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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.
10 de feb. de 2015 · John Shea was a renowned otologist who pioneered surgical techniques to restore hearing to deaf people. He married Miss America 1960 Lynda Lee Mead in 1964 and opened his own private hospital in Memphis.
Shea was married (1949) to the former Gwyn Cooke Rainer, 1930-2009 (later Mrs. Shelby Foote), with whom he had two children; then (1964) to the former Lynda Lee Mead (Miss America, 1960), the couple had three children.
Born Lynda Lee Mead c. 1939 in Natchez, Mississippi; attended University of Mississippi; m. John Shea (physician); children: 3. Named Miss America (1960), representing Mississippi; owner and president of French Country Imports and Shea-Moore Design.
Pageant winner Lynda Lee Mead was the second Miss Mississippi in a row to wear the crown, succeeding actress Mary Ann Mobley. Among the other contestants was Ann Marston of Michigan, an archery champion who had appeared on the cover of the Aug. 8, 1955 edition of Sports Illustrated.
16 de jul. de 2022 · 6 min. 167. Mack Charles Parker was pulled from his jail cell in Poplarville, Miss., by a gang of White men on April 25, 1959. The 23-year-old Black army veteran had been awaiting trial for the...
27 de may. de 2016 · Lynda Lee Mead Shea, who was crowned Miss America in 1960, will attend the Natchez Festival of Music's performance of "Carmen" on Saturday. She will also be honored for her achievements and her love for her hometown.
