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Linda Bement

リンダ・ベメント　/　りんだ・べめんと

American model

November 2, 1941 – March 19, 2018　・　Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Utah
model
beauty pageant contestant

My Take

What stays with me about Linda Bement is the trajectory: a young woman from Salt Lake City, far from the glamour capitals, crowned Miss Universe in 1960 as only the third Miss USA to do so. In an era before social media, she had to win the world over with poise alone, and that demands a steel few appreciate today. I read her later quietness, away from the spotlight, not as fading but as grace. She passed in 2018, but I admire the dignity of a woman who reached the summit and then simply lived her life without clinging to the crown.

Overview

Linda Jeanne Bement (November 2, 1941 – March 19, 2018) was an American model and beauty queen who became the third Miss USA to be crowned Miss Universe.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Linda Bement
Name (Japanese): リンダ・ベメント
Reading: りんだ・べめんと
Born: November 2, 1941 – March 19, 2018
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Scorpio / Snake
Origin: Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: 165 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: model / beauty pageant contestant

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

Awards & achievements

1960 Miss Utah USA
Miss USA 1960
Miss Universe 1960

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%83%80%E3%83%BB%E3%83%93%E3%83%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88

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