- Sharon Brown
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caption=Sharon Brown Miss USA 1961
title=Miss Louisiana USA 1961Miss USA 1961
nationalcompetition=Miss USA 1961 (winner)
location= Waterproof,Tensas Parish ,Louisiana , USA
birthname= Sharon Renee Brown
birth = birth date and age|1943|01|01
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eye color= Brown
hair color= Brown
parents= Mr. and Mrs. Roy BrownSharon Rene Brown (born
January 1 ,1943 ) isMiss USA 1961.After winning the
Miss Louisiana USA crown, Brown, from Minden,Louisiana went on to become Louisiana's second representative to achieve the title of Miss USA. She was eighteen years old at the time [ [http://www.jimmyspageantpage.com/usa_hometowns.html Miss USA—Hometowns of the Winners ] ] . She also won the Miss Photogenic Award. She went on to place as fourth runner up inMiss Universe 1961.Sharon was originally from
rural Waterproof in southernTensas Parish in eastern Louisiana. She had moved to Minden, the seat ofWebster Parish , with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy L. Brown, and her twin brothers, Gary and Lary Brown (born 1948). Roy Brown (1921-1978) is interred in the Minden Cemetery. Sharon Brown attendedLouisiana Tech University in Ruston, the seat ofLincoln Parish . She had previously won the title of Miss Waterproof 1961 and was also Miss Louisiana Tech that year. She was a freshman at Louisiana Tech during the 1960-1961 school year. She had been a high schoolcheerleader from 1958-1960. [ [http://www.mindenmemories.org/Gems%20Of%20Minden%20.htm Gems of Minden ] ] .References
External links
* [http://www.missusa.com/ Miss USA official website]
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