Tiffany Eickhoff

Today on the blog is someone pretty amazing... literally! Meet Tiffany Eickhoff, National Miss Amazing 2013. Tiffany is an identical twin and was born with a physical disability called Cerebral Palsy. Tiffany never thought in a million years she would ever be a pageant queen, but on March 23rd, 2013 she won the title of Missouri Miss Amazing in the Miss division.  That summer, she went on to make history by being crowned the first ever National Miss Amazing Queen in the Miss division!  Tiffany described her year as "absolutely extraordinary!"  She wrote a weekly blog and appeared in several speaking engagements, including a feature on the Today Show and Fox 2 News!  She loved spending her year inspiring and meeting new people.  Tiffany is truly a hardworking, determined, and inspiring woman! 

For those of you who are not familiar with the Miss Amazing Pageant, it is a pageant for girls and young women with physical and mental disabilities that gives girls the opportunity to learn important life skills through pageantry such as public speaking, interview skills, and feeling confident and beautiful.  Miss Amazing is a nationwide organization. To find out how you can be involved check out www.missamazingpageant.com

Name: Tiffany Eickhoff

Age: 27

Hometown: St Louis, MO

Celebrity Crush: Keith Urban

TV Show: Ellen 

Movie: The whole Harry Potter series! 

If you could go anywhere in the World, where would you go?

My new love is CrossFit! I absolutely love it! I would love to attend the Reebok Games that happen every year! So far with the help of CrossFit and the Paleo diet since June 22nd I have lost a total of 44 pounds! My balance has gotten so much better and my muscles are getting stronger! I'm doing things like air squats, pull-ups, and for the first time in my life sit-ups! I love my my CrossFit family. They're all amazing!

Name a gift you will never forget?

The illustration you drew of me in my National Miss Amazing dress. It’s absolutely gorgeous. It brought me to tears when I first saw it!

What is the hardest thing you have ever done?

Graduate college! After 8 years of hard work I finally made it! I graduated on May 10th, 2014 with a Bachelor’s degree in Speech Communication and a minor in Sociology from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

If you could have any question answered, what would it be?

The full reason as to why I was born with Cerebral Palsy. For my own curiosity, so I can have a better understanding of what happened.

What would your dream job be?

My dream is to write a book about my life to inspire people all over the world and be a motivational speaker!