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Sharlene Wells (born March 16, 1964) is a Paraguayan-American author, singer, and reporter from Salt Lake City, Utah who was Miss America 1985. She worked with ESPN from 1987 to 2002 and was appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Defense to the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Armed Forces in 2015.
Miss America 1985, the 58th Miss America pageant, was broadcast from the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on September 15, 1984 on NBC Network. [ 1 ] The winner, Paraguay native Sharlene Wells , [ 2 ] became the first foreign-born Miss America.
Served the shortest term by any Miss America, lasting only seven weeks [56] 1985: Sept. 15, 1984 Sharlene Wells [57] Utah: Salt Lake City: 20 Preliminary Swimsuit: Spanish vocal & Paraguayan harp, "Mis Noches Sin Ti" The first foreign-born, bilingual Miss America (born in Asunción, Paraguay) [58] 1986: Sept. 14, 1985 Susan Akin [59 ...
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The most frequently presented Miss America awards are for preliminary talent and swimsuit. The talent award was introduced in 1936, and the swimsuit award in 1940. In the 2000s, preliminary awards for evening gown and interview were briefly introduced but were discontinued after two years as it was felt that they made the semi-finalists too predictable.
The Miss America Competition celebrated its 96th edition on Sunday, Jan. 14, at the Walt Disney Theater at Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Orlando, Florida with the crowning of Miss ...
The Miss America organization has had a long and ugly history with racism and diversity, and Monday’s Secrets of Miss America explored just how long and just how ugly it’s been.. The new ...
Sharlene Wells was the first foreign-born, bilingual Miss America. [4] The large populations of Paraguayan Americans are in New York City, Miami, and Los Angeles. Paraguayan Americans also have population importance in Dallas and Atlanta.