Linda Vaughn

Linda Faye Vaughn (born August 11, 1943[1] in Dalton, Georgia, United States[2]) is an American motor racing personality who has been described as the "preeminent beauty queen of stock car racing",[3] and "The First Lady of Motorsports".

[4] Vaughn was named "Miss Queen of Speed at Atlanta International Raceway" aged 18 and has acquired many other titles since then, including Miss Hurst Golden Shifter.

Vaughn has been a notable ambassador and promoter of various forms of American motor racing for several decades.

[4] Her height is 5 ft 1/2 in (1.54 m), but her measurements were 39-23-39 inches (99-58-99 cm) when she was chosen to be Miss Firebird in the first half of the 1960s.

[6] She married Billy Tidwell (drag racer) in 1972.

Linda Vaughn at the 1997 Indianapolis 500