Tara Allain

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Tara Allain
Born
Tara Allain

(1985-10-02) October 2, 1985 (age 36)
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title Miss Maine 2007
Major
competition(s)
Miss America 2008

Tara Allain (born October 2, 1985) is Miss Maine for 2007. She is a 2008 graduate of Colby College. [1]

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Early life

Allain is the daughter of Kathleen and Daniel Allain of Worcester, Massachusetts. She is a graduate of Saint Peter-Marian High School. She majored in biology at Colby College.

Miss Maine pageant

Her platform and charity for the pageant was Habitat for Humanity. In the talent competition, she performed a dance entitled "Hangin' by a Thread"

Participation in Maine pageant

Allain admits that her participation in the Maine pageant was a calculated maneuver because she did not want to compete in the Massachusetts pageant. She cites that if she won, she would have to take off a year from school which she claims was not the case by participating in the Miss Maine competition. [1]

As Miss Maine, she has visited schools to promote Habitat for Humanity. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Tara Allain, Miss Maine | Colby Magazine | Fall 2007".
  2. "Fosters.com - Dover NH, Rochester NH, Portsmouth NH, Laconia NH, Sanford ME". www.fosters.com. Archived from the original on 2011-05-25.