NEW MEXICO WINS AMERICA’S BEST LICENSE PLATE FOR 2017 … THE SECOND TIME THIS STATE HAS WON THE AWARD FOR LICENSE PLATES FROM THE AUTOMOBILE LICENSE PLATE COLLECTORS ASSOCIATION. THE WINNER IS THE PLATE WITH THE CHILES ON IT.
THE FIRST WIN WAS IN 2011 FOR THE TURQUOISE CENTENNIAL LICENSE PLATE.
GOVERNOR MARTINEZ SAYS SHE’S PROUD TO ACCEPT THE AWARD. SHE SAYS CHILE PLAYS A BIG ROLE IN NEW MEXICO’S CULTURE AND THE CHILES PLATE LETS THE WORLD KNOW WE’RE THE CHILE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD. HAWAII, BY THE WAY, CAME IN A DISTANT SECOND.
