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 unplaced.[2][3][4]

Tiffany Ann Rea
Born
Tiffany Ann Rea

(1996-10-27) October 27, 1996 (age 27)
EducationCerro Coso Community College
Liberty University
OccupationReal Estate Agent
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss United States 2020
Miss Washington USA 2024
Miss Teen Earth United States 2014
Years active2009–present
Hair colorRed
Major
competition(s)
Miss United States 2020 (Winner)

Early Life and Education

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Rea 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 studies latent fingerprint analysis.[10]

Rea has 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 currently a realtor in Kern County, California.[11]

Pageantry

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Rea'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 continues 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

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  1. ^ BAKER, DARLA A. "She won! Tiffany Rea crowned Miss United States 2020". Tehachapi News. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
  2. ^ Miss Washington USA (June 28, 2024). "Miss Washington USA 2024 is Tiffany Rea- CLARKSTON". Instagram. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
  3. ^ a b c "Miss Washington USA winners crowned". Tacoma: KCPQ. June 28, 2024. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
  4. ^ "Tiffany Rea crowned Miss Washington USA". Spokane: KREM. 2024-07-11. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  5. ^ a b c d [email protected], DARLA A. BAKER (2020-04-24). "Rea crowned Miss Kern County United States 2020". Tehachapi News. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
  6. ^ a b Luther, Therese (October 24, 2020). "Miss United States: Tiffany Rea!". The Loop Newspaper. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ a b S2 Ep. 26: Adrenal Fatigue with Former Ms. United States Tiffany Rea, retrieved 2024-08-03
  9. ^ "Cerro Coso Announces Fall 2019 President's List". Mojave Desert News. 2020-02-26. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
  10. ^ a b "Tiffany Rea crowned Miss Washington USA". krem.com. 2024-07-11. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
  11. ^ "Meet The Team". website. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
  12. ^ "Category: Miss Teen Earth United States". The Pageant Scoop. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
  13. ^ a b "Rea crowned Miss Kern County United States 2020 | Lifestyle | tehachapinews.com". www.tehachapinews.com. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
  14. ^ BAKER, DARLA A. "Tiffany Rea crowned Miss California United States". Tehachapi News. Retrieved 2022-10-22.
  15. ^ Newspaper, The Loop. "Final Crown for a Cause Blood Drive for 2021". The Loop Newspaper. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
  16. ^ "Tiffany Rea | United States National Pageants". www.unitedstatescrown.com. 2024-04-10. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
  17. ^ "TehachaPod: Miss California United States Tiffany Rea Discusses Human Trafficking". tehachapod.libsyn.com. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
  18. ^ Plummer, Gwendolyn. "The Optical Community Takes to Instagram to Mark Women's Eye Health & Safety Month". www.visionmonday.com. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
  19. ^ "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.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Samantha Gallia
Miss Washington USA
2024
Succeeded by
TBA
Preceded by
Alexia Robinson, Missouri
Miss United States
2020
Succeeded by