Linda Vaughn

Linda Faye Vaughn (born August 11, 1943^[1] in Dalton, Georgia, United States^[2]) is an American motor racing personality who has been described as the "preeminent beauty queen of stock car racing",^[3] and "The First Lady of Motorsports".^[4]

Linda Vaughn
Vaughn at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, 2015
Born	Linda Faye Vaughn (1942-08-14) August 14, 1942 (age 82) Dalton, Georgia, United States
Known for	Motor racing

Vaughn was named "Miss Queen of Speed at Atlanta International Raceway" aged 18 and has acquired many other titles since then, including Miss Hurst Golden Shifter. Vaughn has been a notable ambassador and promoter of various forms of American motor racing for several decades.^[5]

She was chosen to be the queen of the 1961 Dixie 400.^[4] Her height is 5 ft 1/2 in (1.54 m), but her measurements were 39-23-39 inches (99-58-99 cm) when she was chosen to be Miss Firebird in the first half of the 1960s.^[4] In the 1970s, her measurements were 39-26-37 in (99-66-94 cm).^[6] She married Billy Tidwell (drag racer) in 1972.^[2] They divorced in 1986.

She appeared in the 1976 film The Gumball Rally, and the 1983 film Stroker Ace.

Linda Vaughn at the 1997 Indianapolis 500

Awards

• She was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 2019.^[7]
• She was inducted into the West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame in 2021.