Tiffany Ann Rea (born October 27, 1996) is an American beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss United States 2020.[1] On June 27, 2024 Rea was crowned Miss Washington USA 2024 and represented Washington at Miss USA 2024 pageant but was unplaced.[2][3][4]
Tiffany Ann Rea | |
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| Born | Tiffany Ann Rea October 27, 1996 Lewiston, Idaho, U.S |
| Education | Cerro Coso Community College Liberty University |
| Occupation | Real Estate Agent |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss United States 2020 Miss Washington USA 2024 Miss Teen Earth United States 2014 |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Hair color | Red |
| Major competition(s) | Miss United States 2020 (Winner) |
Early life and education
editRea was born in Lewiston, Idaho and moved to Tehachapi, California when she was a young child.[5][6] She began competing in pageants at the age of 9.[7] Rea has 4 brothers, and she is the youngest child in her family.[8][5] She is the daughter of Ted and Debbie Rea.[5]
Rea attended Cerro Coso Community College and Liberty University.[7][9] She has degrees in Crime Scene Investigation and Psychology and she studies latent fingerprint analysis.[10]
Rea worked for the Tehachapi Police Department[6] and for the City of Tehachapi during the COVID-19 pandemic and was part of the city's COVID-19 resource team.[7] Rea is a realtor in Kern County, California.[11]
Pageantry
editRea's first pageant title was "Junior Miss East Kern County, California City" which she won in 2009.[5] Rea won the title of Miss Teen Earth United States (the teen counterpart to the Miss Earth United States pageant) in 2014.[12][7] She has also held the titles of Miss Tehachapi 2014,[8] Miss Kern County 2019 and 2020,[13][7] Miss California United States 2020,[14] Miss United States 2020,[13] and Miss Washington USA 2024.[3] Rea held a pageant title every year from 2009 to 2020, when she won the title of Miss United States 2020.[7] After her Miss United States reign, she continued to compete within the Miss USA organization.[3]
During her reigns, Rea volunteered with blood drives,[15] anti-human trafficking groups,[16][17] blindness prevention,[18] mentorship organizations,[19][10] veterans groups (including the American Legion), beach cleanups, blood community gardens, homeless shelters and orphanages, and earned two President's Volunteer Service Awards.[7]
References
edit- ^ BAKER, DARLA A. "She won! Tiffany Rea crowned Miss United States 2020". Tehachapi News. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
- ^ Miss Washington USA (June 28, 2024). "Miss Washington USA 2024 is Tiffany Rea- CLARKSTON". Instagram. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
- ^ a b c "Miss Washington USA winners crowned". Tacoma: KCPQ. June 28, 2024. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
- ^ "Tiffany Rea crowned Miss Washington USA". Spokane: KREM. 2024-07-11. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
- ^ a b c d dbaker@tehachapinews.com, DARLA A. BAKER (2020-04-24). "Rea crowned Miss Kern County United States 2020". Tehachapi News. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
- ^ a b Luther, Therese (October 24, 2020). "Miss United States: Tiffany Rea!". The Loop Newspaper. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
- ^ a b c d e f g Newspaper, The Loop. "Tehachapi's own Tiffany Rea named Miss Kern County". The Loop Newspaper. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
- ^ a b S2 Ep. 26: Adrenal Fatigue with Former Ms. United States Tiffany Rea, retrieved 2024-08-03
- ^ "Cerro Coso Announces Fall 2019 President's List". Mojave Desert News. 2020-02-26. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
- ^ a b "Tiffany Rea crowned Miss Washington USA". krem.com. 2024-07-11. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
- ^ "Meet The Team". website. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
- ^ "Category: Miss Teen Earth United States". The Pageant Scoop. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
- ^ a b "Rea crowned Miss Kern County United States 2020 | Lifestyle | tehachapinews.com". www.tehachapinews.com. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
- ^ BAKER, DARLA A. "Tiffany Rea crowned Miss California United States". Tehachapi News. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
- ^ Newspaper, The Loop. "Final Crown for a Cause Blood Drive for 2021". The Loop Newspaper. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
- ^ "Tiffany Rea | United States National Pageants". www.unitedstatescrown.com. 2024-04-10. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
- ^ "TehachaPod: Miss California United States Tiffany Rea Discusses Human Trafficking". tehachapod.libsyn.com. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
- ^ Plummer, Gwendolyn. "The Optical Community Takes to Instagram to Mark Women's Eye Health & Safety Month". www.visionmonday.com. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
- ^ "Season 3, Episode 9 - WE DREAM to Mentor w/ Marcus Strother and Tiffany Ann Rea by WE DREAM". Spotify for Podcasters. Retrieved 2024-08-03.