Linda Bement

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.

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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

Origin

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Height

168 cm

Occupation

model / beauty pageant contestant

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Scorpio / Snake

Awards & achievements

• 1960 Miss Utah USA
• Miss USA 1960
• Miss Universe 1960

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda%20Bement
• 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
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2628129

Tags

• Utah
• model
• beauty pageant contestant

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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