She appeared in the 1983 Miss Teen USA Pageant telecast from Lakeland, Florida and was a press favorite.
Born in Fairbanks, Alaska, United States, to William and Lillian Fickus,[3] she was crowned at age 17.
She spent much of her childhood growing up on a ranch in the southern foothills of the Brooks Range in the Alaskan "bush".
Prior to her death, she appeared as a special guest at the 2007 Miss Alaska Teen USA pageant.
[1] Linda Kay Manns died in Fairbanks, Alaska, aged 43, on August 19, 2008, as the result of a long battle with breast cancer.