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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 ...
WhenIwas 16 years old, I competed in my first pageant in the Miss America Organization because of a friend who asked me to compete with her. I won. The very first minute I stepped onto that stage ...
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She has authored several books, including the biographies of three LDS Church presidents (Benson, Hinckley, and Nelson). She also has written a biography of the 1985 Miss America, Sharlene Wells. All of Dew's works have been published in Salt Lake City by Deseret Book. Prophets See Around Corners, 2023
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.