Tamara Lynne Hilliard (née Hext; born May 1, 1963) is a beauty queen from Texas who has competed at Miss America.Hext won the title Miss Texas 1984, after competing in that pageant as Miss Arlington. She went on to become a finalist in the nationally televised Miss America pageant that same year, and finished as the 4th runner up.Tamara Hext also was a film actress. Hext appeared in a co-starring role in a horror-film called "Through the Fire" (1988).