Date September 8, 1984 Broadcaster NBC | Presenters Gary Collins | |
Venue Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey Winner Sharlene Wells Hawkes
Utah | ||
Miss America 1985, the 58th Miss America pageant, was broadcast from the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, on September 8, 1984 on NBC Network.
The winner, Paraguay native Sharlene Wells, became the first foreign-born Miss America. She later became a horse-racing and football commentator for ESPN.
Another of the five finalists, Lauren Green, is currently a correspondent on the Fox News Channel.
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