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other people|Sharon BrownInfobox pageant titleholder| name = Sharon Brown| photo =| caption = Sharon Brown Miss USA 1961| title = Miss Louisiana USA|Miss Louisiana USA 1961 Miss USA 1961 | competitions = Miss Louisiana USA|Miss Louisiana USA 1961 (Winner) Miss USA 1961 (Winner) (Miss Photogenic) Miss Universe 1961 (4th runner-up) (Miss Photogenic)| birth_place = Waterproof, Louisiana|Waterproof , Tensas Parish , Louisiana , United States|USA | birth_name = Sharon Rene Brown| birth_date = Birth date and age|1943|09|01| height = height|ft = 5|in = 7cite news|title = Louisiana Girl New Miss USA|url = http://news.google.com/newspapers? id = 6ukoAAAAIBAJ& sjid = kNEEAAAAIBAJ& dq = & pg = 2880%2C2145226|accessdate = 10-11-2010|newspaper = The Daytona Beach News-Journal |date = July 12, 1961|agency = Associated Press | eye_color = Brown eyes|Brown | hair_color = Brown hair#Varieties of brown hair|Brown | measurements = 36-23-36 (91-58-91) Sharon Rene Brown (born September 1, 1943) is a beauty queen from Louisiana who was crowned Miss USA 1961 , becoming the first Miss USA titleholder in history to win the Miss USA special awards#Photogenic Award|Photogenic award.
Early life
Sharon was originally from rural Waterproof, Louisiana|Waterproof in southern Tensas Parish in eastern Louisiana. She had moved to Minden, Louisiana|Minden , the seat of Webster Parish , in the summer of 1961 with her parents. Her father, Roy L. Brown (1921–1978) is interred at the Minden Cemetery . She has twin brothers, Gary and Lary Brown (born 1948), and a younger brother, Joe Michael Brown.
Brown attended Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston , the seat of Lincoln Parish, Louisiana|Lincoln 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 school cheerleader from 1958-1960. http://www.mindenmemories.org/Gems%20Of%20Minden%20.htm Gems of Minden
Miss USA
After winning the Miss Louisiana USA crown representing Minden, Brown captured the Miss USA crown, becoming the first Miss USA winner to obtain both the Miss USA special awards#Photogenic Award|Photogenic award and Miss USA title. She was eighteen years old at the time and went on to place as fourth runner-up in Miss Universe 1961 .
Celebrating Louisiana's second representative to achieve the title of Miss USA, Minden proclaimed July 25, 1961, as Sharon Brown Day . She was honored with a parade, a 23-jewel wrist watch, and a $500 money order."Miss USA Receives Royal Homecoming", Minden Herald , July 27, 1961, p. 1
After Miss USA
After her Miss USA tenure ended, she pursued a free-lance modeling and television career in New York City ."Sharon Leaves for Modeling, Television Career in New York", Minden Press , July 23, 1962
In 1962, she was selected Queen of the 28th annual Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, Louisiana|New Orleans . She also appeared on Bob Hope 's NBC television program."Sharon Rene Brown Reigns over 28th Bowl Classic", Minden Herald , January 4, 1962, p. 9
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http://www.missusa.com/ Miss USA official website
MissUSAs 1960–1979Miss Universe Organization titleholders| Year = 1961 | Miss Universe = Marlene Schmidt | Miss USA = Sharon Brown Miss USA photogenic awardLouisiana Pageant Winners Persondata| NAME = Brown, Sharon Rene | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH = January 1, 1943 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Waterproof, Tensas Parish, Louisiana, United States | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Brown, Sharon Category:Miss USA winners Category:Living people Category:1943 births Category:Miss Universe 1961 contestants Category:People from Minden, Louisiana Category:People from Tensas Parish, Louisiana Category:Miss Photogenic at Miss USA Category:Louisiana Tech University alumni
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