Onawa Lacy
Onawa Lynn Lacy (born June 10, 1982) is a beauty queen from Gamerco, New Mexico who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.
Lacy won the Miss New Mexico USA 2006 title in a state pageant held in Las Cruces, New Mexico in October 2005. She became the first titleholder to hail from Gallup, New Mexico and the first of Native American origin.
Lacy competed for The Title of Miss USA in Baltimore, MD on April 21, 2006. She is no stranger to pageantry, having previously held the titles of Miss Indian New Mexico 2001-2002 and Miss Indian World 2003-2004.
Lacy grew up in Gallup with her parents Rodney and Rena Lacy and has one older brother (Rodney Jr.) and one younger sister (Sheyenne).
Lacy graduated from Gallup High School in 2000 and has since received her Bachelor of Arts degrees in English and Native American Studies from the University of New Mexico in 2006. Onawa is currently working in Washington, D.C. as a Legislative Associate for Johnston & Associates, LLC with Gregory A. Smith, Esq. and Former LA Senator Bennett Johnston lobbying for American Indian Isssues. She is also working toward her Master's Degree in Liberal Studies at Georgetown University. She is the first college graduate from her family.
Lacy is a member of the Order of Omega Honor Society and has received a number of academic awards, including placement on the National Dean's List, Clauve Outstanding Senior Award and American Indian Student Services Outstanding Senior Award.