Tavia Shackles Hunt Is a Beauty Queen Turned Community Volunteer and a Dedicated Mom: More about Clark Hunt's Wife

Tavia Shackles Hunt went from being a decorated beauty queen to marrying a well-known man in the NFL and devoting her life to family, faith, and football. Alongside being a "soccer and pageant mom," Tavia Shackles Hunt spends her time helping those in need.

After finding success as a beauty queen, Tavia Shackles Hunt met her future husband, Clark Hunt, and a "wonderful" first conversation led to a thirty-year marriage. During those years, the couple welcomed three children.

Faith, family, and football have been the cornerstone of Tavia Shackles Hunt's family, which has seen the former Miss Kansas devote her life to being a wife, mother, Christ-follower, and community leader.

Tavia Shackles Hunt Was the Second Runner-up for Miss USA

Tavia grew up in Lee's Summit, Missouri, in a Christian community that profoundly shaped the person she is today. Upon the recommendation of a neighbor, Tavia entered the pageant world when she was a teenager and won Miss Lee's Summit.

Clark's wife did not stop there, as she was eventually crowned Miss Kansa USA and was the second runner-up for Miss USA in 1993. Although Tavia has said goodbye to her pageant days, competing helped her build an eye for fashion.

Tavia Shackles Hunt and Her Husband Learned They Had So Much in Common the First Time They Met

Tavia and her husband met in 1991 while she was a college intern in the PR department for the Kansas City Chiefs, currently home to Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes. The couple met at a luncheon, and during an interview, Clark's wife revealed:

"At the end of that event, this nice guy came up named Clark and started talking to me, and 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."

In October 2021, Tavia turned to Instagram to celebrate her and Clark's 28th anniversary, revealing she was more in love with her husband than ever. "A lifetime of love isn't easy no matter the circumstances, [...] but it comes down to a daily choice to love, forgive, and be "for" each other," the former beauty queen added.

One of Tavia Shackles Hunt's Daughters Followed in Her Pageantry Footsteps

When Tavia married her husband, she married into an influential family in the NFL and said, "I would say that's really the cornerstone for our family. Faith, family, and football."

The couple's first child is their daughter, Gracie, who has not only become a social media personality but followed in her mother's footsteps into pageantry. "Gracie, Welcome to the Miss Kansas USA sisterhood," Tavia captioned a post featuring her daughter, who had been crowned Miss Kansas in 2021.

Clark and his wife's second child is their daughter Ava, who, according to her Instagram, is a future TCS graduate. The youngest of the Hunt family is Tavia's son Knobel Hunt, who, despite his family's involvement in American football, often documents his life as a soccer player on social media.

Tavia Shackles Hunt's Charity Work

Alongside describing herself as a wife, Christ-follower, sports, and glamour enthusiast, and a pageant and soccer mom in her Instagram bio, Tavia adds that she is a community volunteer. During an interview, the former beauty queen said:

"In KC, we have the best community and the best fan base in the entire country. It's important for Clark and me to invest and give back to that community, and we've chosen to do this with a focus on children and hunger. We're passionate about being involved and present for the fans and the organizations who support us."

Tavia and her family's charitable endeavors have also seen them travel to Africa, as in June, she documented her trip to Zambia, where she and her family sponsored children.

Tavia has also had a passion for uplifting children at large, including promoting Operation Breakthrough, a mission designed to "provide a safe, loving, and educational environment for children in poverty and to empower their families through advocacy, emergency aid, and education."