Turning to Modeling
After returning home and rethinking her position, Lynda decided that, while music held an undeniable appeal, she wanted to give something else a go.
At 5-foot-9, with striking blue eyes and long black hair, Lynda knew she looked good – and signed up with a modeling agency.
Within a month of modeling, she was crowned Miss Phoenix, Miss Arizona, and finally, Miss World USA.
To the outside observer, it seemed like Carter took to modeling like a fish takes to water – but while her mother was proud, Lynda didn’t feel comfortable in her new career path.
Having Doubts
Lynda Carter continued to ride her success as a model, and after taking the national beauty pageant scene by storm, she went on to represent the United States in the international beauty pageant of 1972, reaching the semifinals.
But Lynda wasn’t happy with this new trajectory.
“You have to visualize the time. Women’s lib! Burn the bra! Gloria Steinem!” Carter told The New York Times. “And I had some guy telling me I needed a chaperone and had to go cut a ribbon somewhere. It wasn’t me.”