Tiffany Michelle


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One could say that Tiffany Michelle was born to perform, having been born and raised in Los Angeles. Tiffany Michelle began doing shows in her dining room as a child, casting herself in every role: singer, dancer, and actress.

A veteran of the stage Tiffany Michelle 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 Michelle 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 Tiffany Michelle earned numerous trophies (on a state and national level) for her Dramatic Interpretation, Duo and Prose Interpretation performances.

By the time Tiffany Michelle was 18 she was regularly performing and completed the two-year theatre program at College of the Canyons. From there she studied briefly at UCLA's Film & Television Department before making the transition from acting on stage to the screen.

Tiffany Michelle has filmed several TV pilots in addition to guest and co-starring on shows like ER, Nip/Tuck and Reasonable Doubt. Her biggest role to date was the starring role in the award winning independent film, Carrie's Choice opposite One Life To Live's David Fumero.

Tiffany Michelle (or ‘Hot Chips’ as she’s widely known on the professional circuit) broke onto the poker scene in 2005 after honing her skills playing Hollywood house games with fellow actors for several years. Tiffany Michelle caught the tournament bug after winning the very first tournament she entered and continued finding success in card rooms from LA to Vegas.

Tiffany Michelle's biggest splash in poker came at the 2008 World Series of Poker where she was the last woman standing, placing 17th out of 6,844 players (for $334,534) - the largest field ever beaten by a woman, also placing her among the Top 35 female pros in overall poker earnings. On the heels of her amazing WSOP finish Tiffany Michelle joined the likes of Annie Duke and Phil Hellmuth as the newest member of UltimateBet’s Star Player Team.

Away from the tables Tiffany Michelle is a well known and respected figure on the media side of the poker circuit. With her poker experience and success, performing background and personality she often writes, hosts and commentates for various poker outlets.

In 2006 she was an On-Air Host for Bluff Radio's national broadcast of he WSOP coverage on Sirius Satellite Radio. In 2007 she traveled internationally as the On-Camera Host for Pokernews and in 2008 returned to the WSOP for a second year hosting the player interviews and coverage for the Official Media Update team.

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