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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.<ref>''U.S. Public Records Index'' Vol 1 (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), 2010.</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=September 21, 1959|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,869221-3,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071031052712/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,869221-3,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 31, 2007|title=1960|publisher=Time|accessdate =2007-08-31}}</ref> Her immediate predecessor as Miss America, [[Mary Ann Mobley]] (the first Miss America from Mississippi), was Mead's sorority sister at Chi Omega.<ref>{{cite book|last=Morris|first=David Rae|title=My Mississippi|date=2000|publisher=University Press of Mississippi|isbn=9781617034398|page=49|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Tapq44qlgbwC&q=%2C+Mary+Ann+Mobley++lynda+lee+mead+sorority&pg=PA49}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Eagles|first=Charles W.|title=The Price of Defiance|date=2009|publisher=University of North Carolina Press, 2009|isbn=9780807832738|pages=[https://archive.org/details/priceofdefiancej00eagl/page/8 8]-9|url=https://archive.org/details/priceofdefiancej00eagl|url-access=registration|quote=, Mary Ann Mobley lynda lee mead sorority.}}</ref>
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'''Lynda Lee Mead Shea''' (born April 17, 1939) attended [[Natchez High School]] and the [[University of Mississippi]], where she was a member of [[Chi Omega]] sorority, and won the [[Miss America]] pageant in 1960.<ref>''U.S. Public Records Index'' Vol 1 (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), 2010.</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=September 21, 1959|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,869221-3,00.html|title=1960|publisher=Time|accessdate =2007-08-31}}</ref> Her immediate predecessor as Miss America, [[Mary Ann Mobley]] (the first Miss America from Mississippi), was Mead's sorority sister at Chi Omega.<ref>{{cite book|last=Morris|first=David Rae|title=My Mississippi|date=2000|publisher=University Press of Mississippi|isbn=9781617034398|page=49|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=Tapq44qlgbwC&pg=PA49&lpg=PA49&dq=,+Mary+Ann+Mobley++lynda+lee+mead+sorority&source=bl&ots=qIbHvHpWLB&sig=P92TBTyaF6xZpfaznzoemJKLbQ8&hl=en&sa=X&ei=exiIU_D9A4K1yATetoKwAQ&ved=0CF8Q6AEwDg#v=onepage&q=%2C%20Mary%20Ann%20Mobley%20%20lynda%20lee%20mead%20sorority&f=false}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Eagles|first=Charles W.|title=The Price of Defiance|date=2009|publisher=University of North Carolina Press, 2009|isbn=9780807832738|pages=8-9|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=JciSmm6xObsC&pg=PA9&dq=,+Mary+Ann+Mobley++lynda+lee+mead+sorority&hl=en&sa=X&ei=uxqIU6SYOtOKyAT5tYGwDA&ved=0CDcQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=%2C%20Mary%20Ann%20Mobley%20%20lynda%20lee%20mead%20sorority&f=false}}</ref>


==Family==
==Family==
Mead married Dr. John J. Shea Jr. in 1964; they have three adult children.<ref name="People people">{{cite web|first1=Michelle |last1=Tauber |first2=Mike |last2=Neill |first3=Lisa |last3=Russell |first4=Joanne|last4=Fowler |first5=Julie |last5=Dam |first6=Alex |last6=Tresniowski |first7=Samantha |last7=Miller |first8=Steve |last8=Dougherty |first9=Ting |last9=Yu |title= American Beauties: 80 Years |work= People |url=https://people.com/archive/american-beauties-80-years-vol-54-no-16/ |date=October 16, 2000}}</ref> Dr. Shea died in 2015.
Mead married Dr. [[John J. Shea, Jr.]]; they have five children.<ref>{{cite web|last=White|first=Stephanie Nerissa|title=Dr. John Shea Presents his Professional Papers to the Memphis Public Library|url=http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2013/mar/31/dr-john-shea-presents-his-professional-papers-to/|publisher=The Commercial Appeal|accessdate=May 30, 2014|date=March 31, 2013}}</ref>


==Business life==
==Business life==
Lynda Mead Shea is president of Shea Design & French Country Imports in [[Memphis, Tennessee]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Mitchell|first=Lena|title=HED:French Country plays dominant role in interior design|url=http://djournal.com/lifestyle/hedfrench-country-plays-dominant-role-in-interior-design/|publisher=[[Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal]]|accessdate=May 30, 2014|date=April 30, 1998}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=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.|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Magnolia+Hill%3A+a+dream+realized+atop+a+hill,+crowning+twenty...-a0237306263|work=Mississippi Magazine|publisher=The Free Library|accessdate=May 30, 2014|date=September 1, 2010}}</ref>
Shea is president of Shea Design & French Country Imports in [[Memphis, Tennessee]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Mitchell|first=Lena|title=HED:French Country plays dominant role in Interior Design|url=http://djournal.com/lifestyle/hedfrench-country-plays-dominant-role-in-interior-design/|publisher=[[Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal]]|accessdate=May 30, 2014|date=April 30, 1998}}{{cite web|title=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.|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Magnolia+Hill%3A+a+dream+realized+atop+a+hill,+crowning+twenty...-a0237306263|work=Mississippi Magazine|publisher=The Free Library|accessdate=May 30, 2014|date=September 1, 2010}}</ref>


==References==
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American beauty pageant contestant
| DATE OF BIRTH = April 17, 1939
| PLACE OF BIRTH = Natchez, Mississippi
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Latest revision as of 17:15, 21 August 2022

Lynda Mead Shea
Lynda Lee Mead in 1960
Born (1939-04-17) April 17, 1939 (age 85)
Natchez, Mississippi, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Mississippi
OccupationBusinesswoman
TitleMiss America 1960
PredecessorMary Ann Mobley
SuccessorNancy Fleming
Spouse
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(m. 1964; died 2015)​
Children5

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[edit]

Mead married Dr. John J. Shea Jr. in 1964; they have three adult children.[5] Dr. Shea died in 2015.

Business life[edit]

Shea is president of Shea Design & French Country Imports in Memphis, Tennessee.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ U.S. Public Records Index Vol 1 (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), 2010.
  2. ^ "1960". Time. September 21, 1959. Archived from the original on October 31, 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
  3. ^ Morris, David Rae (2000). My Mississippi. University Press of Mississippi. p. 49. ISBN 9781617034398.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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 Miss America
1960 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Margie Wilson
 Miss Mississippi
1959 		Succeeded by
Betty Porter


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