CHAIRMAN IN SHACKLES
Who is Clark Hunt’s wife, Tavia Shackles?
The Hunt family has very famous link in the music industry
MILLIONAIRE Clark Hunt has been the chairman of the Kansas City Chiefs for over 10 years after inheriting the club from his dad.
The Super Bowl winner has been married to his wife Tavia Shackles for even longer, but who is she? Here's everything you need to know.
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Who is Clark Hunt's wife, Tavia Shackles?
Clark Hunt's wife Tavia Shackles is a former beauty pageant contestant from Lee's Summit, Missouri.
She is also the director of the Kansas City Chiefs Women’s Organization.
During her competitive years, she won the titles of Miss Missouri Teen USA and Miss Kansas USA.
In 1993, Tavia competed to become Miss USA and finished in second place as Real Housewives star Kenya Moore took home that year's honor.
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In October 1993, Clark and Tavia tied the knot after dating for two years.
After marrying Clark, Tavia became heavily involved with the Chiefs as well.
Regarding her work with the team, she told KSHB: "I just love our mission statement and I think it’s really telling about who we are as an organization.
"We undoubtedly have the best fan base in the NFL. They show up whether it’s 100 degrees or negative 10, or whatever it is.
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"Kansas City is such a special city and it truly has my heart."
How did Clark meet Tavia?
Clark and Tavia met during their college years, the latter was a publicity intern for the Chiefs.
"In 1991, I was a college intern in the PR department and after the first kickoff luncheon at the end of the summer, we came back to kick off the season," the Miss USA runner-up remembered.
"At the end of that event, this nice guy came up named Clark and started talking to me.
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"We had a great conversation and had so much in common, we learned.
"He asked me if I’d like to have dinner sometime and the rest is history."
She further recalled to the above-mentioned outlet: "Six weeks after we started dating, he gave me a postcard that his grandmother had given him.
"He said he’d had it for years and it meant a lot to him, and that he hoped that he’d found his partner to drive with him down the road of life.
"I still have it, it’s framed in my bathroom. So we knew right away."
How many kids do Clark and Tavia have?
Since walking down the aisle, Clark and Tavia have welcomed three children together.
They have two daughters named Gracie and Ava, and a son named Knobel.
"I would say we are very, very close, and I mean we talk every day if we don’t see each other every single day," the beauty pageant winner shared of her family's relationship.
"I just thank our faith, our values, and our deep love for each other."
Ava has recently been spotted spending time with pop star Taylor Swift at Arrowhead Stadium.
Posting on Instagram, Swift — who is dating Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce — can be seen hugging Ava while holding a gift from the Hunt family.
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Ava wrote: “Enchanted to meet you Taylor Swift."
