Since then she has carried the torch for Flood, becoming a spokesperson for in professional sports.
She later married Baseball Hall of Famer Curt Flood, a marriage that lasted until his passing in 1997.
Pace was first married to actor Don Mitchell in 1972.
In 1963, Pace auditioned for the Fashion Fair, and at the age of 20, she became the youngest model to ever walk the runway for the show.