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Tara Costa: 'I love my experience on the show'
Quick ReadThe ninth profile in Dropping LBs, our biweekly feature highlighting weight-loss success stories, is Tara Costa, a 24-year-old finalist on "The Biggest Loser"
Photo credit: NBC Photos | Tara Costa, 24, of Bethpage, was in the running for a $250,000 prize on "The Biggest Loser" finale.
Tara Costa on 'The Biggest Loser'
Dropping LBs: LIers share weight-loss success stories
Who: Tara Costa, 24 Town: Bethpage Occupation: Was on NBC's " The Biggest Loser ;" Former financial manager
Height: 5'9" Weight before: 294 (Oct. 2008) Weight after: 139 (Show finale, May 2009)
Her story: Tara Costa dropped 155 pounds in front of millions of viewers and competed in "The Biggest Loser" finale on May 12. Although the top prize went to fellow "Loser" contestant Helen Phillips...
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