Shawntel Smith Wuerch (born September 16, 1971) is an American

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contestant, who was

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in 1996. She was born in

Muldrow, Oklahoma Muldrow is a town in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States. It is part of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 3,466 at the 2010 census, an increase of 11.7 percent over the figure of 3,104 reco ...

. She attended

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Personal life

Smith is married to tech executive, Ryan Wuerch. Together, Smith and her husband have 4 sons; Braden, Barrett, Brennan, and Bryson; 2 of which are from Wuerch's previous marriage. Wuerch was previously a board member for the

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and is the co-founder and current CEO of DOSH, an, "app that puts money back into the pockets of consumers and businesses alike using breakthrough technology to eliminate wasted spending." In May 2017, DOSH and the

announced a sponsorship agreement.

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Oklahoma City University report
1971 births Living people People from Muldrow, Oklahoma Miss America 1996 delegates Miss America winners Northeastern State University alumni Oklahoma City University alumni {{Oklahoma-stub