Who is Tiffany Michelle

One could say that Tiffany Michelle was born to perform, having been born and raised in Los Angeles. She began doing shows in her dining room as a child, casting herself in every role: singer, dancer, and actress. A veteran of the stage she began performing and touring with shows all over the country from the time she was ten and won the Lancaster Performing Arts Center "Best Young Performer" award two years in a row. Tiffany held the titles of Miss Teen Newhall, Miss Teen Santa Clarita Valley and was a finalist in the Miss Teenage California pageant, winning the Miss Teenage California Miss Congeniality Award. As a speech & debate competitor in high school and college she earned numerous trophies (on a state and national level) for her Dramatic Interpretation, Duo and Prose Interpretation performances. By the time she was 18 she was regularly performing and completed the two-year theatre program at College of the Canyons. From there she went on to study at UCLA's Film & Television Department.

When she made the transition from acting on stage to the film and TV screen she booked guest-starring roles on shows like ER and Reasonable Doubt in addition to landing the starring role in the award winning independent film, Carrie's Choice opposite One Life To Live's David Fumero. Most recently Tiffany appeared on GSN's 4th Season of the World Series of Blackjack, the Will Ferrell comedy, Semi-Pro, an episode of Nip-Tuck.

Tiffany Michelle's resume is diverse if nothing else. She has done Poker News interviews, co-written a book (Scriptures at Your Fingertips for Teens), sings and writes songs and appeared in several television and film roles. A native southern Californian, Tiffany's eclectic interests could be the result of having been homeschooled her entire childhood, but whatever the case, the girl can play poker.

Tiffany Michelle began her poker career in 2005 when she participated in several charity poker tournaments. In 2006, she joined Bluff Radio's WSOP coverage on Sirius Satellite Radio and soon became one of the on-camera hosts for Pokernews.com. Tiffany's beautiful face in the poker room was difficult to miss and players took notice immediately. However, they started to take even more notice in 2008 when she was the last woman standing at the World Series of Poker No Limit Texas Holdem main event.

A teen beauty queen, Tiffany held the titles of Miss Teen Newhall and Miss Teen Santa Clarita Valley. She was also a finalist in the Miss Teenage California pageant.

Tiffany Michelle's poker credits before the main event of the 20068 WSOP included some first place finishes in smaller tournaments in Las Vegas such as the Harrah's Daily Tourney and a WSOP Circuit Event Second Chance tournament at Caesars Palace. It has been rumored that Jeff Madsen helped her with her game prior to her playing in the 2008 main event. Whether that made a difference or not, she managed to place 17th, outlasting more than 6850 other competitors.

Unlike most of the younger generation of players for whom No Limit Holdem is "poker", Tiffany also enjoys Stud, Omaha and Chinese poker. She also appeared on GSN's World Series of Blackjack.