Shirley Cothran

Shirley Cothran
Shirley Cothran
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Born	1953
Education	- Elementary Education - Bachelor of Science; Guidance and Counseling - Master of Education; Early Childhood Education and Family Counseling - Doctor of Philosophy
Occupation	Author and professional speaker
Title	Miss America 1975
Predecessor	Rebecca Ann King
Successor	Tawny Godin
Spouse(s)	Richard K. Barret

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Shirley Cothran (born 1953) is an American beauty pageant titleholder from Texas. She was crowned Miss Texas 1974 and won Miss America 1975. She graduated from Denton High School in 1970 and was the second Miss America winner from that school in four years as Phyllis George wore the crown before her in 1971. Cothran used the scholarship money from the contest to get her Ph.D. in education. She currently tours as a motivational speaker and still resides in Texas.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Rebecca Ann King	Miss America 1975	Succeeded by Tawny Godin
Preceded by Judy Mallett	Miss Texas 1974	Succeeded by Phyllis Barger

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v t e Texas pageant winners
Miss Texas	Charmayne Smith (1939) Jo-Carroll Dennison (1942) Phyllis George (1970) Shirley Cothran (1974) Tamara Hext (1984) Jonna Fitzgerald (1985) Shilah Phillips (2006) Rebecca Robinson (2008) Ashley Melnick (2010) Kendall Morris (2011) DaNae Couch (2012) Ivana Hall (2013) Monique Evans (2014) Shannon Sanderford (2015)
Miss Texas USA	Kimberly Tomes (1977) Laura Martinez Herring (1985) Christy Fichtner (1986) Michelle Royer (1987) Courtney Gibbs (1988) Gretchen Polhemus (1989) Chelsi Smith (1995) Carissa Blair (1999) Kandace Krueger (2001) Kasi Kelly (2002) Nicole O'Brian (2003) Stephanie Guerrero (2004) Tyler Willis (2005) Lauren Lanning (2006) Magen Ellis (2007) Crystle Stewart (2008) Brooke Daniels (2009) Kelsey Moore (2010) Ana Rodriguez (2011)
Miss Texas Teen USA	Carissa Blair (1992) Christie Lee Woods (1996) Andria Mullins (1997) Christie Cole (1998) Nicole O'Brian (2000) Magen Ellis (2004) Kelli Harral (2009) Danielle Doty (2011)
Miss Texas' Outstanding Teen	Rebecca Robinson (2000) Meghan Miller (2005) Kendall Morris (2006)
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v t e Miss America 1975, state titleholders
AL: Pam Long FL: Delta Burke MO: Taylor Marsh NY: Kris Krull TX: Shirley Cothran
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