Miss New Mexico
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For the state pageant affiliated with Miss USA
, see Miss New Mexico USA
The Miss New Mexico competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of New Mexico
in the Miss America
pageant. Delegates from New Mexico have each reached the Semi Finals of Miss America six times (in 1961, 1964, 1966, 1969, 1974, and 1985).
Miss USA
The Miss USA beauty contest has been held annually since 1952 to select the United States entrant in the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe Organization operates both pageants, as well as Miss Teen USA...
, see Miss New Mexico USA
Miss New Mexico USA
For the state pageant affiliated with Miss America, see Miss New MexicoThe Miss New Mexico USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of New Mexico in the Miss USA pageant....
New Mexico
New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
in the Miss America
Miss America
The Miss America pageant is a long-standing competition which awards scholarships to young women from the 50 states plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands...
pageant. Delegates from New Mexico have each reached the Semi Finals of Miss America six times (in 1961, 1964, 1966, 1969, 1974, and 1985).
Winners
| Year | Name | Hometown | Age | Local Title | Miss America Talent | Placement at Miss America | Special scholarships at Miss America | Notes |
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| 2011 | Sarina Turnbull | Alamogordo Alamogordo, New Mexico Alamogordo is the county seat of Otero County and a city in south-central New Mexico, United States. A desert community lying in the Tularosa Basin, it is bordered on the east by the Sacramento Mountains. It is the nearest city to Holloman Air Force Base. The population was 35,582 as of the 2000... |
24 | Miss Alamogordo | Ballet en Pointe | Contestant at National Sweetheart National Sweetheart Miss National Sweetheart is a United States beauty pageant created in 1952 where runners-up from the Miss America state pageants are invited to Hoopeston, Illinois to compete for the title of Miss National Sweetheart.... 2009 |
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| 2010 | Madison Tabet | Albuquerque | 18 | Miss Bernalillo County | Jazz Dance "I'm Gonna Live Till I Die Trav'lin' Light (Queen Latifah album) Trav'lin' Light is the sixth studio album by American recording artist Queen Latifah, released in the United States on September 25, 2007 by Verve Records... |
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| 2009 | Nicole Miner | Albuquerque | 23 | Miss Southern New Mexico | Vocal "Somewhere Somewhere (song) "Somewhere" is a song from the 1957 Broadway musical West Side Story which was made into a film in 1961. The music is composed by Leonard Bernstein with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and takes a phrase from the slow movement of Beethoven's 'Emperor' Piano Concerto, which forms the start of the... " |
Top 7 at Miss America 2010 Miss America 2010 Miss America 2010, the 89th Miss America pageant, was held at the Theatre for the Performing Arts in Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas on January 30, 2010... |
Contestant at National Sweetheart National Sweetheart Miss National Sweetheart is a United States beauty pageant created in 1952 where runners-up from the Miss America state pageants are invited to Hoopeston, Illinois to compete for the title of Miss National Sweetheart.... 2008 |
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| 2008 | Christina Olmi Christina Olmi Christina Olmi is a beauty queen from Albuquerque, New Mexico, crowned Miss New Mexico 2008. She has since passed her title of Miss New Mexico to the new 2009 representative, and moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in the entertainment industry.-External links:* *... |
Albuquerque | 24 | Miss Albuquerque | Vocal | |||
| 2007 | Jenny Marlowe | Albuquerque | 23 | Miss High Plains | Vocal "Born For This" | |||
| 2006 | Christina Hall | Albuquerque | 23 | Miss Albuquerque | Vocal "Summertime Summertime (song) "Summertime" is an aria composed by George Gershwin for the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess. The lyrics are by DuBose Heyward, the author of the novel Porgy on which the opera was based, although the song is also co-credited to Ira Gershwin by ASCAP.... " |
Contestant at National Sweetheart National Sweetheart Miss National Sweetheart is a United States beauty pageant created in 1952 where runners-up from the Miss America state pageants are invited to Hoopeston, Illinois to compete for the title of Miss National Sweetheart.... 2005 |
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| 2005 | Ane Romero | Las Vegas Las Vegas, New Mexico Las Vegas is a city in San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States. Once two separate municipalities both named Las Vegas, west Las Vegas and east Las Vegas , divided by the Gallinas River, retain distinct characters and separate, rival school districts. The population was 14,565 at the 2000... |
25 | Miss Las Vegas | Vocal "A Broken Wing A Broken Wing "A Broken Wing" is a song recorded by American country music singer Martina McBride, written by Phil Barnhart, Sam Hogin and James House. It appears on McBride's 1997 album Evolution, from which it was released as the second single... " |
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| 2004 | Susan Yara | Pecos Pecos, New Mexico Pecos is a village in San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 1,441 at the 2000 census, growing much faster than in other parts of San Miguel County, partly because Pecos is within commuting distance of Santa Fe. The village is built along the Pecos River which flows from... |
23 | Miss San Miguel County | Vocal "La Charreada" | Non-finalist Interview Award | ||
| 2003 | Rana Jones | Tatum Tatum, New Mexico Tatum is a town in Lea County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 683 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Tatum is located at .... |
22 | Miss South Plains | Vocal "I Can't Help Falling In Love With You Can't Help Falling in Love "Can't Help Falling in Love" is a pop song originally recorded by American singer Elvis Presley and published by Gladys Music, Elvis Presley's publishing company. It was written by Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore, and George David Weiss. The melody was based on "Plaisir d'Amour" but with a different... " |
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| 2002 | Erin Griggs | Alamogordo Alamogordo, New Mexico Alamogordo is the county seat of Otero County and a city in south-central New Mexico, United States. A desert community lying in the Tularosa Basin, it is bordered on the east by the Sacramento Mountains. It is the nearest city to Holloman Air Force Base. The population was 35,582 as of the 2000... |
22 | Miss Alamogordo/Otero County | Violin Solo | Contestant at National Sweetheart National Sweetheart Miss National Sweetheart is a United States beauty pageant created in 1952 where runners-up from the Miss America state pageants are invited to Hoopeston, Illinois to compete for the title of Miss National Sweetheart.... 2000 |
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| 2001 | Marta Strzyzewski | Roswell Roswell, New Mexico Roswell is a city in and the county seat of Chaves County in the southeastern quarter of the state of New Mexico, United States. The population was 48,366 at the 2010 census. It is a center for irrigation farming, dairying, ranching, manufacturing, distribution, and petroleum production. It is also... |
23 | Miss Roswell | Classical Piano "Revolutionary Etude" | |||
| 2000 | Martha Cobb | Roswell | 21 | Miss Las Cruces | Tap Dance "Steam Heat Steam Heat "Steam Heat" is a show tune from the 1954 musical The Pajama Game, written by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross.The best-known recording was done by Patti Page... " |
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| 1999 | Katie Kelly | Santa Fe Santa Fe, New Mexico Santa Fe is the capital of the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is the fourth-largest city in the state and is the seat of . Santa Fe had a population of 67,947 in the 2010 census... |
19 | Miss Santa Fe | Vocal "Hurt Me" | |||
| 1998 | Lindsay Chism | Hobbs Hobbs, New Mexico Hobbs is a city in Lea County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 28,657 at the 2000 census.Hobbs is the principal city of the Hobbs, New Mexico Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Lea County.-Geography:... |
21 | Miss Lea County | Jazz Dance "You're the One That I Want You're the One That I Want "You're the One That I Want" is a song written by John Farrar for the 1978 film version of the musical Grease. It was performed by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John.... " |
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| 1997 | Jennifer Babin | Alamogordo | 22 | Miss Otero County | Piano | |||
| 1996 | Trisha Williams | Hobbs | 19 | Miss Lea County | Vocal "He's Always There" | |||
| 1995 | Vivian Herding | Albuquerque | 24 | Miss Zia | Classical Piano "Bach Medley" | |||
| 1994 | Felicia Borrego | Tijeras Tijeras, New Mexico Tijeras is a village in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 474 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:... |
23 | Miss Bernalillo County | Ballet Folklorico | |||
| 1993 | Sharron Melton | Portales Portales, New Mexico Portales is a city in and the county seat of Roosevelt County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 11,131 at the 2000 census. Portales is located near the larger city of Clovis as well as Cannon Air Force Base, a major contributor to the economy of the region.Eastern New Mexico... |
24 | Miss Portales | Vocal "Stuff Like That There Stuff Like That There Music by Jay Livingston, lyrics by Ray Evans. Originally recorded 12/44 by Betty Hutton.Recorded by Bette Midler for the motion picture For The Boys. and covered by Kelly Clarkson on Big Band night, American Idol season 1,... " |
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| 1992 | Shireen Cheney | Albuquerque | 23 | Miss Portales | Acro-Funk Dance | |||
| 1991 | Bekki Shipley | Tucumcari Tucumcari, New Mexico Tucumcari is a city in and the county seat of Quay County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 5,989 at the 2000 census. Tucumcari was founded in 1901, two years before Quay County was founded.-History:... |
20 | Miss Tucumcari | Flute & Piccolo Medley | |||
| 1990 | Jana McCoy | Portales | 22 | Miss Portales | Vocal "The Gypsy in My Soul The Gypsy in My Soul "The Gypsy in My Soul" is a popular song written for the 50th anniversary of the University of Pennsylvania Mask and Wig show in 1937 by two Penn graduates, Clay Boland and Moe Jaffe. Boland wrote the music and Jaffe the lyrics... " |
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| 1989 | Angela De Los Santos | Hobbs | 23 | Miss Portales | Popular Vocal "The Wind Beneath My Wings" | |||
| 1988 | Teresa Rodriquez | Clovis Clovis, New Mexico Clovis is the county seat of Curry County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 32,667 at the 2000 census; according to 2010 Census Bureau estimates, the population had risen to 37,775.... |
21 | Miss Portales | Popular Vocal "Anything For You Anything for You (Gloria Estefan song) "Anything for You" is a popular song and ballad written by Gloria Estefan and sung by Estefan and Miami Sound Machine. The song appeared on their 1987 album, Let It Loose. "Anything for You" became a number-one song in the United States during the year 1988; it was the band's first... " |
Previously Miss New Mexico Teen USA Miss New Mexico Teen USA The Miss New Mexico Teen USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of New Mexico in the Miss Teen USA pageant.... 1985 |
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| 1987 | Becky Birdwell | Hobbs | 25 | Miss Tucumcari | Ballet | |||
| 1986 | Emily Franklin | Albuquerque | 19 | Miss Albuquerque | Vocal Medley | |||
| 1985 | Valerie Faber | Hobbs | 26 | Miss Albuquerque | Classical Piano "Polonaise in A flat, Op. 53" | Top 10 | ||
| 1984 | Trina Collins | Hobbs | 22 | Miss Albuquerque | Acrobatic Dance | |||
| 1983 | Mai Shanley Mai Shanley Mai Therese Shanley , Miss New Mexico USA, Miss USA 1984, is a former beauty queen. Her mother is ethnically Taiwanese and is from Taiwan, while her father is Irish American.... |
Alamogordo | 20 | Miss Alamogordo | Vocal "I Feel Pretty" from West Side Story West Side Story West Side Story is an American musical with a script by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and choreographed by Jerome Robbins... |
Later Miss New Mexico USA Miss New Mexico USA For the state pageant affiliated with Miss America, see Miss New MexicoThe Miss New Mexico USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of New Mexico in the Miss USA pageant.... 1984, Miss USA Miss USA The Miss USA beauty contest has been held annually since 1952 to select the United States entrant in the Miss Universe pageant. The Miss Universe Organization operates both pageants, as well as Miss Teen USA... 1984 and top 10 at Miss Universe 1984 |
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| 1982 | Cyndi Ann Friesen | Carlsbad Carlsbad, New Mexico Carlsbad is a city in and the county seat of Eddy County, New Mexico, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 26,138. Carlsbad is the center of the designated micropolitan area of Carlsbad-Artesia, which has a total population of 55,435... |
19 | Miss Carlsbad | Vocal "Carnival" | |||
| 1981 | Lynn Lawson | Portales | 21 | Miss Portales | Classical Piano "Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2, Third Movement Piano Concerto No. 2 (Rachmaninoff) The Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18, is a concerto for piano and orchestra composed by Sergei Rachmaninoff between the autumn of 1900 and April 1901. The second and third movements were first performed with the composer as soloist on 2 December 1900... " |
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| 1980 | Teresa Elizabeth Anderson | Hobbs | 22 | Miss Hobbs | Vocal "As Long As He Needs Me As Long as He Needs Me As Long as He Needs Me is a torch song sung by the character of Nancy in the musical film Oliver!, introduced in the 1960 musical. It is a love ballad about her criminal boyfriend Bill Sikes... " |
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| 1979 | Susan Spartz | Alamogordo | 18 | Miss Alamogordo | Vocal "My Man My Man "My Man" is a 1982 single by Yoko Ono from the album It's Alright in a New Wave/calypso style. The minimalist "Let The Tears Dry" appeared on the B-side.... " |
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| 1978 | Jennifer Leigh Schubert | Hobbs | 21 | Miss Hobbs | Classical Ballet "Beethoven's 7th Symphony Symphony No. 7 (Beethoven) Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92, in 1811, was the seventh of his nine symphonies. He worked on it while staying in the Bohemian spa town of Teplice in the hope of improving his health. It was completed in 1812, and was dedicated to Count Moritz von Fries.At its debut,... " |
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| 1977 | Evelyn Foster | Lovington Lovington, New Mexico Lovington is a city in and the county seat of Lea County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 9,471 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Lovington is located at .... |
20 | Miss Lovington | Vocal "Feeling Good Feeling Good "Feeling Good" is a song written by English singer-songwriters Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse for the 1965 musical The Roar of the Greasepaint - The Smell of the Crowd starring Cy Grant, who sang the original version of the song... " |
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| 1976 | Melody Griffin | Hobbs | 21 | Miss Hobbs | Vocal "The Music and the Mirror" from A Chorus Line A Chorus Line A Chorus Line is a 1975 musical about Broadway dancers auditioning for spots on a chorus line. The book was authored by James Kirkwood, Jr. and Nicholas Dante, lyrics were written by Edward Kleban, and music was composed by Marvin Hamlisch.... |
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| 1975 | Sarah Jan Schooley | Jal Jal, New Mexico Jal is a city in Lea County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 1,996 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Jal is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.... |
21 | Miss Eastern New Mexico University | Piano "Deep Purple Deep Purple (song) "Deep Purple" was the biggest hit written by pianist Peter DeRose, who broadcast, 1923 to 1939, with May Singhi as "The Sweethearts of the Air" on the NBC radio network. "Deep Purple" was published in 1933 as a piano composition. The following year, Paul Whiteman had it scored for his suave "big... " |
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| 1974 | Donna Frances Reel | Albuquerque | 21 | Miss Albuquerque | Vocal "For Once in My Life For Once in My Life "For Once in My Life" is a pop song written by Ron Miller and Orlando Murden for Motown Records' Jobete publishing company in 1967 . The composition was originally recorded by Jean DuShon, while other artists, such as Tony Bennett and The Temptations, recorded slow ballad versions of the song... " |
Top 10 Semi-finalist | Previously Miss New Mexico USA Miss New Mexico USA For the state pageant affiliated with Miss America, see Miss New MexicoThe Miss New Mexico USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of New Mexico in the Miss USA pageant.... 1972 and top 10 at Miss USA 1972, semifinalist at Miss World USA 1973 |
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| 1973 | Patti Elaine Nelms | Roswell | 21 | Miss Roswell | Vocal / Dance "Basin Street Blues Basin Street Blues "Basin Street Blues" is a song often performed by Dixieland jazz bands, written by Spencer Williams. The song was published in 1926 and made famous in a recording by Louis Armstrong in 1928... " & "Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody "Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody" is a popular song written by Jean Schwartz, with lyrics by Sam M. Lewis and Joe Young. The song was published in 1918.... " |
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| 1972 | Wren Prather | Carlsbad | 19 | Miss Carlsbad | Upside Down Tap Dance "Yankee Doodle Dandy The Yankee Doodle Boy "The Yankee Doodle Boy", also well known as " Yankee Doodle Dandy" is a patriotic song from the Broadway musical Little Johnny Jones written by George M. Cohan... " |
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| 1971 | Michele Cornali | Silver City Silver City, New Mexico Silver City is a town in Grant County, New Mexico, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the town population was 10,545. It is the county seat of Grant County. The city is the home of Western New Mexico University.-History:... |
22 | Miss Silver City | Semi-Classical Vocal "Love Is Where You Find It" | Toured with Miss America USO Troupe | ||
| 1970 | Janis Jones | Raton Raton, New Mexico Raton is a city in Colfax County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 7,282 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Colfax County. The city is located just south of Raton Pass.-Name:... |
21 | Miss Raton | Soft-shoe Dance "Golden Slippers Golden Slippers "Golden Slippers" is a spiritual popularized in the years following the American Civil War by the Fisk Jubilee Singers. The song is also known by its opening line, "What Kind of Shoes You Gwine To Wear". The song became the basis for a minstrel show parody song, "Oh, Dem Golden Slippers", which... " |
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| 1969 | Pat Brummett | Hobbs | 21 | Miss Hobbs | Classical Vocal "Caro Nome" from Rigoletto Rigoletto Rigoletto is an opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi. The Italian libretto was written by Francesco Maria Piave based on the play Le roi s'amuse by Victor Hugo. It was first performed at La Fenice in Venice on March 11, 1851... |
Top 10 Semi-finalist | Preliminary Talent Award | |
| 1968 | Karen Jan Maciolek | Albuquerque | 19 | Miss Portales | Waltz Ballet "Wunderbar" | Miss Congeniality | ||
| 1967 | Rosemary Brown | Carlsbad | 20 | Miss Portales | Vocal "This Is My Song This Is My Song (1967 song) "This Is My Song" is a song written by Charlie Chaplin in 1966 and performed by Petula Clark.-Origin/ Petula Clark recording:"This is My Song" was intended for the film, A Countess from Hong Kong, which Charlie Chaplin wrote and directed... " |
Non-finalist Talent Award | Toured with Miss America USO Troupe | |
| 1966 | Sharon Kaye Birkenbuel | Albuquerque | 20 | Miss Albuquerque | Dramatic Skit | Top 10 Semi-finalist | ||
| 1965 | Ellen Growden | University Park University Park, New Mexico University Park is a census-designated place in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 2,732 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Las Cruces Metropolitan Statistical Area... |
21 | Miss La Mesilla | Dramatic Sketch "Relationship of a Mother and Daughter" | |||
| 1964 | Jane Nelson | Tularosa Tularosa, New Mexico Tularosa is a village in Otero County, New Mexico, United States. It shares its name with the Tularosa Basin, in which the town is located. To the east, Tularosa is flanked by the western edge of the Sacramento Mountains. The population was 2,864 at the 2000 census... |
19 | Miss Tularosa | Original Vocal w/Guitar Accompaniment & Tympani Solo "Theme from Exodus Exodus (soundtrack) Exodus is a soundtrack album by Ernest Gold with the Sinfonia of London from the 1961 film Exodus directed by Otto Preminger.The main theme from the film has been widely remixed and covered by many artists such as Ferrante and Teicher, whose version went No. 2 on the Billboard Singles Chart... " |
Top 10 Semi-finalist | Preliminary Swimsuit Award | Future Miss Arizona USA Miss Arizona USA The Miss Arizona USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state Arizona in the Miss USA pageant.In 2005 the rights to produce the Miss Arizona USA pageant were given to Casting Crown productions... 1965, 1st runner-up Miss USA 1965 Miss USA 1965 Miss USA 1965, the 14th Miss USA pageant, took place in Miami Beach, Florida on June 4, 1965. This was the first Miss USA pageant to be televised live , and the first to be a self-contained production, held several weeks before, and independent of, the Miss Universe pageant.The pageant was won by... |
| 1963 | Sandi Moore | Loving Loving, New Mexico Loving is a village in Eddy County, New Mexico, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 1,326.Loving was named to honor pioneer rancher Oliver Loving.-Geography:Loving is located at .... |
Miss Carlsbad | Folk Singing "My Lover Has Gone" | ||||
| 1962 | Herma Loy Elliot | Portales | 20 | Miss Portales | Classical Vocal "Un Bel Di" from Madama Butterfly Madama Butterfly Madama Butterfly is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini, with an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. Puccini based his opera in part on the short story "Madame Butterfly" by John Luther Long, which was dramatized by David Belasco... |
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| 1961 | Myrtice Conn | Clovis | 21 | Miss Clovis | Comedic Monologue "Phonetic Punctuation" by Victor Borge Victor Borge Victor Borge ,born Børge Rosenbaum, was a Danish comedian, conductor and pianist, affectionately known as The Clown Prince of Denmark,The Unmelancholy Dane,and The Great Dane.-Early life and career:... |
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| 1960 | Carolyn Moore | Carlsbad | 18 | Miss Carlsbad | Caricature Drawing of a Pageant Celebrity | |||
| 1959 | Linda Moore | Albuquerque | 21 | Piano | ||||
| 1958 | Lois Wilson | Hobbs | Vocal | |||||
| 1957 | Glynnelle Hubbard | Farmington Farmington, New Mexico Farmington is a city in San Juan County in the U.S. state of New Mexico. As of the 2010 U.S. Census the city had a total population of 45,877 people. Farmington makes up one of the four Metropolitan Statistical Areas in New Mexico. The U.S... |
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| 1950 | Miss Martha Wilson | Santa Fe | ||||||
| 1949 | Shirley Hughes | Carlsbad | Charcoal & Chalk Drawing | Non-finalist Talent Award | ||||
| 1948 | Betha Young | Cuba Cuba, New Mexico Cuba is a village in Sandoval County, New Mexico, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 590. It is part of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area... |
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| 1946 | Martha Cooper | Albuquerque | Speech "Career As a Newspaper Reporter" | |||||
| 1942 | Marjorie Adams | Roswell | ||||||
| 1941 | Beverly Brookshire | Roswell | ||||||
| 1933 | Julie Valdez | 15 | ||||||
| 1925 | No Miss New Mexico | Celina Chauvin competed as Miss Albuquerque in the Miss America Pageant |