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Tara Sinks; Trump Likes the Ink

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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211. the SICK thing is that all this lame publicity will just make this SKANK more famous !

This is the disgusting world of "looks" we live in.......

** coke whores for Ms Teen and Miss USA
* 85 lb "TV Star"
**Fake @ss Hotel Brat
* Trash Mom of 2 , partying every damn night
** Anorexic Twins w/ bones and eyeballs popping out
* drunks and drug addicts @ age 19


get your lives together ladies !

The Crack Pack is WHACK !

Posted at 9:43AM on Dec 19th 2006 by hotmama

212. Farrah: In your #108 post you are cursing like a sailor!! I thought you said you were a Christian. Not a very Christian thing to do, now is it?!?! I'm glad that everyone has got you so worked up and mad!!! I think that's what you wanted anyway!! Good Grief!!! Can't you see that even here at TMZ you are in the minority?! How can you keep posting?! I'd be too embarrassed! Merry Christmas, (or should I say Happy Kwanzaa). Isn't that what you black folk celebrate??!

Posted at 10:24AM on Dec 19th 2006 by haaaaaaaaa

213. how the hell is the pageant racist? They've had Miss. black USA's win in the past. now Tara does look better than Tamiko. But she screwed up so she deserves to be dethroned. And almost all the white people that have posted have said Tara deserves to have her crown taken from her. So how are white people being racist? In case you black women dont know white women usually are just better looking than you so were gonna win a lot of pageants. Thats the way it is beautiful women just usually win. As for the stupid ageing issue Janet Jackson and Whitney Houston look way older than 40 years old. And Diane Lane Kylie minogue, and Demi Moore all loook young still. The only white women who get wrinkles are the ones that want the wrinkles.

Posted at 10:30AM on Dec 19th 2006 by dina

214. To all those who think that Tara Conner is some sort of " trash, " the real question is " How many skeletons are in your closet? " Isn't it bad enough that she has to hang her head in shame, in that tiny town that she grew up in in Kentucky. Geez, give the kid a break!

Posted at 10:38AM on Dec 19th 2006 by Robin Marsh

215. From my own personal experience and Im preety sure for a lot of whites to. Growing up I have noticed way more racism coming from Blacks than from whites. Today the blacks have become racist. Somebody even mentioned on another blog that more black people have murdered white's than whites have murdered blacks. Black people do NOT believe in forgiveness something Jesus taught. They are forever going to bring up the slavery that happened a long time ago. Oh and another thing I have never ever met one racist WHITE person in real life I've only seen them on talk shows. But I have seen a ton of racist blacks!

Posted at 10:41AM on Dec 19th 2006 by terrance

216. I think it's hypocritical and pathetic that Shanna Moakler had a comment on this. Who wants to listen to that tramp ramble on like she knows anything.

Posted at 4:22PM on Dec 19th 2006 by Poolshark

217. To all of you hillbillies out there asking, "Oh poor me, poor little white girl, what do I have that blacks don't have? Who's looking out for ME ME ME?" You know who is looking out for you?

CONGRESS.

So stop being racist rednecks and go get jobs.

Posted at 1:01PM on Dec 19th 2006 by Cracker

218. PARISHILON

Posted at 1:56PM on Dec 19th 2006 by JEFFERYDANIELHAINES-SR

219. RAVENSYMONE-HOT

Posted at 1:58PM on Dec 19th 2006 by JEFFERYDANIELHAINES-SR

220. "my guess would be because black women are just not the most attractive race. (Sorry just a fact)"

Richie,

Please explain how this utterly stupid f!@king statement is a fact!!... How did you come to this conclusion ???? What info ?? Or research???...Black women are amongst the most beautiful women in the world.Just because "white" people have such racist and extremely narrwominded views on what is beauty (silicone,bleached blond hair,plastic surgery,fake tans, ect ect) dont think the rest of world shares your dull opinion and tatste

Think about it you just proved Ferrah's point...

Take that,

Your the reason why black people and all other minorties in america dislike white people.And like always if you wanna call sombody nigger...DONT HIDE BEHIND A COMPUTER GO TO THR STREET AND TELL THEM AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS

Posted at 4:39PM on Dec 19th 2006 by BOB CHATTINGWORTH

221. You people crack me up. If you think that Blacks don't have the SAME F*CKING OPPORTUNITIES in this country than others you need to move somewhere else. France maybe?

There are blacks in Congress. There are Blacks in very distinguished ranks of the military... fact is... they are everywhere that whites are.

You know the difference between the successful blacks and the ones that say there is no opportunity for them? THEY OPENED THEIR F*CKING EYES, got educated and DID SOMETHING WITH THEMSELVES.

Stop feeling freaking sorry for yourselves and do something constructive. Sheesh. Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

Posted at 4:21PM on Dec 19th 2006 by Justin

222. I think this is what is the problem in today's society.The next generation has examples set before them.Anything can be ok acceptable people over look it.So they think I can do what ever I want to,and I will not be held to a higher standard.The one setting the R U L E S Mr.Trump.he sure is not a good example for the younger generation.Every what feels good to you do it.You don't have to answer to noone but your self

Posted at 4:34PM on Dec 19th 2006 by Josephine

223. Look, Farrah, this had nothing to do with race. If it was racist, then the runner up never would've made it that far in the pageant! Furthermore, not everything and every issue that you disagree with has to do with race. I know of several prominent black families who are good people; several white families who are good people. There are good people and bad people of every race, and you're only highlighting that point! And if you want to talk about racism, then let's talk... Don't you think that it's a little weird how everyone called for equal rights for blacks and an end to segregation, and then as soon as it happened you all created these organizations aimed at keeping the differences alive?! Seems more than a little racist to me!! You can't talk about slavery or anything else and how it effected you, because it didn't effect you. Your grandparents and great grandparents, perhaps. You? No. Just as I can't talk about how WWII and the persecutions that happened there effected me, because they didn't. I came many, many years after that had happened and was over with.

Now quit playing the race card. It's only people who don't try to make the most of their life and work hard that play the race card. I don't know of a single person, of any race, that has worked for what they have and truly worked hard, that has played the race card... the race issue is simply something that the lesser intelligence of each race uses to get the things that they think they deserve.

To those who oppose the thought of 'if you don't like it, get the hell out', well, I'd have to say I agree. There are millions of people overseas who want to kill us all for things that we have done, and things they think we have done. Now isn't the time to worry about making someone here angry; there are bigger issues to worry about. So, if you don't like it, get the hell out. Go back to whatever the 'mother' country of your heritage is and see how you like it there! I can almost guarantee that you wouldn't have the freedom to sit here and post on this website, or any other, like you do here. Maybe after a little time over there, you'll appreciate how great it is to live here and will get over the petty differences that you seem to want to keep alive....

Posted at 4:54PM on Dec 19th 2006 by Me

224. they can be mistaken for twins in the pic & would be exceptional candidates for my video..ms. wildusa trumps to fame

Posted at 8:33PM on Dec 19th 2006 by shakeshd

225. looks like she'll keep her crown anyway...she doesn't deserve it...she should lose it...

Posted at 12:04AM on Dec 20th 2006 by lotusflower

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