Tara is entering her first season with the Atlanta Falcons Cheerleaders. She received her BFA in Classical Ballet from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and her Masters of Science in Management from Wake Forest University where she was also a member of the dance team. Tara was crowned Miss Georgia 2023 and represented the state of Georgia at the 2024 Miss America competition. Tara has been dancing for 24 years and is a former professional ballerina. Tara also founded her social impact initiative, #yesYOUcan three years ago and has been able to provide scholarships to students and help others within communities to develop the skills to persevere through life's greatest challenges. She now works in corporate financial marketing as a channel manager for the largest power tool company in the world, Stanley, Black and Decker.