[Wizard Entertainment]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150619202715/http://www.wizardworld.com/garciatwins.html|archive-date=June 19, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.profightdb.com/wrestlers/nikki-bella-3341.html|title=Nikki Bella profile|website=profightdb|access-date=June 19, 2015}}</ref> and raised on a farm in the [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]] suburb of [[Scottsdale, Arizona|Scottsdale]], Arizona.<ref name="muscleandfitness">{{cite web|url=http://www.muscleandfitness.com/muscle-fitness-hers/hers-features/how-wwes-bella-twins-became-sports-performers|title=HOW THE WWE'S BELLA TWINS BECAME SPORTS PERFORMERS|author=Hyson, Sean|website=[[Muscle & Fitness]]|date=June 10, 2015|access-date=March 4, 2016}}</ref> She was born sixteen minutes after her twin sister, [[Nikki Bella|Nicole]], to parents Jon Garcia and Kathy Colace.<ref name="Finnerty"/> She is of [[Mexican people|Mexican]] and [[Italians|Italian]] descent.<ref name="WWE-brie"/> Keen [[Association football|soccer]] enthusiasts, she along with her sister played for the Scottsdale club in elementary school. She graduated from [[Chaparral High School (Arizona)|Chaparral High School]] in 2002.<ref name="Finnerty">{{cite web|url=https://www.azcentral.com/thingstodo/events/articles/2010/03/17/20100317bella-twins-enjoying-wwe-success.html?nclick_check=1|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131210002951/http://www.azcentral.com/thingstodo/events/articles/2010/03/17/20100317bella-twins-enjoying-wwe-success.html?nclick_check=1|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 10, 2013|title=Scottsdale-raised Bella Twins enjoying their WWE success|date=March 17, 2010|last=Finnerty|first=Megan|access-date=December 10, 2013|work=[[The Arizona Republic]]}}</ref> She then returned to San Diego for college,<ref name="muscleandfitness"/> and relocated to [[Los Angeles]] a year later, where she worked as a waitress at the [[Mondrian Hotel]] while trying to find an [[Talent agent|agent]].<ref name="Finnerty"/>
She then started modeling, acting, and doing promotional work.<ref name="WWE-brie"/><ref name="WWE-nikki">{{cite web|url=http://www.wwe.com/superstars/raw/nikkibella/|title=Nikki Bella Bio|access-date=October 13, 2009|publisher=[[WWE|World Wrestling Entertainment]]}}</ref> She made her first national TV appearance on the [[Fox Reality Channel|Fox reality]] show ''[[Meet My Folks]]''.<ref name="Finnerty"/><ref name="meetmyfolks">{{cite web|url=http://www.newsday.com/topic/orl-wrestling2408mar24,0,6542092.story?page=2|title=The road to WrestleMania might start in Tampa|date=March 24, 2008|last=Adelson|first=Andrea|access-date=March 31, 2009|work=Newsday}} {{Dead link|date=April 2012|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> Following this appearance, the Garcia twins were hired to be the World Cup Twins for [[Budweiser (Anheuser-Busch)|Budweiser]] and were photographed holding the [[FIFA World Cup|World Cup]] trophy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.rightpundits.com/?p=1324|title=Bella Twins: WWE Divas|date=November 19, 2008|access-date=March 31, 2009|publisher=rightpundits.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110101201508/http://sports.rightpundits.com/?p=1324|archive-date=January 1, 2011}}</ref> Brie and her sister Nikki were contestants in the 2006 "International Body Doubles twins search".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/05/prweb386804.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060618023204/http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/05/prweb386804.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 18, 2006|title=Body Doubles International Twins Search Finals Where the Most Beautiful Twins in the World Will be Announced|date=May 18, 2006|access-date=March 31, 2009|publisher=Press Release Newswire}}</ref> Brie and Nikki later participated in the [[WWE Diva Search#2006|2006]] ''[[WWE Diva Search]]'', but they did not make the cut.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.rightpundits.com/?p=128|title=The Garcia Twins: WWE's Newest Divas|date=August 10, 2007|access-date=March 31, 2009|publisher=rightpundits.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080905221436/http://sports.rightpundits.com/?p=128|archive-date=September 5, 2008}}</ref>
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