Born and Bred To Be a Great Flirt: Cybill Shepherd

CHILDHOOD AND EARLY LIFE

Named after her grandfather Cy and father Bill, Cybill Lynne Shepherd was born on 18 February 1950 in Memphis, Tennessee. Her mother Patty was a homemaker while her father William Jennings Shepherd owned a business dealing with home appliances. She had an elder sister named Terry. As a child, Cybill developed a deep interest in music and started her formal training as a vocalist at the age of 16 under the guidance of the coach of Metropolitan Opera Chorus.

Cybill Shepherd's journey in the glamour world began at the age of 16 when she was crowned ‘Miss Teenage Memphis’ in the year 1966. She then participated in Miss Teenage America, but it came as a rude shock when she failed to make it to the finals of the contest. However, in 1968, she won the ‘Model of the Year’ title. Soon after that, in 1970, she got featured on the cover of the Glamour Magazine.