Linda Bement
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Born |
Linda Jeanne Bement 1942 (age 73–74) |
|---|---|
| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Green |
| Title(s) |
Miss Utah USA 1960 Miss USA 1960 Miss Universe 1960 |
| Major competition(s) |
Miss Utah USA 1960 (Winner) Miss USA 1960 (Winner) Miss Universe 1960 (Winner) |
| Spouse |
Manuel Ycaza (1962–1969) |
| Children | 2 |
Linda Jeanne Bement (born c. 1942), is an American model and beauty queen who became the third Miss USA to be crowned Miss Universe.
Miss Universe 1960
A member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,[1] Bement was the second woman from Utah to be crowned Miss USA. She represented the USA in the Miss Universe 1960 pageant, broadcast from Long Beach, California, where she was crowned the winner of the title by Miss Universe 1959, Akiko Kojima of Japan. The 1960 pageant was the first Miss Universe pageant to be televised nationwide.[2]
Life after Miss Universe
In 1962 she married the Panamanian-born future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racing jockey, Manuel Ycaza. The couple had two children before they divorced in November 1969.[3]
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