so that was one reason she started doing pageants. >> tara grinstead. >> we were very close. i was 14 when she was born. >> growing up together in hawkinsville, big sister anita supported tara's pageant dreams. >> she decided that she would like to be a contestant in the miss georgia pageant one day. but in order to be able to do that, you had to win one of the miss georgia preliminary pageants. and to show you what a determined person she was, she competed in 19 preliminary pageants in a four-year period. >> number two! >> tara's determination paid off. in 1999 tara was crowned. >> the night that tara won the pageant was probably one of the happiest times in her life. >> going to the miss georgia pageant. >> she would compete in the miss georgia pageant. that had been her goal for four years. >> that same year tara competed with her usual commitment and focus in the statewide competition. >> you're judged on swimwear, eveningwear, talent. you have an interview. it's a lengthy process and a lot to prepare for. >> what have you done to prepare? >> what haven't i done. work on m

. >> it was in 1999 when 24-year-old tara grinstead moved to ocilla. she had grown-up in another small town 50 miles north. >> she grew up in hawkinsville georgia. she was a very energetic little girl. >> after divorcing his wife fay tara's father billy married connie grinstead in 1997. she became thel:w step mother t both of his daughters tara and older sister anita. >> tara was always setting goals for herself. she always knew what she wanted in life. she was willing to work as hard as she needed to to achieve their goals never got discouraged no matter how long it took. >> contest nant number 2 tara grinstead. >> she started doing pageants in high school. she started doing it to get scholarship money to go to college. >> tara's older sister. >> we didn't come from a family with a lot of money. she w that was one reason she started doing pageants. >>> oo we were very close considering the age difference. i was 14 when she was born. >> growing up together in hawkinsville big sister anita supported tara's pageant dreams. >> she decided she wanted to be