Tara Porter is Fab Over 40

Tara Porter recently had a photoshoot done with Nina Polidoro for the Fab Over 40 competition in which Porter is currently top five in her group.

By Wendy Lamond

Tara Porter was scrolling through Instagram when a contest popped up that caught her attention. It’s called Fab Over 40 where age is just a number and fabulous is a feeling.

The contest is put on by the National Breast Cancer Foundation, and the contestants move forward in their groups by way of a public voting process. Right now, Porter has made the top five in her group and humbly admits to this being out of her comfort zone, but she appreciates everyone who has voted for her to get her to this point. Voting ends on Thursday, Nov. 20 at 10 p.m. when it will be determined if she is first in her category and move forward towards the quarter finals.

There is also a wildcard round where if she lands in second place in her group, she can still move on. The Fab Over 40 contest is an online competition that invites women over 40 to compete for an appearance on the cover of NewBeauty Magazine, a luxury spa-cation, and a $40,000 prize.

“I would like to put it towards grief workshops and tools to help people connect with their grief,” Porter said. “Whether it be through holistic, somatic, meditation methods, I would love to host retreats that help people work through their grief.”

Anyone who follows Porter on social media will have seen her inspiring “On Fridays We Dance” videos and her encouraging stories of bravery and dealing with grief. This has become a weekly ritual for people to watch on Fridays with many of the videos including members of the community, family and friends of Porter.

For a time, Porter has been working through her own struggles from grieving the loss of her infant daughter 16 years ago and then losing her mother a year later from multiple myeloma. Going through these traumas, it is easy to get lost in oneself, but Porter has fought through and has come to a point where she can help others live their life authentically, which Porter does by dancing, laughing and paying it forward.

By being open and sharing her grief, Porter hopes it helps others feel seen, feel heard and know they aren’t alone. She is doing this by sharing her “On Fridays We Dance” videos but also in other ways.

Recently, Porter shared her story on Tony Lynch’s podcast, “Grief Let’s Talk About It,” where she discussed the importance of a support system and finding ways to be there for the people who need her, and to understand it’s okay to feel the way they feel.

Coming up in March 2026, Porter is writing a 4,000-word chapter in a book called Breaking the Silence: Voices of Survivors by Michelle R. Jewsbury where 21 individuals share their grief and talk about how they have overcome adversity and are able to share their stories. Again, this is an avenue Porter hopes will help others find forgiveness and give them hope again.

Part of healing and working through grief led Porter to putting her name in for the Fab Over 40 contest. She says winning would help her continue her dream of helping others find some joy again.

Porter lives in St. Marys with her husband, Sean, and boys, Grayson and Quinn, and has her own design business called Tara Porter Design.

To vote for Porter while supporting a great cause, cast a daily vote or make a tax-deductible donation to help provide early detection, education and support through the National Breast Cancer Foundation. Voting can be done at https://fabover40.org/2025/tara-5c33.

The contest is a collaboration between Colossal, a professional fundraiser, and the National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF), aiming to raise funds for early detection, education and support services for those affected by breast cancer. The contest is open to women who are 40 years of age or older and legal residents of the United States or Canada.