13 things about Miss Universe 1960 Linda Bement

Linda Jeanne Bement was an American model and beauty queen born and raised Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. She is the first Miss Utah USA to win Miss USA and the third Miss USA to win Miss Universe.

BIOGRAPHY

Bement was the only child of Charles Albert Bement and Elaine Stevens Bement, who got married in 1938. Before Charles and Elaine divorced, they had another daughter named Patricia Ann Bement, who died on the day she was born in Salt Lake City on March 14, 1939.

In 1980, Elaine married Curtis Tempest Ellsworth in The Salt Lake Temple, a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) on Temple Square in Salt Lake City. Ellsworth died on November 5, 1988 at age 71.

Linda was married and divorced twice. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. She grew up in Sugarhouse, Salt Lake City.
2. She graduated from Highland High School in Salt Lake City.
3.  She was part of the women’s group of Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, USA. 
4. She regularly donated vegetables and fruit from her backyard to the homeless and to the LDS Church.
5. Her first husband Carlos Manuel Mario de Ycaza Jr., a jockey professionally known as Manuel Ycaza, was born in Panama City, Panama to Carlos Manuel Mario de Ycaza Sr. and Helena Purñiotis de Ycaza.
6. She and her second husband Rob Sharp had no children together.
7. She and Manuel Jr. have one son and one daughter together.
8. In 1962, she and Manuel Jr. got married.
9. In 1963, she gave birth to Manuel de Ycaza III.
10. In 1964, she gave birth to Lindita de Ycaza.
11. In 1969, she and Manuel Jr. divorced.
12. In 1983, she appeared in three episodes of “Family Feud”.
13. In 2018, she died at age 76.

TIMELINE

Linda was 5′6¼″ tall. She was an avid skier who played the piano and enjoyed cooking.

1960s

• On July 7, 1960, she represented Utah at Miss USA 1960, competed against 44 other candidates at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, USA and won the title. Later that day, she represented the U.S. at Miss Universe 1960, competed against 42 other candidates at the same venue and won the title.
• On July 13, 1961, she crowned her successor Miss USA 1961 Sharon Brown at the Miami Beach Auditorium.
• On July 15, 1961, she crowned her successor Miss Universe 1961 Marlene Schmidt at the Miami Beach Auditorium.
• In November 1969, her marriage to Manuel Jr. ended in a divorce.

1990s

• On January 20, 1994, her father died at age 77.

2000s

• On July 2, 2000, her mother died at age 81.

2010s

• On November 2, 2017, she turned 76.
• On March 19, 2018, she died of natural causes at her residence in Salt Lake City.