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State beauty pageant scrutinized

Miss, Teen New Mexico claim they are owed winnings.

PORTALES — There she is — an unhappy Miss New Mexico.

Reigning pageant queen Stephanie Chavez said last week she's still owed scholarship winnings from last summer and that pageant Director Greg Smith is a "manipulative" bully.

Smith responds the pag...