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Tara Sinks; Trump Likes the Ink

Posted Dec 18th 2006 3:20PM by TMZ Staff

It won't be a very happy 21st birthday today for Tara Conner: The Kentucky beauty is on the verge of losing her Miss USA crown over allegations of drug use and excessive partying, and sources tell TMZ she will be replaced tomorrow officially by Tamiko Nash, Miss California.

The damning evidence continues to mount against Conner, whose tumultuous reign began in April. Yesterday, the New York Daily News reported that Conner had failed a drug test for cocaine. Sources confirm to TMZ that after she was "caught red-handed," she took a hair follicle drug test that returned positive for coke.

What's more, we're told that pageant officials knew they had a problem with Conner and her wild ways "the minute she was crowned," and have been deeply troubled by her friendship with 18-year-old Miss Teen USA Katie Blair. The pair have been spotted kissing (yes -- each other) in bars, and returning together to her posh Trump Place apartment -- which Conner has since vacated -- late at night with a variety of men. To be clear, a rep for the pageant says that the allegations about Miss Teen USA are totally unfounded.

Meanwhile, TMZ has learned that The Donald himself could have made a decision on Conner's future weeks ago, and allowed the matter to pass with a minimum of media pageant beauties: click to launchattention. However, according to a well-placed insider, Trump has been relishing the publicity that the Conner situation has generated for his pageant and let the fiasco continue to play out.

Tara may be cheered a bit to learn that at least one payday awaits: Penthouse magazine has been actively courting her services for a photo spread...



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1. I'm so glad this coke head piece of white trash is gone. If the pageant wasn't so racist this would of never of happened. The sister is gonna rule with class and style. You go, girl.

Posted at 3:35PM on Dec 18th 2006 by Farrah

2. WITH AXL ROSE...NOW THERE'S A VOTE OF CONFIDENCE!

Posted at 3:36PM on Dec 18th 2006 by OH YEAH

3. nicccccce. i'll have to by that issue of penthouse if it happends.

i would say playboy would have a better chance but since she's a coke head, she might want a fix and accept.

Posted at 3:38PM on Dec 18th 2006 by Nuke

4. If i'm Donald I'll keep my eyes on Miss Teen USA , hopefully Tara didn't corrupt her.

Posted at 3:41PM on Dec 18th 2006 by Carl

5. This process could move a little faster, in my opinion. I'm just curious why I haven't heard anything on Miss Teen USA being "dethroned" if she's involved. Doesn't sound like she's holding her end up either.

Posted at 3:44PM on Dec 18th 2006 by Vee

6. Christ!! WTF happened to Axl Rose?? He looks like an alien!!

Posted at 3:44PM on Dec 18th 2006 by Marvin

7. Coke head to crack head

Posted at 3:47PM on Dec 18th 2006 by j

8. well what do ya know, farrah is back at it once again. and to top all she, he, it, was the 1st to make a comment
still trying to stir up the race game again farrah?

Posted at 3:49PM on Dec 18th 2006 by get over yourself

9. Axel looks like a young Danny bonadouchy. I guess they most likely did lines together. I hope the black girl doesnt go down the same road.

Posted at 3:52PM on Dec 18th 2006 by Sally

10. miss usa you f-cked up girlfriend.ya shoulda waited till the year was up before
you started partying it up!!!!

Posted at 3:55PM on Dec 18th 2006 by lundy

11. he is an alien with a cool voice-or i used to like him---back in the day!!!!

Posted at 3:56PM on Dec 18th 2006 by lundy

12. Comments 1-8. Funny and totally true on all accounts!

Posted at 3:56PM on Dec 18th 2006 by sick

13. You'll know the pageant is racist, so stop the BS about it being a even playing field. We will never stop the fight against racism. I hope one day people will be colored blind but it's gonna be a long time the way I see it. I want to Congratulate the sister and let her know that she should of won in the first place. Trump is a racist and so were the judges.

Posted at 3:58PM on Dec 18th 2006 by Farrah

14. It seems as if that Farrah person is commenting on every single story that she can claim has a racial bias. Quit whining! Not everything is racially related/motivated, you twit. Go away, people are tired of hearing that garbage. "Waaa, whitey kept me down". Grrrrr.

Posted at 3:59PM on Dec 18th 2006 by ACG

15. I think this is good press for Tara, Katie and the whole paegant game. Tara will take it off for Playboy or Penthouse, and hopefully do a two-way with Katie Blair and then we all win!

Posted at 4:01PM on Dec 18th 2006 by Fallsnative

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