Miss New Mexico pageant kicks off

The Miss New Mexico Pageant kicks off today with a meet and greet event at the Eastern New Mexico University Campus Union Building after pageant contestants greet the city of Portales on the town square this afternoon.

The following are the Miss New Mexico contestants and the community they are representing:

• Jessica Baird, Miss Portales

• Kelsey Prince, Miss Blackwater Draw

• Alexa Vigil, Miss Eastern New Mexico

• Kendra Jones, Miss Roswell

• Madeline Woody, Miss Hobbs

• Brandi Blair, Miss Cloudcroft

• Naomi Germain, Miss Rio Grande

• Stephanie Chavez, Miss Rio Rancho

• Marissa Livingston, Miss Duke City

• Elizabeth Nelson, Miss Santa Fe

• Faith Annelies Cortez, MIss Northern New Mexico

• Alex Germain, Miss Albuquerque

• Danielle Peltier, Miss Dona Ana County

• Gabrielle Montoya Segura, Miss Sangre De Cristo

• Sarah Saldana, Miss Alamogordo

• Morgan Kennedy, Miss Land of Enchantment

• Megan Esquibel, Miss Las Vegas

• Cydnee Plant, Miss Las Cruces

• Ashley Fresquez, Miss Corrales

• Diana Gallegos, Miss Ruidoso

• Brandi Holcomb, Miss Otero County

• Gabrielle Torres, Miss Bernalillo County

2015 Miss New Mexico Pageant Schedule

Tuesday

6-9 p.m.: Meet and greet (Campus Union Building) ... Cost is $10

Thursday

6 p.m.: Preliminary night 1 (University Theater Building) ... Cost is $30

Opening Number/Intros, Group 1- Miss On-stage Question, Group 2- Teen-Fitness, Miss-Swimsuit, Group 1- Teen/Miss Talent, Group 2- Teen-Evening Gown/OSQ, Miss-Evening Gown

Friday

6 p.m.: Preliminary night 2 (University Theater Building) ... Cost is $30

Opening Number/Intros, Group 1- Miss On-stage Question, Group 2- Teen-Fitness, Miss-Swimsuit, Group 1- Teen/Miss Talent, Group 2- Teen-Evening Gown/OSQ, Miss-Evening Gown

Saturday

2 p.m.: Miss New Mexico’s Outstanding Teen Finals (University Theater Building) ... Cost is $30

6 p.m.: Miss New Mexico Final Night Show (University Theater Building) ... Cost is $40

9-11 p.m.: Miss New Mexico Ball (Campus Union Building) ... Cost is $10

— Compiled by Managing Editor Alisa Boswell