Miss New Mexico 1948 finally receives crown, sash

A woman who won the Miss New Mexico title in 1948 is finally receiving her crown and sash after 68 years.

Bertha Young, 90, told KOAT that she was 22 years old when her sorority sisters urged her to enter a beauty pageant. Young went on to win Miss Albuquerque and was selected as Miss New Mexico in 1948. But because of post-war economic issues, Young never received her crown and sash.

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Young finally received her crown and sash on Saturday from the current Miss America, Betty Cantrell. Video of the ceremony has been viewed more than 800,000 times.

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