Michelle Damon

New York Yankees baseball player Johnny Damon's wife, model Michelle Damon appears in the 2008 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, alongside other athletes' wives including Carmella Garcia and Ingrid Vandebosch.

Michelle and Johnny Damon met at a restaurant in Houston in 2002 while he was still married to his previous wife, who has called Michelle Damon a "home-wrecker." The couple dated for two years before getting married in December of 2004. Fast Facts:

1. Maiden name: Michelle Mangan
2. Birthplace: Missouri
3. One daughter, Devon Rose
4. Used to work for Kraft Foods
5. Bought her first house at age 19
6. Engagement ring contains an 8-carat yellow diamond
7. The Damons were featured on an episode of MTV's Cribs

Quotes:

1. "That made me mad, and Johnny was pretty (upset) about it...If it were true, I wouldn't care. I'd say it."—Responding to rumors that she was a stripper
2. "We really don't go out anymore. We have the lake, the boat and the pool, a pool table and video arcade. It's much better than going out and drinking. We have people over. Johnny likes to grill."

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