Manns LindaKay

American beauty queen, crowned at age 17 as the first Miss Alaska Teen USA in 1983, the year the Miss Teen USA pageant debuted. She appeared in the 1983 Miss Teen USA Pageant telecast from Lakeland, Florida and was a press favourite. She was the third child of four, and the second daughter in her family to win a state pageant title. Her older sister, Mrs. Deborah Luper was Miss Alaska USA in 1980. Following her year as Miss Alaska Teen USA, she began a career in business & government that ultimately led to political appointments by Alaska Governor Frank Murkowski, who she served as Deputy Director of Boards & Commissions, and as Special Assistant. She also served in Governor Sarah Palins Fairbanks office, was president of a local Republican Womens Club, and was a member of the Rotary Club. Fickus first married James Snyder; the couple had two sons. She married secondly, to Jeffrey Manns. Linda Kay Manns died in Fairbanks, Alaska, aged 43, on 19 August 2008 after a long battle with breast cancer. Link to Wikipedia biography Read less