Tara Lynn Osseck was Miss Missouri 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 earned a master's degree in health administration from the University of Memphis.
Osseck competed in the Miss America 2010 pageant broadcast live on TLC from the Theatre for the Performing Arts at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino on January 30, 2010.