Sharlene Wells Hawkes
Sharlene Wells Hawkes | |
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Born | Sharlene Wells March 16, 1964 Asunción, Paraguay |
Alma mater | Brigham Young University |
Occupation | Singer |
Title | Miss Utah Valley 1984 Miss Utah 1984 Miss America 1985 |
Predecessor | Suzette Charles |
Successor | Susan Akin |
Spouse(s) | Robert A. Hawkes |
Sharlene Wells Hawkes (born 16 March 1964), from Salt Lake City, Utah, was Miss America 1985.
Family and early life
Hawkes (née Wells), was born in Asunción, Paraguay and spent most of her childhood in South America. She was the first foreign-born, bilingual Miss America.[1]
Hawkes is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). She attended Brigham Young University (BYU) from which she graduated in 1988.[2] She was crowned BYU's Homecoming Queen in 1983. Hawkes is the daughter of Robert E. Wells, an emeritus general authority of the LDS Church, and Helen Walser Wells. She is married to Robert A. Hawkes and they are the parents of three daughters and a son.
Career
She is a singer and released an album called Songs of the Morning Stars in the mid-1990s. She also plays the piano and the harp.
She was a horse racing and college football reporter with ESPN.
Hawkes currently serves as Executive Vice President of Story Rock Electronic Publishing, and as president of its military division, Remember My Service, producing historical records for each military personnel.[citation needed]
References
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- ↑ Crowning Achievements, BYU magazine
Awards and achievements | ||
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Preceded by | Miss America 1985 |
Succeeded by Susan Akin |
Preceded by
Lynn Lambert
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Miss Utah 1984 |
Succeeded by Nancy Ayers |
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