Tiffany Adams Coyne (born May 6, 1982) is an American model and dancer best known for her role of model and hostess on the

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game show ''

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''.

Early life and career

Tiffany Lynn Adams was born in

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on May 6, 1982. She began dancing at age three, focusing on

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, hip hop, and

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. As a youth, her family moved a lot because her mother "liked to build houses". The family lived near Hill Air Force Base, and Adams attended middle school and one year of high school in

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. She completed her high school education at Northridge High School in Layton after the family moved back to the town. She was on the

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at nearby Fremont High School. After graduating in 2000, Coyne spent the next two years with the America First Jazz Dancers for the

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. During that time, she also taught dance classes locally. After a stint performing on a cruise ship, Coyne relocated to

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and performed in ''

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'', ''Fashionistas'', and ''

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''. When CBS relaunched the game show ''

'' in 2009, Coyne was hired as the show's floor model following multiple auditions. She taped two episodes daily and then continued performing in ''Sirens of TI'' at night. ''Deal'' moved to Los Angeles during the first season, resulting in Coyne commuting back and forth between California and Nevada five days a week until she relocated to Los Angeles for the second season. She then took classes in order to improve her

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skills while working with

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and

Jonathan Mangum Jonathan Mangum (born January 16, 1971) is an American actor and comedian. He was a cast member of the variety show '' The Wayne Brady Show'' and is the announcer for the game show ''Let's Make a Deal''. Early life Mangum was born in Charleston ...

. In addition to ''Let's Make a Deal'', Coyne appeared as herself in ''

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'', was a stand-in on ''

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'', and did modeling work for

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and

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Personal life

Coyne's father is of German descent and her mother of Hungarian descent, and she has two sisters, five stepsisters and two stepbrothers. She and her husband, singer Chris Coyne, currently live in Los Angeles. Their first child, Scarlett Rose, was born on August 1, 2013. Their son, Carter Liam, was born on February 24, 2018.

References

External links

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