Shirley Cothran

Shirley Cothran

Shirley Cothran (born 1953) was the 1975 winner of the Miss America pageant. Cothran used the scholarship money from the contest to get her Ph.D. in Education. She currently tours as a motivational speaker and still resides in Texas.


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