Barbara Mandrell – Seat Belt Advocate

Barbara Mandrell is a country music icon who conquered the airwaves from the 1970s to the 1980s. She is considered to be one of the most successful female vocalists of her time, but something unfortunate happened that turned her life around. The now 70-year-old star got involved in a car crash, along with her two children, Matthew and Jaime. They were able to survive the accident but not the other person behind the wheels where they crashed into.

Unfortunate as it is, she also had a problem collecting her insurance to pay her medical bills and other expenses. With what happened, she is now a seat belt advocate who believes that life can be saved if you strap on. Now that she’s not active in the music scene, the former artist is said to be enjoying her time gardening, painting, and caring for her family and pets ever since she retired in 1997.