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Born on December 28, 1981 in Hialeah Florida, to the proud
parents of Willie J. Collier and Mamie Collier, Tiffany
Love accepted Jesus Christ at an early age on September
19, 1991. Throughout childhood and adolescence, strong spirituality
and morals were instilled in her life. A native of Atlanta,
Georgia, she now resides in Nashville, Tennessee with her husband Minister Melvin Love. As a teen,
she was always motivated and passionate about helping others
in her community.
She received a four year track and field scholarship to
East Tennessee State University. She has
a Master of Science in Clinical Social Work with a concentration
in Behavioral Health, and a Bachelor of Science in Education
with a concentration in Early Childhood Development/Child
and Family Studies. Tiffany is a Certified Master
Social Worker for Vanderbilt University Medical
Center Psychiatry Department. She provides psychiatric
counseling/therapy for all psychiatric patients.
No stranger to COMMUNITY, COMMITMENT,
SERVICE and DEVOTION: She
is currently Mrs. Tennessee International 2008.
As Mrs. Tennessee International 2008, she was feautured in
the Tennessean Newspaper and Jet Magazine. She is currently
feautured in headlines across the U.S. by the Associated Press.
Tiffany will represent the State of Tennessee at the 2008
Mrs. International Pageant on July 18-19 in Chicago. Tiffany
will travel throughout the State of Tennessee promoting her
platform, " GET IN SHAPE IN 2008! The Bene(FIT)s of Sports
Participation in the Lives of Tennesseans." She is currently
training for the opportunity to one day compete in the Olympic
Games. She has been active in the Miss America Organization
as a contestant. She is a queen by experience. Before aging
out of the Miss America Organization, she competed in the
Miss Tennessee Scholarship Pageant as Miss Kingsport
2004 and Miss Spirit of the South 2006.
In 2004, she was the recipient of the State of Tennessee
Community Service Award, and Who's Who Among
Students in American Universities and Colleges. In
2006, she was the recipient of the Miss America Scholar
Athlete of the Year Award, and was featured in “Four
Points Magazine.” She was the 2006 Civic
Responsibility and Outstanding Character Award recipient
for Northeast Tennessee. She was also a talent preliminary
winner and a top 10 finalist.
When she is not working at Vanderbilt, you can find her coaching,
teaching, and providing motivational speeches to children,
adolescents, and adults at various schools, churches, community
out reach programs, and corporate organizations. She has several
platforms and programs entitled: "The Benefits
of Sports Participation," "Watch
What YOU Say," "Tenacious
Teens 4 Christ," and "Get up
Get out and DO SOMETHING." Tiffany has her own
pageant consulting business entitled, "Queen
by Experience."
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