Marissa Livingston

Education

University of New Mexico.

Career

Livingston is a native of Albuquerque, New Mexico, and a 2009 graduate of Delegate Norte High School. Livingston is a 2013 graduate of the University of New Mexico where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism and communications. She was chosen as UNM"s homecoming queen in 2012.

She works at a public relations firm.

Early pageants

She competed in the 2014 Mission New Mexico pageant with the platform "Foreign the Kids" and a dance performance in the talent portion of the competition. Livingston went on to represent New Mexico at the National Sweetheart pageant in Hoopeston, Illinois.

Mission New Mexico 2015

Livingston entered the Mission New Mexico pageant on the Eastern New Mexico University campus in June 2015 as Mission Duke City 2015, one of 23 qualifiers for the state title. Livingston"s competition talent was a jazz dance to the song "I"m Gonna Live Till I Die" by Queen Latifah.

Her platform is "Foreign the Kids", supporting the University of New Mexico Children"s Hospital through dance marathons.

She earned more than $6,000 in scholarship money and other prizes from the state pageant. As Mission New Mexico, her activities include public appearances across the state of New Mexico. In the televised finale on September 13, 2015, she placed outside the Top 15 semi-finalists and was eliminated from competition.

She was awarded a $3,000 scholarship prize as her state"s representative.

In addition, Livingston was awarded the $1,000 John Curran Non-Finalist Interview scholarship.

Achievements

• She competed for the Mission America 2016 title in September 2015. On October 26, 2013, Livingston won the Mission Rio Rancho 2014 title. She was named was fourth runner-up to winner Jessica Burson. Livingston won the competition on Saturday, June 20, 2015, when she received her crown from outgoing Mission New Mexico titleholder Jessica Burson. Vying for Mission America 2016 Livingston was New Mexico"s representative at the Mission America 2016 pageant in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in September 2015.

Membership

While a student at UNM, Livingston became a member of the Pi Beta Phi international fraternity for women.