Tracey Edmonds sure gets around. She was married to singer/producer Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds for years, and used his fame to climb up the Hollywood ladder. Tracey hasn’t done a thing herself, she’s just famous for who she dates.

After she and Babyface divorced, Tracey began dating Eddie Murphy – right after he dumped Melanie “Scary Spice” Brown, who was pregnant with his baby. Murphy and Edmonds then kinda sorta married in a on a private island off Bora Bora. It wasn’t official – they would have to do that back in the States. But there was a big hullabaloo, and they released a statement saying they weren’t going to legally marry, and then broke up.

If you were hoping the doe-eyed social climber was off the radar after the Murphy embarrassment… unfortunately that doesn’t appear to be the case. Edmonds claims she’s dating P. Diddy, and that he’s twice the man Murphy was. I bet Scary Spice would agree.

P Diddy’s latest girlfriend really knows how to hit a guy where it hurts. Tracey Edmonds has only been out with the Didster a few times but already rates him more highly than ex-husband Eddie Murphy.

Tracey, 40, who split from Murphy in January after only two weeks of marriage, claims Diddy is wittier than the comedian. That’s gotta hurt.

At party near Cannes she said: “Diddy is the funniest man I’ve ever met. I’m so lucky to find someone so soon after Eddie.

“It’s early days – we’ve only been on three or four dates – but he’s whisked me off my feet. I don’t know about wedding bells but he’s definitely the man for me.”

[From the Mirror]

The phrasing sure sound pretty contrived. But I love the idea that Diddy would ever bother to marry any woman. The man cheats on the women he’s cheating with. And then cheats on those women. I would bet that at any given moment, P Diddy is sleeping with seven different ladies, minimum. I have no idea what it would take for a woman to be the one he’d settle down with – but I’m absolutely positive that Tracey Edmonds doesn’t have it.

The pair have yet to be photographed together, even though they’re both in Cannes right now. Splash reports that they were seen shopping together at Gucci, but they don’t have any photos. I’m guessing that Diddy pulled Tracey into a coat closet a few times, and now she thinks they’re probably getting married. I bet she’s planning their faux island ceremony as we speak.

Header of Tracey Edmonds at the US Weekly Hot Hollywood Party 2008 at Beso on 04/17/08. Image thanks to WENN.Puffy is shown at the “Two Lovers” Cannes premiere on 5/19/08. Image thanks to PR Photos.