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Mai Shanley
Shanley with President Ronald Reagan on June 28th, 1984
Born	Mai Therese Shanley (1963-02-17) February 17, 1963 (age 61) New Mexico, U.S.
Spouse	Mark Fitzgerald
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title	Miss New Mexico 1983 Miss New Mexico USA 1984 Miss USA 1984
Major competition(s)	Miss New Mexico 1983 (Winner) Miss America 1984 (Unplaced) Miss New Mexico USA 1984 (Winner) Miss USA 1984 (Winner) Miss Universe 1984 (Top 10)

Mai Therese Shanley (born February 17, 1963) is an American model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss New Mexico 1983, Miss New Mexico USA 1984 and Miss USA 1984. She is also currently the only & first woman from New Mexico to win the Miss USA pageant.

Biography

Her mother is ethnically Chinese and is from Taiwan, while her father is Irish and was born in Ireland. Shanley's first pageant experience came when she represented New Mexico in the Miss America pageant in 1983. She did not place in that pageant.

Later, Shanley became the second Eurasian delegate to win Miss USA. She was 21 at the time she was crowned the 33rd winner at the pageant held in Lakeland, Florida, on May 17, 1984. She also edged out two former Miss America state titleholders in the top five, Kelly Anderson (Miss West Virginia 1982) and Desiree Denise Daniels (Miss Tennessee 1982), who placed second and third, respectively.

Shanley went on to compete at the Miss Universe Pageant in Miami, FL in July 1984, where she was a semi-finalist. She married pilot Mark Fitzgerald and has two daughters.

References

^ Associated Press (18 May 1984). Mai Shanley, Kentucky New Era
^ (19 May 1984). Miss USA Still Pinching Herself, Lakeland Ledger
(22 May 1984). Miss USA in New York, The Telegraph

External links

Mai Shanley at IMDb

Preceded byKristin Larsen	Miss New Mexico USA 1984	Succeeded byBrenda Denton
Preceded byCyndi Friesen	Miss New Mexico 1983	Succeeded byTrina Collins
Preceded byJulie Hayek	Miss USA 1984	Succeeded byLaura Martinez-Herring

v t e Miss USA titleholders
1950s	Jackie Loughery (1952) Myrna Hansen (1953) Miriam Stevenson (1954) Carlene King Johnson (1955) Carol Morris (1956) Mary Leona Gage / Charlotte Sheffield (1957) Eurlyne Howell (1958) Terry Huntingdon (1959)
1960s	Linda Bement (1960) Sharon Brown (1961) Macel Leilani Wilson (1962) Mārīte Ozere (1963) Bobbi Johnson (1964) Sue Ann Downey (1965) Maria Remenyi (1966) Sylvia Hitchcock / Cheryl Patton (1967) Dorothy Anstett (1968) Wendy Dascomb (1969)
1970s	Deborah Shelton (1970) Michele McDonald (1971) Tanya Wilson (1972) Amanda Jones (1973) Karen Morrison (1974) Summer Bartholomew (1975) Barbara Peterson (1976) Kimberly Tomes (1977) Judi Andersen (1978) Mary Therese Friel (1979)
1980s	Shawn Weatherly / Jineane Ford (1980) Kim Seelbrede (1981) Terri Utley (1982) Julie Hayek (1983) Mai Shanley (1984) Laura Martinez-Herring (1985) Christy Fichtner (1986) Michelle Royer (1987) Courtney Gibbs (1988) Gretchen Polhemus (1989)
1990s	Carole Gist (1990) Kelli McCarty (1991) Shannon Marketic (1992) Kenya Moore (1993) Lu Parker (1994) Chelsi Smith / Shanna Moakler (1995) Ali Landry (1996) Brook Lee / Brandi Sherwood (1997) Shawnae Jebbia (1998) Kimberly Pressler (1999)
2000s	Lynnette Cole (2000) Kandace Krueger (2001) Shauntay Hinton (2002) Susie Castillo (2003) Shandi Finnessey (2004) Chelsea Cooley (2005) Tara Conner (2006) Rachel Smith (2007) Crystle Stewart (2008) Kristen Dalton (2009)
2010s	Rima Fakih (2010) Alyssa Campanella (2011) Olivia Culpo / Nana Meriwether (2012) Erin Brady (2013) Nia Sanchez (2014) Olivia Jordan (2015) Deshauna Barber (2016) Kára McCullough (2017) Sarah Rose Summers (2018) Cheslie Kryst (2019)
2020s	Asya Branch (2020) Elle Smith (2021) R'Bonney Gabriel / Morgan Romano (2022) Noelia Voigt (2023) / Savannah Gankiewicz (2023) Alma Cooper (2024)

v t e Miss Universe 1984 national titleholders
CAN: Cynthia Kereluk COL: Susana Caldas GUA: Ilma Urrutia IND: Juhi Chawla ITA: Raffaella Baracchi ESP: Garbiñe Abasolo SWE: Yvonne Ryding USA: Mai Shanley VEN: Carmen María Montiel

Miss Universe Organization titleholders (1984)

Miss Universe
Yvonne Ryding

Miss USA
Mai Shanley

Miss Teen USA
Cherise Haugen

v t e New Mexico pageant winners
Miss New Mexico	Mai Shanley (1983) Christina Olmi (2008) Marissa Livingston (2015)
Miss New Mexico USA	Judith Baldwin (1965) Mai Shanley (1984) Onawa Lacy (2006)
Miss New Mexico Teen USA	Ximena Navarrete (2007)

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