Tara Elizabeth Conner of Kentucky knows that she's in the beauty business only for the short term. "I'm okay with that," the recently crowned Miss USA 2006 said yesterday. "The important thing is to make your run last as long as you can - the important thing is to make an impact that lasts."
At 20, Ms. Conner has many years ahead to build on her victory in Baltimore on April 21. But even as the Kentucky native savors her title, and all the attention that comes with it, she's already begun to assemble plans to make a long-term impact. New York figures prominently in those plans. "I'm a country girl with big-city dreams," Ms. Conner said. "And I've come to the city of cities."
She's here because, under the terms of her title, Ms. Conner must be based in New York for the duration of her one-year reign. The pageant, which is co-owned by Donald Trump and NBC, requires her to be put up at a Trump apartment in Manhattan. Ms. Conner resides in that building along with the current Miss Teen USA, Allie LaForce of Ohio, and Miss Universe, Natalie Glebova of Canada. Indeed, she will be competing for Ms. Glebova's title in Los Angeles on July 23.
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