Tiffany Michelle

Tiffany Michelle (born 1984) is an American actress, writer, television host, and professional poker player, named one of Maxim's Top 20 Hottest Celebrity Poker Players. Michelle is widely known for being the "Last Woman Standing" at the 2008 World Series of Poker Main Event (televised on ESPN), and for competing as the only all-female team on the Emmy Award winning 15th season of The Amazing Race. She was also a series regular on season 4 of the Emmy nominated online soap opera series DeVanity, portraying villainess Scarlett Kane. Born and raised in Los Angeles County, California, Michelle received formal training as an actress and worked extensively as an on-camera host before she gained fame at the 2008 World Series of Poker. She was the last female player left, in a field of 6,844 players, at the WSOP Championship Event. 17th-place finish broke the record for the largest field ever conquered by a female in live poker tournament history and earned her a payday of $334,534. She was later named one of the Top 10 Most Fascinating People in Poker of 2008. In 2009, Michelle was invited to compete on the 15th season of the CBS competition reality show, The Amazing Race. She teamed up with her best friend, and fellow WSOP Last Woman Standing (2007) poker pro, Maria Ho. The two were known as the Poker Girls and finished just three episodes shy of the finish line finale, which was located in Las Vegas, Nevada. They were the season's only all-female team. One of few poker personalities to cross over into mainstream media, Michelle has been featured on the covers of Steppin’ Out Magazine, Ocean View Magazine, Rounder Magazine, and Casino Player Magazine. She has appeared on several television programs and reality shows, including Food Network's Worst Cooks in America, LA Ink, World Series of Blackjack, and as a recurring expert on the Fox Business Network. Notable acting credits include, Days of Our Lives , ER, American Dreams and DeVanity. As a writer, Michelle's work has been featured as a sports columnist for All In Magazine, a lifestyle columnist for Bluff Magazine, an inspirational and relationship columnist for Converge Magazine, and in 2008 she co-authored a scripture reference book with her mother Merry Graham.