Lynda Lee Mead
American beauty pageant contestant
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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.[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]
BornApril 17, 1939
Natchez, Mississippi, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Mississippi
OccupationBusinesswoman
TitleMiss America 1960
Lynda Mead Shea | |
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Lynda Lee Mead in 1960 | |
| Born | April 17, 1939 Natchez, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Education | University of Mississippi |
| Occupation | Businesswoman |
| Title | Miss America 1960 |
| Predecessor | Mary Ann Mobley |
| Successor | Nancy Fleming |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 5 |
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]
