Taylor Mackenzie Dickens Hale was born on December 31, 1994, in West Bloomfield, Michigan. She attended Detroit Country Day School from kindergarten through grade 12, graduating in 2013, and later earned a degree from George Washington University in 2017, where she was a member of Alpha Phi sorority. 

Hale worked as a personal stylist and brand consultant before entering pageantry — winning the Miss Michigan USA 2021 title in August 2021 and receiving Miss Congeniality at the Miss USA 2021 pageant. In July 2022, CBS announced Hale as a Big Brother Season 24 houseguest. Despite being nominated for eviction in each of the first two weeks, she mounted a remarkable comeback — winning the game in a historic 8-1 jury landslide and simultaneously claiming the America’s Favorite Houseguest prize, netting $800,000 in total winnings. 

She returned to the Big Brother universe in 2023 for Big Brother Reindeer Games, and in September 2025, competed on The Amazing Race 38 alongside on-and-off partner Kyland Young. In July 2025, CBS tapped her to co-host Big Brother: Unlocked alongside Derrick Levasseur.