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Miss USA 1960 was the ninth Miss USA pageant, held at the Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach, Florida on July 7, 1960. At the end of the event, Linda Bement of Utah was crowned by Terry Huntingdon of California as Miss USA 1960. [1] It is the second victory of Utah in the pageant's history. Bement later competed at Miss Universe and won. [2]
1st Runner-Up at Miss USA; Assumed title when Brook Lee won Miss Universe; 1998: Massachusetts: Shawnae Jebbia: Boston: 26 ... Miss Universe & Miss USA 1960 Linda ...
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 ...
Only nine American women have won the Miss Universe pageant in its 73-year history. R'Bonney Gabriel from Texas most recently won it in 2022.
Miss America is an annual competition open to women from the United States between the ages of 18 and 28. Originating in 1921 as a beauty pageant , the competition now judges competitors' talent performances and interviews in addition to their physical appearance.
From 1952 to 1964, when the Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants were concurrent events, the award could be won by a contestant competing either for Miss USA or Miss Universe. In fact, in 1960, there was a tie, with the award going to Miss Universe Burma, Myint Myint May, and Miss Louisiana USA, Rebecca Fletcher.
Miss United States 1960, also referred to as Miss World USA 1960, was the 3rd edition of the Miss United States World pageant, was held in Bridgeport, Connecticut.. It was originally won by Annette Driggers of New York City, NY, who was crowned by the outgoing titleholder, Loretta Powell of Connecticut, but it was discovered Driggers was only 15 years old, while having claimed she was 20.
Miss Japan 1959: 24 July 1959 34 1960 United States: Linda Bement [10] 18 Salt Lake City: Miss USA 1960: 9 July 1960 43 1961 Germany: Marlene Schmidt [11] 23 Stuttgart: Miss Germany 1961: 15 July 1961 48 1962 Argentina: Norma Nolan [12] 24 Venado Tuerto: Miss Argentina 1962: 14 July 1962 52 1963 Brazil: Iêda Maria Vargas [13] 18 Porto Alegre ...