Sharon Kay Ritchie (born January 12, 1937) was Miss America in 1956.
Early life
Ritchie spent her childhood in
Grand Island, Nebraska
Grand Island is a city in and the county seat of Hall County, Nebraska, Hall County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 53,131 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of cities in Nebraska, 4th most populous ...
, but hailed from
Denver
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and was later crowned
Miss Colorado 1955.
Personal life
Ritchie was previously married to singer/golfer
Don Cherry; former football player and sportscaster
Kyle Rote; and
E. F. Hutton & Co. chairman
Robert M. Fomon
Robert Michael Fomon (January 3, 1925 – May 31, 2000) was an American financier who was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of E. F. Hutton & Co. from 1970 to 1987, a governor of the New York Stock Exchange, and Chairman of the Board of Gove ...
.
She has two children from her marriage to Cherry.
She has been married to Terry Mullin since 1992.
References
1937 births
Miss America 1950s delegates
Miss America winners
Living people
People from Grand Island, Nebraska
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