Although she once wore the crown of Miss USA, according to Tara Conner, her reign was more like “Mess USA.” “I got to the point, literally, where I was suicidal,” Tara said on the premiere episode of ...

For Bowling Green native Mattie Barker, the pageantry began at Greenwood High: The cheerleaders had held a mini-pageant, and she represented the school as its calendar girl. In July, Barker, was ...