Linda Jeanne Bement (November 2, 1941 – March 19, 2018) was an American model and beauty queen who became the third Miss USA to be crowned Miss Universe.[2]
In 1962, she married Panamanian-born and future U.S. Racing Hall of FameThoroughbred racing jockey Manuel Ycaza. The couple had two children, then divorced in November 1969.[5] She died of natural causes on March 19, 2018, at her home in Salt Lake City.[2]