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Cheryl Prewitt Beauty pageant titleholder Born Ackerman, Mississippi Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1] Weight 114 lb (52 kg)[1] Measurements Bust - 35, Waist - 23, Hips - 36[1] Hair color Brown Eye color Blue Title(s) Miss Starkville 1979
Miss Mississippi 1979
Miss America 1980Major
competition(s)Miss America 1980 (winner) Cheryl 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.[2] 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.[3] Cheryl is now proselytizing all around the world. She speaks at many churches, get-togethers,and conferences.
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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.[4]
References
- ^ a b c "Miss America 1980". PBS. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/missamerica/sfeature/pop_1980.html. Retrieved 2011-10-06.
- ^ http://www.salemfamilyministries.org/shop/web/familybio.asp
- ^ http://www.missamerica.org/our-miss-americas/1980/1980.aspx
- ^ http://www.salemfamilyministries.org/shop/web/gabrielle.asp
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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)
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