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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.
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.
First Miss America winner of Haitian descent Later served as chair of the board of trustees for the Miss America Organization (served for 3 months) [67] 1992: Sept. 14, 1991 Carolyn Suzanne Sapp [68] Hawaii: Kona: 24 Preliminary Swimsuit: Vocal, "Ain't Misbehavin'" First Miss Hawaii crowned [68] 1993: Sept. 19, 1992 Leanza Cornett [69] Florida ...
Forty years after a nude photo scandal forced Vanessa Williams to relinquish her Miss America crown, she can look back on the experience with some perspective and pride. "I'm still here and I'm ...
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.
Miss America 1986; Date: September 14, 1985: Presenters: Gary Collins: ... Previously named Miss California 1982 when original winner, Debra Maffett, won Miss America ...
To Nina, Miss America was a distant dream that would be hard to achieve because she looked a certain way. As an experienced pageant contestant, Nina was told her How Miss America overcame hate and ...
Miss New York Vanessa Williams was crowned the winner of the 57th Miss America Pageant on Sept. 17, 1983. -- (Photo by: NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images) (NBC via ...