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From Miss America 1985, to award-winning reporter with ESPN, Sharlene has reached the top of two starkly different worlds by learning to move well beyond her "comfort zone." Today, she uses her unique experiences to motivate and teach audiences everywhere how to challenge their own comfort zone boundaries in their quest for success. Sharlene's intriguing background coupled with her charismatic stage presence set her apart immediately as a Keynote presenter unlike any other. She is original, audience-specific, credible, and entertaining! From the only foreign-born Miss America, to award-winning ESPN broadcaster, Sharlene Hawkes has reached the top of two starkly different worlds. Born in Asunción, Paraguay the 5th of 7 children, Sharlene (Wells) Hawkes spent 12 years of her youth in South America, including most of her high school years in Buenos Aires, Argentina. In 1984, Sharlene played the Paraguayan harp and sang in Spanish for her talent presentation at the Miss America pageant in front of a record television audience of over 100 million. Traveling nearly 250,000 miles that year, she often relied on her fluent Spanish as Miss America 1985. Following that year, Sharlene returned to her studies at Brigham Young University where she not only graduated magna cum laude, but received the Earl J. Glade award as the Outstanding Senior in Broadcasting, and the Silver Microphone Award for having the top cumulative GPA in the Communications Department. In 1987, Sharlene became one of the first women to work on-air for ESPN, covering such world-class events as World Cup Soccer, World Cup Skiing, the Kentucky Derby, America’s Cup, World Alpine Championships, the French Open and College Football. Her work at ESPN has earned her national recognition including an Emmy nomination and the Women’s Sports Journalism award. Sharlene is currently Chief Operating Officer for StoryRock, Inc., the market leader in digital yearbooks. However, she continues to speak professionally throughout the world to a wide variety of audiences, from corporate to non-profit. Sharlene serves on the Best of State Advisory Board, the BYU
Women's Athletic Advisory Board, the University of Utah Music Circle Board,
"Children First Utah" Scholarship Program Board, and the Incredible Journey
Arts Foundation. Sharlene also recently completed a Master's degree in
Integrated Marketing Communication at the University of Utah, and is
President of Hawkes Communications. Sharlene and her husband Bob have four children and live in Utah where they enjoy horseback riding, camping, mountain biking and skiing.
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