Lynda Mead Shea | |
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) Lynda Lee Mead in 1960 | |
| Born | April 17, 1939 Natchez, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Mississippi |
| Occupation | Businesswoman |
| Title | Miss America 1960 |
| Predecessor | Mary Ann Mobley |
| Successor | Nancy Fleming |
| Spouse(s) | John J. Shea Jr. (m. 1964; died 2015) |
| Children | 5 |
Lynda Lee Shea (née Mead; born April 17, 1939) is an American businesswoman and beauty pageant titleholder who was Miss Mississippi 1959 and Miss America 1960. Shea attended Natchez High School and the University of Mississippi, where she was a member of Chi Omega sorority.[1][2] Her immediate predecessor as Miss America, Mary Ann Mobley (the first Miss America from Mississippi), was Mead's sorority sister at Chi Omega.[3][4]
Family
Mead married Dr. John J. Shea Jr. in 1964; they have three adult children.[5] Dr. Shea died in 2015.
Business life
Shea is president of Shea Design & French Country Imports in Memphis, Tennessee.[6]
References
- ^ U.S. Public Records Index Vol 1 (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), 2010.
- ^ "1960". Time. September 21, 1959. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
- ^ Morris, David Rae (2000). My Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 49. ISBN 9781617034398.
- ^ Eagles, Charles W. (2009). The Price of Defiance. University of North Carolina Press, 2009. pp. 8-9. ISBN 9780807832738.
, Mary Ann Mobley lynda lee mead sorority.
- ^ Tauber, Michelle; Neill, Mike; Russell, Lisa; Fowler, Joanne; Dam, Julie; Tresniowski, Alex; Miller, Samantha; Dougherty, Steve; Yu, Ting (October 16, 2000). "American Beauties: 80 Years". People.
- ^ Mitchell, Lena (April 30, 1998). "HED:French Country plays dominant role in Interior Design". Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal. Retrieved May 30, 2014."Magnolia Hill: a dream realized atop a hill, crowning twenty beautiful rolling acres, the home of Mary and Sam Haskell pays homage to faith, family, and friends". Mississippi Magazine. The Free Library. September 1, 2010. Retrieved May 30, 2014.
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Mary Ann Mobley | Miss America 1960 | Succeeded by Nancy Fleming |
| Preceded by Margie Wilson | Miss Mississippi 1959 | Succeeded by Betty Porter |