I Wonder When He Comes Again Sung by Sharlene Wells Hawkes
| Sharlene Wells | |
|---|---|
 Wells speaks to the Utah National Guard in 2009 | |
| Born | Sharlene Wells (1964-03-16) March xvi, 1964 |
| Alma mater | Brigham Young Academy Academy of Utah |
| Occupation |
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| Title | Miss Utah Valley 1984 Miss Utah 1984 Miss America 1985 |
| Predecessor | Suzette Charles |
| Successor | Susan Akin |
| Spouse(s) | Bob Hawkes m, 1987; div, 2018 |
| Children | iv |
Sharlene Wells (born 16 March 1964) is a Paraguayan-American author, vocalist, and reporter from Table salt Lake City, Utah who was Miss America 1985. She worked with ESPN from 1987 to 2002 and was appointed by the U.South. Secretary of Defense to the Defense Advisory Commission on Women in the Military in 2015.
Family and early on life [edit]
Hawkes (née Wells), was born in Asunción, Paraguay and spent most of her childhood in Mexico, Republic of chile and Republic of ecuador. She was the starting time foreign-built-in, bilingual Miss America.[i] She spent well-nigh of her teenaged years in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[2] When she won the Miss America title, her parents were living in Holladay, Utah, a suburb of Salt Lake City. Existence crowned Miss America was seen by some every bit an antidote to the scandal associated with the prior year's winner.[iii] In 1985, Deseret Book published a biography of Wells, written past Sheri Dew.
Hawkes is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-24-hour interval Saints (LDS Church). She attended Brigham Immature University (BYU), from which she graduated in 1988 with a bachelor'south caste in communications.[four]
Miss America [edit]
The choice of Wells as Miss America was widely seen as a way to overcome the scandal connected with her predecessor. Wells publicly stated her support for the reelection of Ronald Reagan, support for pro-life positions, opposition to pre-marital sex, and the Equal Rights Subpoena.[v]
Education and career [edit]
Hawkes is the writer, or co-author, of several books. This includes a volume written by Hawkes and Barbara Barrington Jones entitled The Within Outside Beauty Volume (1989), Living in simply not of The World (1997), and Kissing a Frog: Four Steps to Finding Comfort Outside Your Comfort Zone. She is besides a vocaliser and has released albums called When We Will All Believe (1994) and Songs of the Morning time Stars (1996).
Hawkes holds a master's degree in integrated marketing communications from the University of Utah.[half-dozen]
Hawkes was a horse racing and college football reporter with ESPN from 1987 to 2002.
Since 2007, Hawkes has worked to aid veterans and their families. This includes a program to bring wives and daughters of veterans killed in the line of duty to the Miss America Pageant.[7]
In 2015 Hawkes was appointed by the U.Due south. Secretary of Defence force to the Defence force Advisory Committee on Women in the Armed Forces.[8]
Every bit of Baronial 2016, Hawkes is serving as executive vice president of Story Rock Electronic Publishing, and equally president of its military machine partitioning, Call up My Service, producing historical records for war machine personnel.[9]
Hawkes served equally a guess for the Miss America 2017 contest.[x]
References [edit]
- ^ "Miss America: 1985". Miss America. Archived from the original on 2016-03-24. Retrieved 2014-02-07 .
- ^ "Defense Advisory Commission on Women in the Services - Sharlene Hawkes". defence.gov . Retrieved 28 Baronial 2016.
- ^ Knight-Rider article
- ^ Crowning Achievements, BYU mag
- ^ Karen Due west. Tice, Queens of Academe: Beauty Pageantry, Student Bodies, and Higher Life (New York: Oxford University Press, 2012), p. 167-168
- ^ TRUDI GILFILLIAN. "Miss America 1985 took crown in wake of Vanessa Williams controversy". pressofatlanticcity.com . Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ Lee Benson "Near Utah: Former Miss America Sharlene Wells Hawkes treats veterans like royalty", Deseret News, March 30, 2014
- ^ Kreis, Bridget (10 February 2015). "LDS Adult female Appointed to Department of Defense Advisory Committee". lds.cyberspace . Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ "Sharlene Wells Hawks". soundsofsunday.com . Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ "Mark Cuban, Sara Foster, Cole Swindell, And Former Miss America Sharlene Wells Hawkes Tapped Every bit First Round Of Judges For The 96th Miss America Competition Live Broadcast". missamerica.org. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 28 Baronial 2016.
Sources [edit]
- Knight-Ridder newspapers commodity on Wells
- BYU Magazine commodity on Hawkes
- Sep. 17, 1984 UPI article on Wells
- Ensign Nov. 1984 article on Wells
- Sun-Sentinel article on Wells
- Haws, J. B. The Mormon Image in the American Mind. New York: Oxford University Press, 2013. p. 155.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharlene_Wells_Hawkes