Lynda Lee Mead

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]

Lynda Mead Shea
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

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

1. U.S. Public Records Index Vol 1 (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), 2010.
2. "1960". Time. September 21, 1959. 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.