Sharlene Wells Hawkes
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Sharlene Wells Hawkes (born 16 March 1964), from Salt Lake City, Utah, was Miss America 1985.
Hawkes (née Wells), was born in Asunción, Paraguay and spent most of her childhood in South America.
Hawkes is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She attended Brigham Young University from which she graduated in 1988.[1] She is a singer and released an album called Songs of the Morning Stars in the mid 1990s.
Hawkes is the daughter of Robert E. Wells, a former general authority of the LDS Church.
From Miss America to award-winning reporter with ESPN, Hawkes has reached the top of two starkly different worlds by learning to move well beyond her "comfot zone." She uses her unique experiences to motivate and teach audiences how to challenger their own comfort zone boundaries in their quest for success.
Hawkes currenly serves as Executive Vice President of Story Rock Electronic Publishing. She is married to Robert A. Hawkes She is a spokesperson for ASCEND, a Humanitarian Alliance. [1] She and her husband serve as ASCEND National Advisors. This non-profit organization plans expeditions to African and South American countries to provide life skills mentoring with sustainable solutions in education, enterprise, health and simple technology.[2]
| Preceded by Suzette Charles |
Miss America 1985 |
Succeeded by Susan Akin |
[edit] References
- ^ Crowning Achievements
- ^ Sixteen Celebrities Join Together Promoting a Life Changing Cause http://ascendalliance.org/article.php?cmd=view&id=152
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