Career
She appeared in the 1983 Mission Teen United States of America Pageant telecast from Lakeland, Florida and was a press favorite. Born in Fairbanks, Alaska, United States, to William and Lillian Fickus, she was crowned at age 17. She spent much of her childhood growing up on a ranch in the southern foothills of the Brooks Range in the Alaskan "bush".
Her older sister, Mistress
Deborah Luper was Mission Alaska United States of America in 1980. Following her year as Mission Alaska Teen United States of America, 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.
Prior to her death, she appeared as a special guest at the 2007 Mission Alaska Teen United States of America pageant. Linda Kay Manns died in Fairbanks, Alaska, aged 43, on August 19, 2008, as the result of a long battle with breast cancer.
