A member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , Bement was the second woman from Utah to be crowned Miss USA . She represented the United States in the Miss Universe 1960 pageant , broadcast from Miami Beach , Florida , where she was crowned the winner of the title by Miss Universe 1959 , Akiko Kojima of Japan . The 1960 pageant was the first Miss Universe pageant to be televised nationwide
Miss Universe 1959
Miss Universe 1959
Linda Bement