Former Miss America, Motivational Speaker & Vocalist Extraordinaire TARA DAWN CHRISTENSEN holding her adorable 20-month-old daughter, PETRA, ME, and DIANNE HOLLAND, Tara's beautiful Mom (and Petra's Nana), at a Feb. lunch in Nashville, where Art & I attended the inaugural FYLMZ festival. Dianne and I worked together before I met Tara, and Dianne looks exactly the same! We laugh because when I first met Dianne, she showed me a picture of her teen daughter Tara, and I said “She looks like she could become Miss America!” A gifted pianist, Tara ultimately sang her way to Miss America and devoted years to advocating for literacy. Learn more about her singing and speaking engagements at www.taradawn.net.

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