Tiffany Cameron
Jamaican association football player
Tiffany Devonna Cameron is a professional soccer player who was born on 16, October 1991 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to Jamaican parents. Currently playing on Hungarian top- flight club ETO FC Gyor, and on the Jamaican National team, The Reggae Girls, Tiffany is affectionately termed the rapping Reggae Girl. The Jamaican star is a passionate rapper who raps about her experiences to spread a positive message about self- image. Cameron was diagnosed with vitiligo- an autoimmune disorder that causes patches of skin to lose colour- in 2017.
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- Tiffany's most personal rap yet, ‘Diary of a black woman’, she says, is intended to represent minority athletes and spread a message about positive self-image – an issue she herself has struggled with.
- Speaking on her vitiligo, Tiffany admits, “it took a couple of years to be comfortable looking into the mirror and being ok with the new version of me. Throughout it all, music provided solace".
- "I realised that I’ve gone through so many different experiences in my life, so I thought: ‘Why not write about them and tell the world what I’ve gone through?’ And even though sometimes I might feel alone, I’m not alone.”
- Speaking about her team's remarkable run at the 2023, FIFA Women's World Cup, insisting that they wont rest on knocking out Brazil, she said, “It’s true that we have already achieved history.”. “But we want more!”
- Tiffany Cameron, the rapping Reggae Girl, by FIFA, 2023, Retrieved: 4 November, 2023
- Speaking on her transfer to ETO FC Gyor, she said, "It takes a different type of mindset to embrace the change and still continue to shine and make history. There are bumps in the road and of course it’s never smooth sailing but you have to push beyond the norm and continue to shine and bring out the unique qualities you have."
- "I don't know what the future holds, but my game fitness is up to par and I've proven that I'm capable of being an offensive threat and also my defensive prowess, so it will be really interesting to see how everything pans out."
- Reggae Girl Cameron proud of mental toughness, eyes more success for club and country, by Sherdon Cowan, May 27, 2023, Retrieved: 4 November, 2023
