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Miss USA Tara Conner reacts after being
named a semi-finalist during the Miss Universe 2006 Pageant at the Shrine
Auditorium in Los Angeles July 23, 2006. (Xinhua/Reuters
Photo)
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Feb. 8 (Xinhuanet) -- Miss USA Tara Conner appeared to be back on track, as the
beleaguered beauty queen was at New York's Jones Beach on Tuesday, doing a photo
shoot to promote Donald Trump's 40 million U.S. dollars planned catering hall,
Trump on the Ocean.
Conner, in an off-the-shoulder bridal gown, told
reporters she was hanging in there, despite the minus 4.4 C degree weather and
the chilling winds.
"I'm good," said Conner, modeling off-the-shoulder
bridal dresses. "I'm cold, but I'm fine."
The 21-year-old Kentucky native has apparently
survived the gauntlet she was forced to run after reports of her excessive
partying caused her to almost lose her crown.
Trump, who owns the Miss USA pageant, told Newsday in
Wednesday's editions that using Conner as "the face" of Trump on the Ocean will
help revamp her image.
"We are trying to get Tara in the mainstream in a
positive way," said Trump.
Conner recently completed a stint in an alcohol and
drug rehabilitation center. Last month, she admitted she was suffering from "the
disease of alcoholism and addiction," and that the disease ran in her family.
"I've felt a lot of shame and guilt for some of the
things that I've done in my past. I really had to sit down and have a good, hard
look at myself," Conner told the New York Daily News Monday.
(Agencies)
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