Sharlene Wells | |
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 Wells speaks to the Utah National Guard in 2009 | |
| Born | Sharlene Wells March 16, 1964 |
| Alma mater | Brigham Young University University of Utah |
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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 | 4 |
Sharlene Wells (born 16 March 1964) is a Paraguayan-American author, singer, and reporter from Salt Lake City, Utah who was Miss America 1985. She worked with ESPN from 1987 to 2002 and was appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Defense to the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Armed Forces in 2015.