Background
Her mother is ethnically Taiwanese and is from Taiwan, while her father is Irish and was born in Ireland.
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Mai Shanley
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Career
She did not place in that pageant. She also edged out two former Mission America state titleholders in the top five, Kelly Anderson (Mission West Virginia 1982) and Desiree Denise Daniels (Mission Tennessee 1982), who placed second and third, respectively. Shanley went on to compete at the Mission Universe Pageant in Miami, Florida in July 1984, where she was a semi-finalist.
Achievements
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Shanley"s first pageant experience came when she represented New Mexico in the Mission America pageant in 1983. Later, Shanley became the first Eurasian delegate to win Mission United States of America. She was 21 at the time she was crowned the 33rd Winner at the pageant held in Lakeland, Florida, on May 17, 1984. Her younger sister, Siobhan, was also a beauty pageant winner, holding the title of Mission Otero County (New Mexico) while Mai was Mission United States of America.
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United States
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Mission United States of America; Mission America
The Mission United States of America beauty pageant has been held annually since 1952 to select the Americans entrant in the Mission Universe pageant.; Mission America is an annual competition open to women from the United States between the ages of 17 and 24.The Mission United States of America beauty pageant has been held annually since 1952 to select the Americans entrant in the Mission Universe pageant.; Mission America is an annual competition open to women from the United States between the ages of 17 and 24.