Never interested in being a beauty queen anyway, Carter parlayed the experience as a foot in the acting door. Unfortunately, despite a narrow finish, Carter did not go home with the crown. On the crest of national fame, Carter went on to represent the United States in the even higher stakes Miss World pageant.
As Miss Arizona, Carter competed and won the title of Miss World USA. Later that summer, Carter entered a local beauty contest at the urging of friends - an event would forever change her life. Soon after being voted the most talented student on campus, the black-haired beauty decided to quit school to embark on a career in music.Īfter a year spent touring as a singer with several rock bands, Carter felt burned-out, and in 1972, returned to Phoenix to debate what direction to take her life. Blessed with an excellent singing voice in addition to her dark, gorgeous looks, Carter fell in love with performing before an audience. Already a looker by high school, Carter attended Arizona State University, where she proved herself more than just a pretty face. So perfectly did she embody the role in the public's mind, the actress could unfortunately do little else, having been stereotyped as the iconic DC Comics' heroine for more than 30 years since the show first premiered.īorn Linda Jean Cordoba Carter in Phoenix, AZ on July 24, 1951, the actress was born to Mexican and Irish parents. Rarely in Hollywood casting history was an actor or actress so perfectly matched to his or her role, as that of Lynda Carter - the delight of all teenage boys and the envy of all girls - during her amply bosomed run as the Amazon princess on the 1970s hit TV show, "Wonder Woman" ( 1975-79).
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