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Sharon Kay Ritchie (2 gennaio 1937) è un'ex modella statunitense, eletta Miss America 1956. La Ritchie passò la propria infanzia a Grand Island (Nebraska), benché partecipò a Miss Colorado, vincendo il titolo. Nello stesso anno, la modella vinse anche il titolo internazionale di Miss Globe International.
Sharon Kay Ritchie (born January 12, 1937) was Miss America in 1956. Early life. Ritchie spent her childhood in Grand Island, Nebraska, but hailed from Denver and was later crowned Miss Colorado 1955. Personal life
Sharon Ritchie was born on January 12, 1937. She is an actress, known for Bachelor Father (1957), The Russ Morgan Show (1956) and Take Two (1963). She has been married to Terry Hudson Mullin since 1992.
- January 12, 1937
Miss America 1956, the 29th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 10, 1955 and was broadcast of the competition on ABC . Sharon Ritchie became the first Miss Colorado to be the winner.
- Early Career
- Chicago Research & Trading
- Fox River Partners LLC
- Fox River Execution
- Other Business Ventures
- Afghanistan
- Rwanda
- Malawi
- Death
- Further Reading
Ritchie attended Wheaton College, where he studied philosophy. After graduating in 1969, he worked as a bus driver for the Chicago Transit Authority. Ritchie later worked as a guard at the Cook County Jail. While there, Ritchie's life took a new direction when a friend handed him a book on how to strike it rich trading commodities. In 1970, Ritchie...
Ritchie founded Chicago Research and Trading (CRT), an options and futures trading firm, in 1977. CRT was also one of the first to computerize the options value theory as they pioneered computer-driven trading strategies. In 1985, Institutional Investor Magazine stated, “CRT rides a wave of heady profits, thanks to its computer-driven trading strat...
Ritchie started Fox River Partners (then Fox River Financial Resources) along with Keith Dickson in 1993 after selling Chicago Research and Trading (CRT),where he continued investing with the same style and methodology that he used at CRT. Fox River invests in hedge funds, real estate related transactions and mitigation deals for endangered species...
In 2001, Ritchie started Fox River Execution (FREX), an agency broker and dealer that provides algorithmic trading technology and execution solutions. FREX's algorithms were set apart from other trading technologies by computerizing human intuition. Institutional Investor reported in 2007 that Fox River is “ a relative unknown that turns in a stunn...
While managing Fox River and its subsidiaries, Ritchie launched a number of other business ventures in various sectors and countries. Most of these ventures were byproducts of established relationships where Ritchie teamed up to do business and add to human dignity. CNN reported that Ritchie is motivated by “a keen interest in raising people’s self...
Joe and his brother, James Ritchie, lived in Afghanistan as children, from 1957 to 1961. Their father had moved his young family to Kabul where he taught civil engineering. Before the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center Towers, Joe and James, were working to free Afghans from oppressive Taliban rule.The Ritchie brothers attempted t...
After meeting the Rwandan President, Paul Kagamein 2003, Ritchie decided immediately to partner with President Kagame to develop the Rwandan economy in the wake of the 1994 genocide. To facilitate private sector investment the Rwandan Development Board (RDB) and Presidential Advisory Council (PAC) were formed. As of 2012, Ritchie co-chairs the PAC....
In 2010, Ritchie met Joyce Banda, then Vice President of Malawi. He believed that she had potential to be one of the great leaders of this generation and thus worked with her to gather private sector support. This was done under the radar, since her popularity in Malawi put her life in danger. The late President of Malawi, Bingu wa Mutharikadied on...
Ritchie died on February 22, 2022.Former Chicago Board of Trade Chairman Patrick Arbor said the cause was COVID-19.
Casserley, Dominic (1993). Facing up to the risk. Wiley. p. 336. ISBN 978-0-471-59219-8.Fossett, Steve (2010). Chasing the Wind. Virgin Books. p. 256. ISBN 978-1-85227-234-0.Schwager, Jack (1994). New Market Wizards. Marketplace Books. p. 614. ISBN 978-1-59280-337-8.Edwards, Morgan Lucy (2011). The Afghan Solution. Pluto Press. p. 368. ISBN 978-0-9568449-0-3.Sharon Kay Ritchie, née le 12 janvier 1937 à Grand Island, dans le Nebraska aux États-Unis, est couronnée Miss Colorado (en) 1955, puis Miss America en 1956 1 .
Sharon Kay Ritchie (2 gennaio 1937) è un'ex modella statunitense, eletta Miss America 1956. La Ritchie passò la propria infanzia a Grand Island (Nebraska), benché partecipò a Miss Colorado, vincendo il titolo.
