Sharlene Wells Hawkes

Sharlene Wells Hawkes
Beauty pageant titleholder
Born Sharlene Wells
March 16, 1964 (1964-03-16) (age 47)
Asunción, Paraguay
Education Brigham Young University
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]
Weight 120 lb (54 kg)[1]
Measurements Bust - 35, Waist - 25, Hips - 36[1]
Hair color Blonde
Eye color Aqua
Title(s) Miss Utah Valley 1984
Miss Utah 1984
Miss America 1985
Major
competition(s)		 Miss America 1985 (winner)

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 (LDS). She attended Brigham Young University from which she graduated in 1988.[2] She was crowned BYU's Homecoming Queen in 1983. 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.

Hawkes is the daughter of Robert E. Wells, a former general authority of the LDS Church, and Helen Walser Wells. She is married to Robert A. Hawkes. They have 3 daughters and a son.

She was a horse racing and college football, [(as well as other sports)] reporter with ESPN. Hawkes currently serves as Executive Vice President of Story Rock Electronic Publishing, and President of its military division, Remember My Service, producing historical records for each military personnel.

She is also a spokesperson for ASCEND: A Humanitarian Alliance.[3] 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.[4]

Cheryl Prewitt (1980) · Susan Powell (1981) · Elizabeth Ward (1982) · Debra Maffett (1983) · Vanessa L. Williams/Suzette Charles (1984) · Sharlene Wells (1985) · Susan Akin (1986) · Kellye Cash (1987) · Kaye Lani Rae Rafko (1988) · Gretchen Carlson (1989) · Debbye Turner (1990) · Marjorie Judith Vincent (1991) · Carolyn Suzanne Sapp (1992) · Leanza Cornett (1993) · Kimberly Clarice Aiken (1994) · Heather Whitestone (1995) · Shawntel Smith (1996) · Tara Dawn Holland (1997) · Katherine Shindle (1998) · Nicole Johnson (1999)
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References

  1. ^ a b c "Miss America 1985". PBS. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/missamerica/sfeature/pop_1985.html. Retrieved 2011-10-06. 
  2. ^ Crowning Achievements, BYU magazine
  3. ^ ASCEND, a Humanitarian Alliance
  4. ^ Sixteen Celebrities Join Together Promoting a Life Changing Cause