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Lynda Lee Shea (née Mead; born April 17, 1939) is an American businesswoman and beauty pageant titleholder who was Miss Mississippi 1959 and Miss America 1960. Shea attended Natchez High School and the University of Mississippi , where she was a member of Chi Omega sorority.
Pageant winner Lynda Lee Mead was the second Miss Mississippi in a row to wear the crown, succeeding actress Mary Ann Mobley. [1] Among the other contestants was Ann Marston of Michigan, an archery champion who had appeared on the cover of the Aug. 8, 1955 edition of Sports Illustrated. Her skill with a bow and arrow won Marston the talent ...
Shea was married (1949) to the former Gwyn Cooke Rainer, 1930-2009 (later Mrs. Shelby Foote), with whom he had two children; then (1964) to the former Lynda Lee Mead (Miss America, 1960), the couple had three children. [4]
Mobley was born in 1937 in Biloxi, Mississippi. [1] After her reign as Miss America 1959, Mobley embarked on a career in both film and television. She signed a five-year contract with MGM. [2]
Lynda Lee Mead [21] Natchez: 20 Original dramatic act, "Schizophrenia" 1961: Sept. 10, 1960 Nancy Fleming [22] Michigan: Montague: 18 Preliminary Swimsuit Preliminary Talent (tie) Presentation of dress design 1962: Sept. 9, 1961 Maria Fletcher [23] North Carolina: Asheville: 19 Preliminary Swimsuit: Vocal/tap dance, "Somebody Loves Me" First ...
Mead is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Albert E. Mead (1861–1909), ... Lynda Lee Mead (born 1939), 1960 winner of the Miss America pageant;
Lynda Lee Mead. Miss America 1961 Succeeded by. Maria Fletcher. Preceded by. Ann Penelope Marston. Miss Michigan 1960 Succeeded by. Donna Sheppard Kickert
She was the Miss America preliminary competition swimsuit winner, and her overseas tour included visits to 31 Army hospitals and Servicemen's Clubs.