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 attention. 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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16. You'll know the pageant is racist. Stop with the BS about it being a even playing field. I will never stop speaking out about racism even though many whites would like me to. Trump is a racist and so were the judges, period.

Posted at 4:07PM on Dec 18th 2006 by Farrah

17. wow....cant wait till she gets dethroned...what a disgarce! so happy that Ms. California will now be Ms. USA. Tamiko Nash is beautiful, intelligent & has class...unlike that whore tara connor

Posted at 4:09PM on Dec 18th 2006 by adie

18. Miss USA and Miss Teen USA look very similar to each other.

I think Trump is loving the publicity so he can promote his next season of Apprentice next month.

Posted at 4:17PM on Dec 18th 2006 by NYBlondes

19. Who gives a sh*t about beauty pageants anyway? If it wasn't for this scandal, the majority of Americans wouldn't know Tara Conner. Hell, I didn�%u20AC%u2122t know that there was a difference between Miss USA and Miss America.

And Farrah, there are beauty pageants where the only participants are black. So, if you�%u20AC%u2122re going to use the race card, use it in it�%u20AC%u2122s proper place.

Posted at 4:18PM on Dec 18th 2006 by Coo

20. farrah
BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH

BLAH

Posted at 4:19PM on Dec 18th 2006 by get over yourself

21. why can't lindsay lohan get her license taken away from her for excessive partying? she's not 21 yrs old either. Shouldn't she be arrested for underage drinking or something?

Posted at 4:22PM on Dec 18th 2006 by suze

22. #4...I was wondering the same thing. If Miss Teen USA is up to the same nonsense, why isn't she being dethroned also?

#13...If the pageant was so racist, why is Miss California the runner-up, now on her way to being Miss USA?? The judges would have at least made her third if they didn't want a woman of color to be Miss USA!!

Posted at 4:24PM on Dec 18th 2006 by Spiff

23. Farrah, what's racist is having a Miss Black USA and a Miss USA. How much more do you want?! Whites don't have anything special in the US yet you're catered to with BET, Affirmative action, Miss Black USA, Black Filmmakers Awards, United Negro College Fund, the Black Caucus, etc, etc, it goes on & on.

I tire of blacks being coddled in this country when not one living has been persecuted. Stop wearing your ancestors feelings on your shoulders and live in the here and now. It's people like you that make the race issue out of EVERYTHING that keep racism alive. This is not a race issue. It's a woman being dethroned because she's not holding the standard of Miss USA. Nothing more.

Posted at 4:24PM on Dec 18th 2006 by Kandy

24. Not everything is racially motivated! But it doesn't matter either way; if the "whites" win something, then every other race will scream racism because we're keeping them down and it just isn't fair. Waa Waa Waa...yall got your way. We're in the minority now..

Posted at 4:25PM on Dec 18th 2006 by Carrie

25. To #1, Im sorry you hate life so much that you turn this story into a racial dilema. Obviously you are the one with Racism issues "The sister is gonna rule with class". I know nothing about these pageants but if there is a problem with Black women not winning, my guess would be because black women are just not the most attractive race. (Sorry just a fact)

Posted at 4:29PM on Dec 18th 2006 by Richie

26. Hey AGC

You are so right and that is because Mzzz Farrah is racist against people who are not her color. People who bring up racism are more racist and Farrah is just proving the point each and every single time she says Racist.

Just ignore Farrah she is a loser.

Posted at 4:31PM on Dec 18th 2006 by Lara

27. Ok now back to this girl. If she is doing drugs and misrepresenting the pagent she needs to go.

Her ages has nothing to do with her actions and when I think back about her comments about Britney and Paris I only wonder "WHAT????"

Good luck to her but she needs to go and think about the stupid things she has done.

Posted at 4:31PM on Dec 18th 2006 by lara

28. #18 You are totally right! You speak the truth, and I definitely agree with you!

Posted at 4:31PM on Dec 18th 2006 by ashly2u

29. There are a few black women that are beautiful, however, you are right. Most black women look like monkeys...and that is not attractive

Posted at 4:31PM on Dec 18th 2006 by Take that.

30. Hey FARAH

Who is Ericka Dunlap, who is Angela Perez Baraquio Grey? Oh that is right they are not white.

Also, I aks you ms Farrah Racist what about Ms. Black America Contest do they allow anyone who is white into the contest? Well do they? Let me guess the answer is NOOOO. If that is the case then by your standards they are RACISTS.

But unlike you Ms. Farrah Racist I have no problem with Ms. Black America or black women joining in Ms. America.

You are a racist.

Posted at 4:31PM on Dec 18th 2006 by lara

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