Hawkes, Sharlene (c. 1964–)
Hawkes, Sharlene (c. 1964–)
Miss America. Name variations: Sharlene Wells. Born Sharlene Wells c. 1964 in Asuncion, Paraguay; attended high school in Buenos Aires, Argentina; Brigham Young University, magna cum laude; married Robert Hawkes; children: 4.
Named Miss America (1985), representing Utah, only foreign-born winner; became one of the 1st women to work on-air for ESPN tv (1987); continues to appear on ESPN; serves as president of Hawkes Communications. Author of Living In, But Not Of, the World.
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