Mark Cuban among judges for 2017 Miss America pageant

FILE - In this March 30, 2015 file photo, Mark Cuban attends the premiere of "Woman In Gold" in New York. Cuban will join country singer Cole Swindell and actress Sara Foster as celebrity judges for the 2017 Miss America competition on Sunday, Sept. 11. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File) FILE - In this March 30, 2015 file photo, Mark Cuban attends the premiere of "Woman In Gold" in New York. Cuban will join country singer Cole Swindell and actress Sara Foster as celebrity judges for the 2017 Miss America competition on Sunday, Sept. 11. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

By Associated Press August 1, 2016 1 min read

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – NBA team owner and businessman Mark Cuban, actress Sara Foster, singer-songwriter Cole Swindell and former Miss America Sharlene Wells Hawkes will serve as celebrity judges for the 2017 Miss America competition.

Cuban owns the Dallas Mavericks and several business ventures.

Foster is featured on VH1’s “Barely Famous.”

Swindell is a Platinum-selling country music performer whose singles include “Chillin’ It.”

Hawkes was crowned Miss America 1985.