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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.
Throughout its long history, a new Miss America has been crowned almost every year since 1921. Here's what a century of winners have looked like.View Entire Post ›
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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But I don't think America needs a Miss America anymore,” Haglund said. “That's gonna make some people mad, but that's ok.” Secrets of Miss America airs Mondays at 10 p.m. on A&E.
The Miss Utah competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of Utah in the Miss America competition. Two Miss Utah titleholders have won the Miss America pageant. Paris Matthews of Salt Lake City was crowned Miss Utah 2024 on June 15, 2024, at the Capitol Theatre in Salt Lake City, Utah. She will compete for the title ...
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 ...