Tiffany (Moulton) Brooks (born June 17, 1979) is an American

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er and television personality. In 2013, she was crowned the winner of the competition show ''

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''.

Early and personal life

Brooks is the youngest of three children born to Callie Guins and Michael Moulton Sr. in

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. She has two older siblings, Michael Moulton Jr. and Karen Moulton. After graduating from

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, Brooks studied business management and obtained her real estate brokers license in Illinois. After college she immediately began her career as a multifamily residential property manager and staging model homes. She married her high school boyfriend, Dante Brooks. Since age six, Brooks has battled type 1 diabetes. The disease led to a failed kidney and near-death illness after giving birth in 2003 to their son Ayden. In 2004 she was the recipient of a kidney from her brother and in 2005 a pancreas from a deceased anonymous organ donor. Today her only son battles with the illness, causing her to be an advocate for the

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and its causes.

Career

After losing a bet to a co-worker in 2007, Brooks opened You and Your Decor, a Chicago and Milwaukee-based interior design company. In 2013 she was cast in ''

Design Star ''HGTV Star'', named ''HGTV Design Star'' for the first seven seasons, is an American reality competition show that premiered on July 23, 2006, on the cable television network HGTV. Clive Pearse served as host for Seasons 1-4, then judge Vern Yi ...

'', a televised competition to pick a host for a new show on the HGTV cable network. After seven episodes, Brooks won and began hosting ''The Most Embarrassing Rooms in America,'' which lasted just four episodes''.'' During the series, Brooks paired up with DIY Network carpenter Jeff Devlin (''I Hate My Bath'') to makeover the homes that were selected by the network as most embarrassing. Brooks and her work has since appeared in ''Essence'', ''Uptown'', ''Chicago (Interiors) Luxury'', and HGTV Magazines. She makes regular appearances and design demonstrations locally in Chicago for WGN, ABC, and WCIU. She teamed up with designer

David Bromstad David Reed Bromstad (born August 17, 1973) is an American designer and television personality. In 2006, he became the winner of the debut season of ''HGTV Design Star''. He has hosted a number of HGTV shows, including ''Color Splash'', ''Beach Fli ...

on the second season of HGTV's ''Rock the Block''. She is the host of HGTV’s ''$50k Three Ways and'' the designer/host of HGTV's sweepstakes show, ''Smart Home'', She made her debut on the 2021 '' Architectural Diges''t AD100 list of designers and architects. Her celebrity design clients include LeBron James.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Brooks, Tiffany 1979 births American interior designers Living people American women interior designers People from Waukegan, Illinois 21st-century American women