Legal Opinion
Patrick v. Miss New Mexico-USA Universe Pageant
District Court, W.D. Texas
Decided May 1, 1980No. EP-80-CA-88PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
HUDSPETH, District Judge.
On January 12, 1980, at the Miss New Mexico-USA Pageant in Las Cruces, New Mexico, Plaintiff Kathy Patrick was crowned “Miss New Mexico-USA” by a panel of judges. The title ostensibly carried with it the right to represent the state at the Miss USA Pageant in Biloxi, Mississippi, in May 1980, with the winner of that contest being further entitled to represent the United States in the 1980 Miss Universe Pageant. Plaintiff’s hopes were dashed, however, when some three weeks later she was informed by Case Kowall, President of the Miss New Mexico-USA…
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