Rice’s pageantry journey began when she was 19 years old. On a whim she entered her first pageant in 2000 and won Miss Teen California All American competing against 89 other Teens. During her reign as Miss Teen California she gained self confidence and public speaking skills which lead her to pursue a career in modeling, acting and hosting. Rice attributes her success in the entertainment industry from the experiences she had competing in pageants for 7 years. She has been in over 40 national commercials, guest starred in TV shows like House M.D. and Days of our Lives and has landed lead roles in feature films. In 2021, she was named a Top 25 influencer in Los Angeles featured in the Los Angeles Entrepreneur Magazine. Rice is also a Modeling and Pageant Coach. Rice is a professional model with 25 years experience who has been published in magazines such as Vogue, Fitness Hers and Maxim Magazine just to name a few. She has graced the runway for top designers and has appeared in International print campaigns like Sacoor Brothers. Currently, Rice teaches kids, teens and adult modeling classes on a weekly basis. For private modeling or pageant coaching session inquiries email Tara at taramaerice@gmail.com