Cheryl Prewitt

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Cheryl Prewitt
Born	1957 Ackerman, Mississippi
Title	Miss Starkville 1979 Miss Mississippi 1979 Miss America 1980
Predecessor	Kylene Barker
Successor	Susan Powell
Religion	Evangelical Christian
Spouse(s)	Terry Blackwood Harry Salem

Cheryl Salem (née Prewitt) (born 1957), from Ackerman, Mississippi was Miss America 1980. Cheryl Prewitt-Salem grew up in the community of Chester in Choctaw County, Mississippi. She is now married to Harry Salem, (the brother-in-law of televangelist Richard Roberts). She has two sons and a daughter who is deceased.^[1] Her daughter lived longer than the doctors predicted, and that just marked one more miracle in Cheryl's life. She is a strong politically conservative, evangelical Christian.

At age 11 a horrifying automobile accident left Cheryl with a scarred face, a body cast and a wheelchair, all of which she overcame to become Miss MSU, Miss Starkville, Miss Mississippi, and Miss America.^[2] Cheryl is now proselytizing all around the world. She speaks at many churches, get-togethers, and conferences.

Cheryl was previously married to Terry Blackwood of Christian music fame (The Imperials, Andrus, Blackwood & Co., the Gaither Homecoming).

Cheryl's swimsuit/pageant company, C.P. Annie Productions, is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

The Salems have written a book to honor their daughter Gabrielle entitled, from Mourning to Morning, with inserts from Benny Hinn, Oral Roberts, Eastman Curtis and many more.^[3]

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Kylene Barker	Miss America 1980	Succeeded by Susan Powell
Preceded by Cheri Brown	Miss Mississippi 1979	Succeeded by Sherye Simmons

v t e Miss America titleholders (1980–1999)

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)

Complete list (1921–1939) (1940–1959) (1960–1979) (1980–1999) (2000–2019)

v t e Mississippi pageant winners

Miss Mississippi	Mary Ann Mobley (1958) Lynda Lee Mead (1959) Cheryl Prewitt (1979) Susan Akin (1985) Nan Sumrall (1985) Toni Seawright (1987) Monica Louwerens (1995) Jennifer Adcock (2002) Jalin Wood (2004) Taryn Foshee (2006) Kimberly Morgan (2007) Christine Kozlowski (2008) Sarah Beth James (2010)

Miss Mississippi USA	Cindy Williams (1986) Jennifer Adcock (2005) Kendra King (2006) Jalin Wood (2007) Leah Laviano (2008) Paromita Mitra (2013)

Miss Mississippi Teen USA	Kristi Addis (1987) Paromita Mitra (2009)

Miss Mississippi's Outstanding Teen	Jasmine Murray (2007)

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Persondata
Name	Prewitt, Cheryl
Alternative names
Short description	American model
Date of birth	1957
Place of birth	Ackerman, Mississippi
Date of death
Place of death

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