Carmen Electra

Carmen Electra Biography born Tara Leigh Patrick

Tara Leigh Patrick. Attending school in White Oak, little did any one know that the glitter behind Tara's eyes would take her to Los Angeles, California, and into National, if not International, stardom. Tara would use her singing, dancing and choreography talents to jumpstart an entertaining career that only she was able to see, even as she sat behind her desk in White Oak.

In 1981, Tara was accepted into the School for Creative and Performing Arts, and after several years of honing her skills, she moved on to Minneapolis and received some modeling jobs with the Target business chain. Eventually moving to Los Angeles, and changing her name to the now well known Carmen Electra, Tara's goal was to get a recording contract, as all she actually wanted to do was sing.

After meeting the notorious recording artist Prince, she signed as 'Carmen Electra' to his record label, Paisley Park. After Carmen released her really first album, it really became clear to all involved that Carmen's voice would never let her to make it on her own. In a courageous move, Carmen decided to show-off another side of herself and model nude in Playboy for the March, 1996 issue.

After her Playboy picture was released, Carmen became the new 'It' girl and began getting gigs on MTV, and even replacing the popular, if not annoying, Jenny McCarthy on the hit MTV game show, 'Singled Out'. In 1997 Carmen was offered the chance to fill in for the well known hearty, blonde knockout Pamela Anderson on Baywatch. Carmen's face, figure and great name were becoming more and more recognizable, as posters of her in that in-famous red bathing suit from the Baywatch set hung on countless teen-boys walls across suburban America.

By now, Carmen Electra and her existence, was of interest to millions of Hollywood star watchers across the nation. Along with this new found fame came tabloid reports and papparazzi, and Carmen handled it all with all the elegance that a nice girl from Cincinnati could gather. From a quicky matrimony to NBA Superstar Dennis Rodman, to Playboy Videos and large budget, movie cameos, Carmen Electra had at last found a place for herself among the Hollywood Stars. With her latest marriage to spouse Dave Navarro, and a reality show based on their lives together, Carmen has shown once again that that glitter in her eye is just as bright as it ever has been. Carmen Electra has found her spotlight, and though it was not accurately the same one that Tara Patrick had sought out so many years Before, it is a spotlight none the less. Carmen Electra Biography will have her  going down as one of the sexiest  women in america.

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