Among the hundreds of people whose stories were chronicled by TODAY in 2007, some stand out months later, begging for the answer to the question: “Where are they now?”
On Friday, TODAY brought six of those people back for updates on the stories that so captivated viewers when they first aired.
Among them are a couple who had a storybook wedding hosted by Martha Stewart; a soldier who surprised his two sons at school with an unannounced homecoming; a cheerleader who took a smearing and kept on cheering; a disgraced beauty queen who made the most of a second chance; and a man who amputated his arm to save his own life.
Here’s where they are now:
Tara Conner
Tara Conner was the reigning Miss USA back in February when she made the first of three appearances on TODAY, and it was for all the wrong reasons. She had just gotten out of rehab after reports surfaced in December that she had been drinking underage and doing drugs. Pictures on the Internet of her kissing Miss Teen USA Katie Blair added to the scandal.
Given a second chance by pageant co-owner Donald Trump, Conner completed her year as Miss USA, returning to TODAY after crowning her successor in March. She was back in October to talk about her MTV reality show, “Pageant Place,” which she co-hosted with the current Miss USA and Miss Teen USA.