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Return to TMZ.comDonald Trump made the surprising announcement on Tuesday, that embattled Miss USA Tara Conner would be entering rehab, but would be keeping her crown -- a crown that no one, including Tara, thought she'd win, according to E!'s "Uncovered: Hidden Lives of Miss USA."

Originally aired in June of this year, the TV special reveals how first runner-up Tamiko Nash appeared to have the title in the bag. When it came down to the final two, Conner even congratulated Nash prior to Conner's name being called as the winner. An obviously distraught Nash can be seen in tears.

Moments after winning, Tara gets some chilly words of advice from a pageant official who says, "If you act up, you and me in the bathroom -- headlock!" Curious, isn't it?

Once Tara takes up residence in her her swank new Trump Place digs in NYC, the beauty queen states, "I want to soak up everything that I can," -- and it looks like she did! "You can sleep when you are dead ..." -- or, in Tara's case, in rehab.

E!'s "Uncovered: The Hidden Lives of Miss USA" re-airs December 20 at 6PM.



Tags: Tara Conner, TaraConner

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61. She is just a bar whore but it doesn't mean she needs rehab.
I think the important thing is she was drinking under age which alot of celebrities do....Lohan, Spears, etc. The problem is she is Miss USA and she has younger girls looking up to her. That is not good and she should have been removed.
Donald Trump is just a business maniac who loves beautiful women and he has made more of a mockery of the pageants than they were over the last several years.
As a daughter of a former Miss Oklahoma and when younger I was one of those girls who didn't miss a beauty pageant when they had class...I find her continuing her "reign" disgusting.
I feel bad for the others who worked hard to get in the pageant and this is who won.

Posted at 7:35AM on Dec 20th 2006 by OriginalKat

62. Thanks for the intelligant commentary #62. The crows outside window farrah's have not yet crowed . But the the crabs living in her bush should wake her soon. nancy grace is setting the standard remember that. We should expect any of these women to live up to grace's standards. good night friend! posted by rosie o queefer

Posted at 8:04AM on Dec 20th 2006 by Azaziah

63. I didn't realize how much hatred and bigotry was still alive and kicking, until I came here. I have to say it is very disturbing, black or white, she shouldn't keep the crown, because she violated some of the rules(IMO). I don't think she represents USA, she's an admitted cokehead, the hard partying, hanging out all night and missing apointments. If my boss was as generous as The Donald, 90% of my co-workers would be on something. I think you have rules in place for a reason and you have to draw the line somewhere. I believe in second chances, but this seems to be more about The Donald than Tiara.

I happend to be one of the people that tuned in, and yes, I thought Tamiko was a shoo-in, she was very poised, beautiful, intelligent and had great personality, plus she looked amazing. I have to say, I smell a skunk.

Posted at 8:15AM on Dec 20th 2006 by Miss Honey

64. donald trump will do anything for attention, he is a first class jerk and all the whores around him

Posted at 8:42AM on Dec 20th 2006 by audrey rose

65. Sounds like somebody on here want's to sound like they're from the South, or somethin, but, I have to tell ya, it's either "y'all" or "ya'll", not "you'll". If one must pose, please, for heaven's sake, at least pose well!

Posted at 8:39AM on Dec 20th 2006 by Somebody's Posin!

66. So, let me get this straight. Trump would rather have a coke-sniffing, drunken whore as Miss America than give the crown to a black woman who was supposed to win in the first place?!!! What happened to the morals clause?

Posted at 7:17PM on Dec 20th 2006 by Valerye

67. I agree with #3. No one gives a rat's ass about this stupid contest until this "scandal" hit. Very clever of Mr. Trump to get everyone talking about it. Look at this site it has like 12 different stories about this fruitloop winner with the bad eyebrows.

Posted at 9:03AM on Dec 20th 2006 by Kris

68. This is so funny!!! Farrah dear do your research...please. You are only showing your ignorance here, which to me isn't suprising. The Trump wasn't even running the show when Vanessa was fired..so shove the racist BS up your fat booty :)
I am so sick of people blaming EVERYTHING on racism, that is the problem with this country...you whine and you cry allllll the time. I am in no way shap or form a racist but my god, enough is enough...please. You are the reason why white people are racist. You give a bad name for your people. Do you hear white people crying b/c you have BET, or that in Atlanta there are numberous "black" colleges....no! Why, b/c we are a little more opened minded than you are and we dont think the world owes us. Oh, by the way, not one person owes you anything...so there stick that in your pipe and smoke it. As far as you bashing Marina, I think there are more single black mothers than white ones so yeah, keep that sh*t to yourself!

Posted at 9:55AM on Dec 20th 2006 by Bebe

69. Donald should have fired her. Miss USA should not be a loser, alcoholic, slut. What has happened? There should be no second chances for someone that had terrific opportunities and screwed it up. She did it to herself.

Posted at 9:46AM on Dec 20th 2006 by Susan

70. Someone needs to flush Tara's head in the toilet.

Posted at 9:49AM on Dec 20th 2006 by BoReD

71. It appears that, whatever race "it" is, Farah is on TMZ 24 hours a day. Very sad. If it is a black woman, and no black women I know are that stupid, she is a disgrace to blacks everywhere. It would suck to have only a computer for a friend.

Posted at 9:58AM on Dec 20th 2006 by Riley

72. If Donald Trump didn't own the Pageant, Tara Connor would have already lost her crown.

Its so low rated, none of the regular TV channels even aired it last year. The majority of American TV viewers don't care for this vapid crap anyway.

The reason Tamiko Nash didn't get it is because she looks like what a pageant contestant should look like while Tara looks more like a porn star or second rate Victoria Secret Model and Trump felt she could make the pageant more contemporary.

Posted at 10:15AM on Dec 20th 2006 by Melonie

73. You do not want to want to see what farrah looks like this early in the morning , please let sleep . She does not have her extensions in yet and is probably looking for her toe corn medicine . The yard birds outside her window will wake her up soon enough.

Posted at 10:21AM on Dec 20th 2006 by Azaziah

74. i just have to say, i find farrah very amusing. lol, her comments are hilarious and predictable and cannot be real. i get on this website at work and she is on quite a bit. i like to think it's a bunch of college students that made up this 'persona' to get a reaction from folks....probably for a college paper. but to the one earlier who said they didn't know who was more pathetic, the ones trying to reason w/farrah or take her seriously...lol.....it makes for great entertainment in an otherwise boring day. :-)

Posted at 10:25AM on Dec 20th 2006 by Laurie R

75. I live in Kentucky, and to be truthful.....Tara did not deserve to have a second chance! We all know that a majority of young Adults like to party.....but Tara should of known better. She held the Title of Miss USA, that title alone carries a lot of responsibilities and you are looked up to by millions of young women who dream of becoming Miss USA someday.
If Donald Trump thinks Drinking, drugs, sexual conducts is something that young children can look up to, then I certainly will never let my Future Daughter ever watch Miss USA. I think it is pathetic and ridiculous that she got a second chance, now for future Miss USA....they willl always look back and say..."Hey, Tara messed up, so did I, can I have a second chance too?, It is only Fair." All because of Tara being given a second chance! Sorry Tara, you should of lost your crown in a heart beat, and should of been handed to someone more deserving and loyal to the title MISS USA.

Posted at 10:15PM on Dec 21st 2006 by Jackie

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