Carmen

Carmen (カルメン, Karumen) was a rival cook of Zeff's, and eventually of Sanji's as well. Carmen is an anime-only character.

Appearance
Carmen is a woman with fiery pink hair. She is dressed like a flamenco dancer.

Personality
She is described as a big liar by both of her assistants and is shown to be very proud of her cooking abilities, being deeply angered at the idea that Sanji was a better cook then her. She is quite flamboyant at times, which carries over to when she cooks with showy movements. Nevertheless she is rather fair to other cooks deep down, shown when she concedes defeat to Sanji.

History
Carmen saw Sanji 10 years ago and was motivated to become a great cook. She challenged Sanji to participate against her in a cooking contest. Sanji, at first, wasn't interested in the challenge as he was more interested in her. But a humongous fish called the Blue Fin Elephant Tuna was offered as the first prize, and Sanji was convinced to enter. It came down to him and Carmen in the end and before the victor was announced, Carmen conceded defeat, knowing she had lost, but bore no grudge against Sanji. She is followed around by her two short assistants, Leo and Jose.