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A modern day maven who believes in the power of the human spirit and the endless potential we all posses. Didiayer is a television host, motivational speaker, and author.
Today Didiayer teaches others how to build a healthy self-esteem, UpLevel Happiness, and be unshakable as a modern day entrepreneur.
Didiayer may be known for strutting the catwalk in designs by the likes of Badgley Mischka, Randolph Duke and Roberto Cavalli, but her stunning exterior has certainly never out shined her inner intelligence and enthusiasm for life.
Having worked as a model since her teens, this leggy Aussie quickly found herself on designer runways within weeks of her arrival.
"Modeling gave me a platform to explore the world," explains Didiayer (phonetically pronounced dee-dee-air), "I loved walking the runway for designers and working with photographers, but most of all I really enjoyed meeting people in the various towns and villages. I'd encounter different cultures and would immerse myself in them, and learn about the surrounding environmental issues. That's what really held my attention - and it still does, even more so today."
Indeed, the environment has held Didiayer's attention for some time. Back home in Australia, it was custom to go "walkabout" and learn how to "live off the land." Didiayer became highly skilled in "bushman's law" and eco-travel. Building shelters, finding drinking water, and cooking dampa (Australian camp bread) became the foundation on which she first developed her love for the planet. "When you spend time truly living off the land, you gain more respect for it. It was a natural step for me to want to support it. As I educated myself more about the things we humans do to harm the planet, I knew I had to step up."
Didiayer has been supporting the environment by helping others in need. A longtime volunteer with Habitat For Humanity, Didiayer has contributed her carpentry skills and knowledge of sustainable living to communities all across the nation. In 2008, she was their national ambassador and worked alongside construction companies to build 280 energy efficient homes in a week. When it comes to helping people get in touch with the environment, she uses her professional organizational skills (she is a member of NAPO and the NSGCD) and educates homeowners on how to live an environmentally conscious clutter-free life.
After studying carpentry and interior decorating at Ashworth University, and becoming a licensed home inspector, Didiayer had the good fortune to land a gig as the fun-loving hostess on the Travel Channel's, Amazing Vacation Homes. What more could an apprentice carpenter ask for than the opportunity to travel the globe and explore well-crafted homes while interviewing top notch architects like Obie Bowman, Steven Holl, and Brian Mackay-Lyons.
"When I look back over my career, I have to say that Amazing Vacation Homes was one of my favorite shows. Not only did I get to travel to different countries, I got to meet some incredible architects. I definitely have a soft spot for architecture and design."
Since her Travel Channel days, Didiayer has gone on to work on many top television programs here in the United States. From The Nate Berkus Show on NBC, as Nates "go-to-gal," the home organizer on Giuliana & Bill on E! Entertainment, the creative designer on The Marie Osmond Show, the beloved designer on the Emmy Award winning show Home Made Simple, on Emmy Award winning show Clean House on the Style Network & Esquire Network as the designer who helps hoarders stay they course of home function, to the Emmy Award winning program Extreme Makeover: Home Edition on ABC & CMT as the compassionate designer who pours her heart and soul into each build, to her successful travel series, At Home With Didiayer and Abroad With Didiayer. Didiayer has certainly created a name for herself and shared her array of skills on and off screen.- Producer
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Paige Hemmis may be an unlikely vision on a construction site, however the statuesque beauty is an accomplished carpenter and skilled homebuilder. Paige is self-taught, with no formal carpentry training, and is rarely to be found without a tool of some kind in her purse. This dynamic and confident Wisconsin-born entrepreneur honed her skills as co-founder of "Rent-To-Own Investments". The private company renovates homes and develops rent-to-own solutions for tenants who cannot afford the steep down payment usually required to purchase.
Paige grew up in Chatsworth, California, with aspirations ranging from teacher to doctor to world traveler to wedding planner to building her dream house. During college, Paige taught first aid and CPR to the University of California Santa Barbara student population, she became a licensed Emergency Medical Technician and pursued a medical internship in Virginia after graduating with her Theology and Psychology degrees from UCSB. Realizing the medical profession was not for her, she accepted an International Sales Manager position for Iwerks Entertainment and moved to Hong Kong.
Imbued with an entrepreneurial spirit, Paige pursued substitute teaching while developing contacts in the wedding industry. She launched "Simply Elegant Weddings" in 2001 and the natural progression of helping couples led to helping families secure their first homes. Without deep pockets, Paige used her tenacity and resourcefulness to learn all aspects of construction including drywall, cabinetry, electrical, and plumbing. She auditioned for Monster House (2003) to win tools so she could fix more homes. She appeared on its Christmas episode and was discovered by the producers of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (2003).
Paige considers her role on "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" a blessing and feels extremely fortunate to make her living helping others. In between extreme makeovers, Paige volunteers her time to Keep America Beautiful's 'Great American Cleanup' and Habitat For Humanity. In 2006 Paige is launching Tuff Chixä - a line of books, tools, work wear, and accessories for women who believe in being strong, capable, and feminine. Among the first Tuff Chix items available at www.tuffchix.com will be her famous pink toolbelt. She is currently writing her first book called "The Tuff Chix Guide to Easy Home Improvement" which will be released in December 2006.
Paige rarely slows down even when she has time off. These days Paige spends most her free time on the race track. Her father was a drag racer and ever since participating in the Toyota Pro Celebrity Race in 2005, Paige has been pursuing her next career move - as a race car driver. When she is not building homes or racing cars, she enjoys dining out, hiking, rock climbing, and curling up with a good mystery book.- Actress
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Tracy Hutson is a renowned designer and style consultant on ABC's Emmy Award Winning "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," which reaches an estimated 14 million viewers per week. "EMHE" ranked number one in the time slot across all demographics during its eighth season. She co-starred in the Lifetime series "Picker Sisters". Tracy is also the founder of Tracy Hutson Designs, a Los Angeles-based design business. Designer of her own home accessory line featured on QVC and the new face of Latitude Tools Company, as an actress, she has appeared in movies, theatre productions and numerous national commercials.- Tanya McQueen was born on 18 February 1972 in Columbus, Texas, USA. She is an actress, known for Shooting the Warwicks (2015), House vs. House (2014) and Have You Scene My Room (2014).
- Constance Ramos was born on 25 February 1961 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. She is an actress, known for Gone in the Night (1996), A Matter of Justice (1993) and HGTV Showdown (2008). She has been married to J.J. Carrell since 2005.