What is Tara Conner?
[[File:TaraConneratWillowGrove3.jpg|thumb|413x413px|Miss USA Tara Connor.]] '''Tara Elizabeth Conner''' (born December 18, 1985) is a model and beauty pageant titleholder from the state of [[Kentucky]]. She was crowned [[Miss USA 2006]] and also participated in the [[Miss Universe]] and [[Miss Teen USA|Miss Teen USA pageant]]s.<ref>{{Cite news|last=BRUMFIELD|first=SARAH|date=2006-04-22|title=Miss Kentucky Crowned Miss USA|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |language=en-US|url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/21/AR2006042102165.html|access-date=2022-03-09|issn=0190-8286}}</ref> == Beauty pageants == === Miss Teen USA 2002 === Conner won the Miss [[Kentucky]] Teen [[United States|USA]] title in 2001. In August 2002, she went on to compete in the Miss Teen USA pageant held in South Padre Island, [[Texas]]. After making the first cut, Conner achieved the highest swimsuit score (9.18) among the 10 semi-finalists and had the fifth highest evening gown score (8.79).<ref>https://archive.today/20060502055020/http://www.pageant-almanac.com/miss-teen-usa/scorecard.php</ref> The average of these two scores placed her second overall after these two phases of competition.<ref>https://archive.today/20060502055020/http://www.pageant-almanac.com/miss-teen-usa/scorecard.php</ref> She eventually placed second Runner-up to [[Vanessa Williams|Vanessa]] Semrow of [[Wisconsin]]. Conner's placement equaled that of Kristen Johnson as the second highest by any delegate representing Kentucky at the pageant. == References == {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Conner, Tara}} [[Category:1985 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Beauty pageant winners]] [[Category:People from Kentucky]] [[Category:Miss USA]] {{us-bio-stub}}