- As a result of Brandi Rose Hawbaker being a Professional Poker Pro she became a target for Cyber-Stalking, Internet Harassment, Bullying, and death threats.
- Brandi Rose Hawbaker, aka Brandi Rose, aka Naami Dea studied at Playhouse West. Brandi Rose intentionally dropped her surname of "Hawbaker" as she did not want to be associated with her biological father when she first arrived in L.A., CA in 1999-2000.
- Brandi Rose was a Classically Trained Dancer in Ballet and a Fire Dancer. She began classical dance training in Ballet at the age of 6 and danced throughout her short life. She did in fact Fire Dance in Las Vegas, NV prior to her Death. The poem titled "Rose Penumbra" was dedicated to her.
- Brandi Rose was an Avid Reader, Writer, Journalist, and Poetess. Her Final Poem was titled "Too Broke To Mend", and incorporated words taken from an email letter that her Step-Mother had sent her just prior to her Suicide / Death.
- Brandi Rose was an avid World Traveler, and only missed traveling to the Antarctic on her many adventures. She fell in love with the Beatles music while traveling in England / United Kingdom. At the time of her Suicide / Death she left the Song "In My Life" by the Beatles from their "Rubber Soul" Album as a Final Message to her family and friends that she was leaving behind. Her Favorite Quote in Life was by John Lennon - "A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality.".
- Brandi Rose was a singer and a musician. She played the Piano, Keyboards, Acoustic Guitar, and Saxophone.
- Brandi Rose was fluent in Spanish as a second language.
- Brandi Rose was an all around athlete and she thoroughly enjoyed the Great Outdoors. She was an natural swimmer and began water skiing at the age of 2. She played competitive sports in Softball, where she played the position of pitcher and as a member of an All-Star Team, in Basketball, and in Volleyball. She enjoyed playing Tennis for fun, and enjoyed Bowling too. She worked with a personal trainer to stay in shape, and enjoyed Kick Boxing. She loved camping and began camping at the age of 6 as a Girl Scout. She had a deep love for the National Parks and visited many of them over her lifetime. Her heart though belonged to the Beaches and the Oceans. She had a passion for saving the Endangered Sea Turtles. She especially enjoyed camping in Mexico, and enjoyed attending the Burning Man Festival in Black Rock City / Black Rock Desert, NV on a yearly basis. She was an Environmentalist following in the footsteps of her Grandparents and her Mother. She was known in her circle of friends to get onto people for littering and trashing God's world. One of her favorite past times was fishing with her Grandfather.
- Brandi Rose began her modeling career at the age of 14. She modeled for the International School of Modeling in Omaha, NE. She began modeling for Advantage Modeling & Talent of Franklin, TN at the age of 17. She later worked with the William Morris Agency and with William Morris Endeavor Entertainment. She worked with them in Nashville, Beverly Hills, New York, London, and Internationally.
- Brandi Rose's Faith as an Evangelical Christian was very important to her as was sharing the Good News of the Gospels. She was a member of her churches youth groups, choirs, where often she was selected to perform solos, and a member of her churches drama teams. Unknown to most people Brandi Rose had a heart for Missionary Work. In 1997, at age of 15, Brandi Rose devoted her entire summer to Missionary Assignments in Fiji and Queensland, Australia. There she worked in an Orphanage and worked to help physically build a church there. While this was the first of her Missionary Work, it was not her last. She completed many Missionary Assignments over the next 11 years and traveled quite extensively and internationally doing so. Brandi Rose truly had a heart for other people. Being touched by the hunger of children in Africa Brandi Rose organized a Food Drive while in Jr. High School and got her friends and classmates involved in the effort. Brandi Rose was learning and studying the Hebrew language at the time of her death.
- On October 12, 1997, at the age of 15, Brandi Rose was crowned Miss Omaha Teen in Omaha, NE and was a chosen candidate for the Miss Nebraska Teen Pageant following in her mother's footsteps.
- Brandi Rose, having grown up in the Restaurant Industry and Catering Business with her parents since birth, was a Gourmet Cook / Chef and Baker very early on in life. It was her belief that a table was not properly set unless it included candles and flowers. Her favorite flowers were White Lilies and Lavender and Pink Roses. She very much enjoyed cooking and entertaining for her family and friends.
- Brandi Rose first appeared on TV at the age of 5 in the Tulsa, OK metro area. She was a natural in front of the camera even at that young age. At the age of 8 Brandi Rose began doing commercials in the Omaha, NE metro area.
- On June 22, 2015 the poem titled "ROSE PENUMBRA" written in honor and memory of Brandi Rose Hawbaker was published and received 5 out of 5 Stars of Excellence in Poetry. On March 26, 2016, which would have been Brandi Rose's 34th Birthday, the poem titled "On The Edge Of Tomorrow" was written in honor and memory of her. By April 1, 2016 this poem, "On The Edge Of Tomorrow" had already received 5 out of 5 Stars of Excellence in Poetry. Brandi Rose will not be forgotten.
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