Linda Bement

Linda Jeanne Bement (November 2, 1941 – March 19, 2018) was an American model and beauty queen who became the third Miss USA to be crowned Miss Universe.^[2]

Linda Bement
Bement as Miss Universe 1960
Born	Linda Jeanne Bement (1941-11-02)November 2, 1941 Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Died	March 19, 2018(2018-03-19) (aged 76) Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Spouses	Manuel Ycaza ​ ​ (m. 1962; div. 1969)​ Rob Sharp
Children	2
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title	Miss Utah USA 1960 Miss USA 1960 Miss Universe 1960
Hair color	Brown
Eye color	Green
Major competition(s)	Miss Utah USA 1960 (Winner) Miss USA 1960 (Winner) Miss Universe 1960 (Winner)

Miss Universe 1960

A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,^[3] Bement was the second woman from Utah to be crowned Miss USA. She represented the United States in the Miss Universe 1960 pageant, broadcast from Miami Beach, Florida, 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.^[4]

Life after Miss Universe

In 1962, she married Panamanian-born and future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racing jockey Manuel Ycaza. The couple had two children, then divorced in November 1969.^[5] She died of natural causes on March 19, 2018, at her home in Salt Lake City.^[2]