Nielsen debuted in NWA Total Nonstop Action on December 12, 2002 as "Every Man's Desire", the valet of Sonny Siaki and a member of Sports Entertainment Xtreme.
Her last appearance with the company was on September 8, 2004 in a 3-on-3 match, where she teamed with Erik Watts and Siaki to defeat Abyss, Alex Shelley and Goldy Locks.
In February 2005, Desire appeared with the Ring of Glory promotion in Chickamauga, Georgia, defeating Traci Brooks.
[3] She retired later that year after feeling uncomfortable with taking bumps following her back injury in addition to becoming pregnant with her third child.
After being unhappy over being overweight and at the suggestion of her then-partner Sonny Siaki, Nielsen successfully auditioned for The Biggest Loser.