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Tara Dawn Holland

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The Resume

    (October 2, 1972- )
    Born in Florida
    Miss Kansas (1997)
    Miss America (1997)
    Married Congressman Jon Lynn Christensen (1998)

Why she might be annoying:

    She tried and failed to win the Miss Florida crown three times before relocating to Kansas.
    She studied over a hundred videotapes of beauty contestants on the runway to prepare for the Miss America pageant.
    Asked if she had a boyfriend, she replied, 'I freed myself from all those obligations so I'd be ready for this job.'
    The night she won the Miss America title, she slept in her crown.
    She recorded a self-penned abstinence song, 'I Saved Myself For You.'

Why she might not be annoying:

    She is an advocate for literacy, and was a tutor for six years before winning her crown.
    She has been a featured vocalist at the Boston Pops 4th of July concert, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and the inauguration of George W. Bush.
    Footage of her winning the Miss America title was shown at the beginning of 'Little Miss Sunshine.'

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 118 Votes: 18.64% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 27 Votes: 3.70% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 9 Votes: 88.89% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 5 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 25 Votes: 56.00% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 17 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 17 Votes: 76.47% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 27 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 69 Votes: 39.13% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 107 Votes: 44.86% Annoying