Tamara Jean "Tammy" Fazzolari Wallace (born July 27, 1966) is an American
beauty pageanttitleholder from
Portland, Oregon, who was crowned
Miss Oregon 1987. She competed for the
Miss America 1988 title in September 1987 but was not a Top-10 finalist. Her daughter, Ali Wallace, was crowned Miss Oregon 2015.
Pageant career
Fazzolari competed in the 1985
Miss Oregon pageant as Miss Willamette Valley 1985, one of 16 qualifiers for the state title.[1] She was named was third runner-up to winner Dana Marie Kocks.[2][3] In June 1986, she was chosen as Miss Hillsboro 1986.[4] She competed in the 1986
Miss Oregon pageant but was not a top finalist for the state title.[5]
She entered the
Miss Oregon pageant in
Seaside, Oregon, as Miss Portland in July 1987.[6] Fazzolari's competition talent was
tap dance.[7] Fazzolari won the competition on Saturday, July 11, 1987, when she received her crown from outgoing Miss Oregon titleholder Jana Svea Peterson.[6][8] She earned several thousand dollars in scholarship money and other prizes from the state pageant.[9] As Miss Oregon, her activities included public appearances across the state of Oregon.[8]
Fazzolari was Oregon's representative at the
Miss America 1988 pageant in
Atlantic City, New Jersey, in September 1987.[7] The swimwear she wore at Miss America was donated by
Jantzen, an apparel company based in
Portland, Oregon.[10][11] She performed a tap dance routine as her competition talent. Fazzolari was not a finalist for the national title.[12][13] As a non-finalist, she earned a $2,000 scholarship for competing.[7]
Fazzolari married Chip Wallace on June 30, 1990. Their daughter, Alexis Wallace, was crowned
Miss Oregon 2015 on June 17, 2015.[19][20] As of 2015[update], Fazzolari is a dance instructor at All Star Dance Academy in
Portland, Oregon.[21]