14 Facts About Shawn Weatherly

Shawn Nichols Weatherly is an American actress and beauty queen who won the titles of Miss USA and Miss Universe in 1980.

Shawn Weatherly went on to star as Cadet Karen Adams in the film Police Academy 3: Back in Training, and as Jill Riley in the first season of the TV series Baywatch.

The youngest of three children, Weatherly was born in San Antonio, Texas, to her mother Joanne, a former Christian Dior model; and her father, a member of the US Air Force stationed in San Antonio.

When Shawn Weatherly was 9, her family moved to Sumter, South Carolina, where she spent the remainder of her childhood years.

Shawn Weatherly is a 1977 graduate of Sumter High School.

Shawn Weatherly was a member of the Delta Delta Delta sorority.

Shawn Weatherly won the preliminary competition by a clear margin, and went on to win all three rounds of the final competition.

Shawn Weatherly was the only woman to score above 9.0 in the preliminary rounds and in the swimsuit and evening gown competitions.

Shawn Weatherly was the second contestant from South Carolina to win the title.

In July 1980, Shawn Weatherly competed in the Miss Universe pageant held in Seoul, South Korea, where again she won all rounds of competition.

Shawn Weatherly was the fifth Miss Universe from the United States.

Shawn Weatherly is best known for her work as Jill Riley on the television show Baywatch and for the early reality show Oceanquest, which had her swimming with sharks.

Shawn Weatherly played a small part on a Dukes of Hazzard episode, "Coy vs Vance," and appeared in other shows such as The A-Team, T J Hooker and Happy Days.

Shawn Weatherly had a main role in the 1986 comedy film Police Academy 3: Back in Training.