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.

[2] 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.

[5] She died of natural causes on March 19, 2018, at her home in Salt Lake City.

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