page_title: Linda Vaughn
hierarchical_section_title: Linda Vaughn
caption_attribution_description: English: Linda Vaughn at the 1997 Indianapolis 500
context_page_description: Linda Faye Vaughn is an American motor racing personality who has been described as the "preeminent beauty queen of stock car racing", and "The First Lady of Motorsports".
  Vaughn was named "Miss Queen of Speed at Atlanta International Raceway" aged 18 and has acquired many other titles since then, including Miss Hurst Golden Shifter. Vaughn has been a notable ambassador and promoter of various forms of American motor racing for several decades.
  She was chosen to be the queen of the 1961 Dixie 400.Her height is 5 ft 1/2 in, but her measurements were 39-23-39 inches when she was chosen to be Miss Firebird in 1960's first half. In 1970's, her measurements were 39-26-37 in. She married Billy Tidwell in 1972. They divorced in 1986.
  She appeared in the 1976 film The Gumball Rally, and the 1983 film Stroker Ace.
  She was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 2019.
context_section_description: Linda Faye Vaughn (born August 11, 1943 in Dalton, Georgia, United States) is an American motor racing personality who has been described as the "preeminent beauty queen of stock car racing", and "The First Lady of Motorsports". 
  Vaughn was named "Miss Queen of Speed at Atlanta International Raceway" aged 18 and has acquired many other titles since then, including Miss Hurst Golden Shifter. Vaughn has been a notable ambassador and promoter of various forms of American motor racing for several decades. 
  She was chosen to be the queen of the 1961 Dixie 400.Her height is 5 ft 1/2 in (1.54 m), but her measurements were 39-23-39 inches (99-58-99 cm) when she was chosen to be Miss Firebird in 1960's first half. In 1970's, her measurements were 39-26-37 in (99-66-94 cm). She married Billy Tidwell (drag racer) in 1972. They divorced in 1986.
  She appeared in the 1976 film The Gumball Rally, and the 1983 film Stroker Ace.
  She was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 2019.
caption: Linda Vaughn at the 1997 Indianapolis 500
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