Sylvia Hitchcock
Age: 69
Summary: model and
beauty queen who had represented Alabama in the Miss USA 1967 pageant
and became the first Miss USA title-holder to win the Miss Universe
crown since Linda Bement in 1960, but who had been making appearances
in state pageants (and even in Miss USA pageants) in the past 15 years
after relinquishing her title and was one of a panel of twelve judges
for the Miss Universe 1972 pageant won by Kerry Anne Wells.
Cause of Death: Cancer
Born: January 31, 1946
Died: August 16, 2015
Location: Lake Wales, Florida