Shawn Marie Diddy

Shawn Marie (Brogan) Diddy was born in Waterloo, Iowa and was adopted at birth. Her birth mother met her adoptive mother in Shreveport, LA at the 46th Annual Miss USA Pageant (CBS) where Shawn was Miss Iowa USA 1997. The interview was recorded by Inside Edition. Shawn married Eric Diddy(deceased) on July 4, 1998 and legally became "Shawn Diddy".

After being an on-camera product expert on QVC, Shawn was a host on Scripps Shop At Home Network. Shawn Co-hosted "From Emeril's Kitchen" with Chef Emeril Lagassee (Food Network) and also segments with Carol Duval (DIY Network), and HGTV Dream Home Segments. She later hosted on Jewelry Television and ShopNBC. She has been a product expert on TV stations across the US as the national style expert for Jewelry Television and as a Health and Wellness Expert. She has also represented products on ShopHQ, EVINE, ShopLC and HSN.

Diddy has been a commercial actress since 1995 and has been seen nationally in various commercials and print ads. A fan of the Independent film world, Shawn starred as Jill Davis in the children's independent feature film "Operation Dalmatian". She also starred in the independent feature thriller "The Offering" as Sheriff Katherine Summers. Shawn covers film festival red carpets as a reporter. She's been on The West Wing, Parenthood, HBO's The Wire, and America's Most Wanted (character in crime re-enactment). Shawn Diddy recorded a country music CD in Nashville and still travels as a vocalist and speaker. She lives with her daughter, actress and vocalist, May Diddy in Los Angeles, CA