 Regina Leader-Post | Tara Conner's 'Today Show' interview: the transcript Kentucky.com - By Todd Van Campen. Kentucky's own Miss USA, Tara Conner from Russell Springs, told Today Show host Matt Lauer in a live interview Thursday that "distorted thinking" made her deny that she was an alcoholic. Miss USA admits cocaine use, denies to strip for Playboy Miss USA -- I Was a Drunk, Coked Up Liar |