Lu Long Ogburn Medlin

Lu Long Ogburn Medlin (May 31, 1932 – April 5, 2025) was an American beauty pageant titleholder. She won the Miss North Carolina pageant in 1951 and placed second runner-up in the Miss America 1952 pageant, winning the Preliminary Talent Award and the Preliminary Swimsuit Award.

Early life and education Medlin was born Lu Long Ogburn on May 31, 1932 in Smithfield, North Carolina, to Jasper Victor Ogburn Sr., a cotton broker and owner of the Austin-Ogburn Cotton Company, and Bunnah Evelyn Jones Ogburn. She was the sister of the philanthropist Nan Alva Ogburn and the local politician Vic Ogburn Jr.

Medlin studied music, taking piano lessons from Flora Canaday. She went on to compete at Miss America 1952, placing second runner-up overall and winning the talent and swimsuit competitions. Their wedding reception was held at Johnston County Country Club.

She died on April 5, 2025 at the Brookdale senior living facility in Smithfield, North Carolina.