Aiken, Kimberly (c. 1975–)
Aiken, Kimberly (c. 1975–)
Miss America. Name variations: Kimberly Aiken Cockerham. Born Kimberly Clarice Aiken c. 1975; graduate of New York University; m. Haven Cockerham; children: one.
Named Miss America (1994), representing South Carolina; motivational speaker on homelessness; worked in public accounting for Ernst & Young.
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