Linda Bement
Encyclopedia
Linda Jeanne Bement is a beauty pageant titleholder from the United States
who became the third Miss USA
to be crowned Miss Universe
.
to be crowned Miss USA
. She represented the United States
in the 1960 Miss Universe
pageant, broadcast from Long Beach, California
, where she was crowned the winner of the title. The 1960 pageant was the first Miss Universe pageant to be televised nationwide.
future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame
Thoroughbred racing
jockey
, Manuel Ycaza
. The couple had two children before they divorced in November 1969.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
who became the third Miss USA
Miss USA 1960
Miss USA 1960, the 9th Miss USA pageant, was won by Linda Bement of Utah who later became Miss Universe 1960.-Results:*Miss USA 1960: Linda Bement, *The runners-up were:**1st Runner-up: Mary Rodite ,...
to be crowned Miss Universe
Miss Universe 1960
Miss Universe 1960, the 9th Miss Universe pageant, was won by 18-year-old Linda Bement of USA. It took place on 9 July 1960 at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, USA.-Placements:-Special awards:...
.
Miss Universe 1960
A member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Bement was the second woman from UtahMiss Utah USA
The Miss Utah USA competition is the pageant who selects the representative for the state of Utah in the Miss USA pageant.Utah has been quite successful at Miss USA, with 20 placements as of 2009. Their most consistent period was in the 1950s and 1960s. Utah has produced one Miss USA in 1960...
to be crowned Miss USA
Miss USA 1960
Miss USA 1960, the 9th Miss USA pageant, was won by Linda Bement of Utah who later became Miss Universe 1960.-Results:*Miss USA 1960: Linda Bement, *The runners-up were:**1st Runner-up: Mary Rodite ,...
. She represented the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in the 1960 Miss Universe
Miss Universe 1960
Miss Universe 1960, the 9th Miss Universe pageant, was won by 18-year-old Linda Bement of USA. It took place on 9 July 1960 at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, USA.-Placements:-Special awards:...
pageant, broadcast from Long Beach, California
Long Beach, California
Long Beach is a city situated in Los Angeles County in Southern California, on the Pacific coast of the United States. The city is the 36th-largest city in the nation and the seventh-largest in California. As of 2010, its population was 462,257...
, where she was crowned the winner of the title. The 1960 pageant was the first Miss Universe pageant to be televised nationwide.
Life after Miss Universe
In 1962 she married the Panamanian-bornPanama
Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...
future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame
National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame was founded in 1950 in Saratoga Springs, New York, to honor the achievements of American thoroughbred race horses, jockeys, and trainers...
Thoroughbred racing
Thoroughbred horse race
Thoroughbred horse racing is a worldwide sport and industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred horses. It is governed by different national bodies. There are two forms of the sport: Flat racing and National Hunt racing...
jockey
Jockey
A jockey is an athlete who rides horses in horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. The word also applies to camel riders in camel racing.-Etymology:...
, Manuel Ycaza
Manuel Ycaza
Manuel Ycaza is a retired United States Racing Hall of Fame jockey who led the way for Latin American jockeys in the United States....
. The couple had two children before they divorced in November 1969.