Tara Lynn Osseck was
Miss Missouri
Miss (pronounced ) is an English language honorific typically used for a girl, for an unmarried woman (when not using another title such as " Doctor" or "Dame"), or for a married woman retaining her maiden name. Originating in the 17th century, i ...
2009. Before being named Miss Missouri 2009, she was Miss Lake of the Ozarks 2009. Osseck is a tap dancer and her platform is "Education and Awareness of Eating Disorders".
Osseck is a 2004 graduate of
Duchesne High School in St. Charles, Missouri. She then went on to attend
Truman State University
Truman State University (TSU or Truman) is a public university in Kirksville, Missouri. It had 4,225 enrolled students in the fall of 2021 pursuing degrees in 52 undergraduate and 11 graduate programs.
The university is named for U.S. Presid ...
where she graduated in 2007. She earned a master's degree in health administration from the
University of Memphis
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The university maintains the Herff College of Engineering, the Center for Ea ...
.
Osseck competed in the
Miss America 2010
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pageant broadcast live on
TLC
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from the
Theatre for the Performing Arts
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at the
Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino
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on January 30, 2010. She did not make the Final 15.
As of 2011, Osseck was employed by St. Luke's Hospital in
St. Louis
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, as a member of the hospital's Physician Relations Staff.
In 2015, she was a ''St. Louis Business Journal'' "30 Under 30" award honoree as the hospital's manager of physician relations and business development.
References
External links
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Miss Missouri official websiteMiss Missouri 2009 Tara Osseck BlogMiss Lake of the Ozarks website
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Living people
Miss America 2010 delegates
American beauty pageant winners
People from St. Charles, Missouri
Truman State University alumni
University of Memphis alumni
1986 births