While dark haired stunner Tara was born in Birmingham on January 8, 1974, her parents were both Dubliners and she spent much of her youth in the fair city, where much of her family still live.
Being from a Catholic background didn’t stand in the way of her glamour career and her mother was actually her biggest fan.
"My mum loves what I do and has encouraged me all the way.
"She says to me, 'You are young and beautiful and have a fabulous body so do it now while you can. Don't wait for gravity to set in.”
Page 3 Girl of The Year in 1998 and 1999, Tara was also voted the fourth favourite Page 3 Girl of all time in a 2000 poll, while at the height of her popularity, her Web site was receiving a staggering 200,000 hits per day.
The 30F beauty attracted more attention after featuring in a poster campaign promoting Birmingham. She was invited to meet former US President Bill Clinton and greeted him wearing a copy of Liz Hurley's famous slashed dress.
He smiled as Tara flashed her red, white and blue knickers, saying:
"Hi, Bill, how are you doing?"
Living the glamour lifestyle obviously has its rewards and thanks to her success, Tara was able to invest in a Dublin-based café with her brother. Named Archie's Deli, which was situated, coincidentally, just off O'Connell Street.
"I'm over here all the time, so I'll be keeping an eye on him!" she said.
"You might even catch me making sandwiches and pouring coffee behind the counter when it's really busy."
Now that’s well worth the trip, but you’ll have to be lucky as Tara lives in Las Vegas and for the last few years has been pursuing an acting career.
"I'm going to come back with an Oscar. Watch me!"
We’re watching, Tara. We’re watching!