Your ultimate Miss USA state pageant resource
Take a trip back into the history of the Miss New Mexico USA and Teen USA pageants, from the first winner to the most recent. Get to know every single Miss and Teen titleholder with a full listing, hometown map and extensive photo archive, with state pageant photos, Miss USA and Teen USA competition photos and more.
21 • Alamogordo
Semi-finalist
at Miss Universe
28 • Las Cruces
26 • Las Cruces
25 • Portales
28 • Anthony
Semi-finalist
at Miss USA
22 • Albuquerque
Winner
Mai Shanley (1984)
1st runner-up
Brenda Denton (1985), Alejandra Gonzalez (2019)
2nd runner-up
Judy Baldwin (1965)
4th runner-up
Bonnie Tafoya (1968), Marlena Garland (1978)
Top 5/6
Michelle Rios (1999)
Semi-finalist
Joan Schwartz (1955), Sandra Fullingim (1963), Mary Gard (1969), Donna Reel (1972), Jonelle Bergquist (1976), Denise Funderburk (1977), Kathy Patrick (1980), Kriston Killgore (1987), Alina Ogle (2003), Bianca Wright (2023)
Top 8/10/11/12*
Suzanne Perez (2022)
Top 15/16/20*
Jenna Hardin (2004), Brittany Toll (2011)
* Where the semi-finalists are cut in multiple stages before the top 5 or 6
Photogenic
Michele Sandoval (1979)
State Costume
Kriston Killgore (1987)
| IMAGE | YEAR | NAME | HOMETOWN | AGE | PLACEMENT | AWARD | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 2024 | Mackenzie Sydow | Albuquerque | 22 | |||
 | 2023 | Bianca Wright | Anthony | 28 | Semi-finalist | ||
 | 2022 | Suzanne Perez | Portales | 25 | Top 12 | ||
 | 2021 | Christina Schafer | Las Cruces | 26 | |||
 | 2020 | Cecilia Rodriguez | Las Cruces | 28 | |||
 | 2019 | Alejandra Gonzalez | Las Cruces | 26 | 1st runner-up | ||
 | 2018 | Kristen Leyva | Las Cruces | 23 | |||
 | 2017 | Ashley Mora | Albuquerque | 25 | |||
 | 2016 | Naomie Germain | Albuquerque | 22 | |||
 | 2015 | Alexis Duprey*^ | Alamogordo | 24 | Previously Miss NM Teen USA 2009 & Miss NM 2013 | ||
 | 2014 | Kamryn Blackwood | Farmington | 22 | |||
 | 2013 | Kathleen Danzer | Rio Rancho | 24 | |||
 | 2012 | Jessica Martin | Las Cruces | 21 | |||
 | 2011 | Brittany Toll* | Las Cruces | 22 | Top 16 | Previously Miss NM Teen USA 2005 (T10 Miss Teen USA) | |
 | 2010 | Rosanne Aguilar | Sunland Park | 23 | Sister of Miss NM USA 2008 Raelene Aguilar | ||
 | 2009 | Bianca Matamoros-Koonce | Albuquerque | 22 | |||
 | 2008 | Raelene Aguilar* | Sunland Park | 26 | Previously Miss NM Teen USA 2000; sister of Miss NM USA 2010 Rosanne Aguilar | ||
 | 2007 | Casey Messer | Alamogordo | 23 | |||
 | 2006 | Onawa Lacy | Gallup | 23 | |||
 | 2005 | Jacqueline Deaner | Las Cruces | 25 | |||
 | 2004 | Jenna Hardin | Lovington | 21 | Top 15 | ||
 | 2003 | Alina Ogle* | Albuquerque | 21 | Semi-finalist | Previously Miss NM Teen USA 1999 | |
 | 2002 | Ellen Colyer†| Farmington | 24 | |||
 | 2001 | Jennifer Adams | Las Cruces | 22 | |||
 | 2000 | Christina Ortega | Vado | 23 | |||
 | 1999 | Michelle Rios | Santa Teresa | 26 | Finalist | ||
 | 1998 | Maya Strunk | Farmington | ||||
 | 1997 | Tanya Harris | Lovington | 25 | |||
 | 1996 | Layla Linn | Albuquerque | 25 | |||
 | 1995 | Jacqueline Grice | Albuquerque | 20 | |||
 | 1994 | Jill Vasquez* | Albuquerque | 24 | Previously Miss NM Teen USA 1988 (T10 Miss Teen USA) | ||
 | 1993 | Daniela Johnson | Albuquerque | ||||
 | 1992 | Charlotte Holland | Alamogordo | 25 | |||
 | 1991 | Tiffany Danton | Las Cruces | 22 | |||
 | 1990 | Larissa Canaday | Albuquerque | 20 | |||
 | 1989 | Traci Brubaker | Alamogordo | 22 | |||
 | 1988 | Stephanie Storrie | Clovis | 22 | |||
 | 1987 | Kriston Killgore | Albuquerque | 19 | Semi-finalist | State Costume | |
 | 1986 | Heather Howell | Farmington | 19 | |||
 | 1985 | Brenda Denton | Hobbs | 21 | 1st runner-up | Later 2RU Miss World 1985 | |
 | 1984 | Mona Bryant | Clovis | 23 | Succeeded Mai Shanley as Miss NM USA | ||
 | 1984 | MAI SHANLEY^ | Alamogordo | 21 | Miss USA | SF Miss Universe 1984; previously Miss NM 1983 | |
 | 1983 | Kristin Larsen | Santa Fe | 22 | |||
 | 1982 | Lisa Allen | Las Cruces | 24 | |||
 | 1981 | Lise Thevenet | Las Cruces | 23 | |||
 | 1980 | Kathy Patrick | Anthony | 19 | Semi-finalist | ||
 | 1979 | Michele Sandoval | Albuquerque | 22 | Photogenic | ||
 | 1978 | Marlena Garland | Sandia Park | 21 | 4th runner-up | ||
 | 1977 | Denise Funderburk | Albuquerque | 21 | Semi-finalist | ||
 | 1976 | Jonelle Bergquist | Albuquerque | 20 | Semi-finalist | ||
 | 1975 | Maxie Whisler | Albuquerque | 21 | |||
 | 1974 | Jan Nilsson | Los Alamos | 20 | |||
 | 1973 | Carolyn Cline^ | Albuquerque | 20 | Later Miss FL 1978 (2RU Miss America) | ||
 | 1972 | Donna Reel^ | Albuquerque | 20 | Semi-finalist | Later Miss NM 1974 (SF Miss America) | |
 | 1971 | Debbie Clary | Jal | 19 | |||
 | 1970 | Theresa Phillips | Las Cruces | ||||
 | 1969 | Mary Gard | Gladstone | 20 | Semi-finalist | ||
 | 1968 | Bonnie Tafoya | Las Cruces | 18 | 4th runner-up | ||
 | 1967 | Clydia Newell | Clovis | 21 | |||
 | 1966 | Susan Franz | Portales | 19 | |||
 | 1965 | Judy Baldwin | Clovis | 19 | 2nd runner-up | ||
| 1964 | Did Not Compete | ||||||
 | 1963 | Sandra Fullingim | Albuquerque | 18 | Semi-finalist | ||
| 1962 | Did Not Compete | ||||||
 | 1961 | Georgi Edwards | Albuquerque | 18 | |||
 | 1960 | Kaye Smith | Albuquerque | 18 | |||
 | 1959 | Carol Jones | Albuquerque | 23 | |||
 | 1959 | Sue Ingersoll | Albuquerque | 20 | |||
 | 1958 | Sandi Bullis | Albuquerque | 18 | |||
 | 1957 | Patricia Stafford | Albuquerque | 18 | |||
 | 1956 | Jackie Brown | Albuquerque | 21 | |||
 | 1955 | Joan Schwartz | Albuquerque | 19 | Semi-finalist | ||
| 1954 | Did Not Compete | ||||||
| 1953 | Did Not Compete | ||||||
 | 1952 | Kay Nail | Albuquerque | 20 |
| YEAR | NAME | HOMETOWN | AGE | PLACEMENT | AWARD | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Mackenzie Sydow | Albuquerque | 22 | |||
| 2023 | Bianca Wright | Anthony | 28 | Semi-finalist | ||
| 2022 | Suzanne Perez | Portales | 25 | Top 12 | ||
| 2021 | Christina Schafer | Las Cruces | 26 | |||
| 2020 | Cecilia Rodriguez | Las Cruces | 28 | |||
| 2019 | Alejandra Gonzalez | Las Cruces | 26 | 1st runner-up | ||
| 2018 | Kristen Leyva | Las Cruces | 23 | |||
| 2017 | Ashley Mora | Albuquerque | 25 | |||
| 2016 | Naomie Germain | Albuquerque | 22 | |||
| 2015 | Alexis Duprey*^ | Alamogordo | 24 | Previously Miss NM Teen USA 2009 & Miss NM 2013 | ||
| 2014 | Kamryn Blackwood | Farmington | 22 | |||
| 2013 | Kathleen Danzer | Rio Rancho | 24 | |||
| 2012 | Jessica Martin | Las Cruces | 21 | |||
| 2011 | Brittany Toll* | Las Cruces | 22 | Top 16 | Previously Miss NM Teen USA 2005 (T10 Miss Teen USA) | |
| 2010 | Rosanne Aguilar | Sunland Park | 23 | Sister of Miss NM USA 2008 Raelene Aguilar | ||
| 2009 | Bianca Matamoros-Koonce | Albuquerque | 22 | |||
| 2008 | Raelene Aguilar* | Sunland Park | 26 | Previously Miss NM Teen USA 2000; sister of Miss NM USA 2010 Rosanne Aguilar | ||
| 2007 | Casey Messer | Alamogordo | 23 | |||
| 2006 | Onawa Lacy | Gallup | 23 | |||
| 2005 | Jacqueline Deaner | Las Cruces | 25 | |||
| 2004 | Jenna Hardin | Lovington | 21 | Top 15 | ||
| 2003 | Alina Ogle* | Albuquerque | 21 | Semi-finalist | Previously Miss NM Teen USA 1999 | |
| 2002 | Ellen Colyer†| Farmington | 24 | |||
| 2001 | Jennifer Adams | Las Cruces | 22 | |||
| 2000 | Christina Ortega | Vado | 23 | |||
| 1999 | Michelle Rios | Santa Teresa | 26 | Finalist | ||
| 1998 | Maya Strunk | Farmington | ||||
| 1997 | Tanya Harris | Lovington | 25 | |||
| 1996 | Layla Linn | Albuquerque | 25 | |||
| 1995 | Jacqueline Grice | Albuquerque | 20 | |||
| 1994 | Jill Vasquez* | Albuquerque | 24 | Previously Miss NM Teen USA 1988 (T10 Miss Teen USA) | ||
| 1993 | Daniela Johnson | Albuquerque | ||||
| 1992 | Charlotte Holland | Alamogordo | 25 | |||
| 1991 | Tiffany Danton | Las Cruces | 22 | |||
| 1990 | Larissa Canaday | Albuquerque | 20 | |||
| 1989 | Traci Brubaker | Alamogordo | 22 | |||
| 1988 | Stephanie Storrie | Clovis | 22 | |||
| 1987 | Kriston Killgore | Albuquerque | 19 | Semi-finalist | State Costume | |
| 1986 | Heather Howell | Farmington | 19 | |||
| 1985 | Brenda Denton | Hobbs | 21 | 1st runner-up | Later 2RU Miss World 1985 | |
| 1984 | Mona Bryant | Clovis | 23 | Succeeded Mai Shanley as Miss NM USA | ||
| 1984 | MAI SHANLEY^ | Alamogordo | 21 | Miss USA | SF Miss Universe 1984; previously Miss NM 1983 | |
| 1983 | Kristin Larsen | Santa Fe | 22 | |||
| 1982 | Lisa Allen | Las Cruces | 24 | |||
| 1981 | Lise Thevenet | Las Cruces | 23 | |||
| 1980 | Kathy Patrick | Anthony | 19 | Semi-finalist | ||
| 1979 | Michele Sandoval | Albuquerque | 22 | Photogenic | ||
| 1978 | Marlena Garland | Sandia Park | 21 | 4th runner-up | ||
| 1977 | Denise Funderburk | Albuquerque | 21 | Semi-finalist | ||
| 1976 | Jonelle Bergquist | Albuquerque | 20 | Semi-finalist | ||
| 1975 | Maxie Whisler | Albuquerque | 21 | |||
| 1974 | Jan Nilsson | Los Alamos | 20 | |||
| 1973 | Carolyn Cline^ | Albuquerque | 20 | Later Miss FL 1978 (2RU Miss America) | ||
| 1972 | Donna Reel^ | Albuquerque | 20 | Semi-finalist | Later Miss NM 1974 (SF Miss America) | |
| 1971 | Debbie Clary | Jal | 19 | |||
| 1970 | Theresa Phillips | Las Cruces | ||||
| 1969 | Mary Gard | Gladstone | 20 | Semi-finalist | ||
| 1968 | Bonnie Tafoya | Las Cruces | 18 | 4th runner-up | ||
| 1967 | Clydia Newell | Clovis | 21 | |||
| 1966 | Susan Franz | Portales | 19 | |||
| 1965 | Judy Baldwin | Clovis | 19 | 2nd runner-up | ||
| 1964 | Did Not Compete | |||||
| 1963 | Sandra Fullingim | Albuquerque | 18 | Semi-finalist | ||
| 1962 | Did Not Compete | |||||
| 1961 | Georgi Edwards | Albuquerque | 18 | |||
| 1960 | Kaye Smith | Albuquerque | 18 | |||
| 1959 | Carol Jones | Albuquerque | 23 | |||
| 1959 | Sue Ingersoll | Albuquerque | 20 | |||
| 1958 | Sandi Bullis | Albuquerque | 18 | |||
| 1957 | Patricia Stafford | Albuquerque | 18 | |||
| 1956 | Jackie Brown | Albuquerque | 21 | |||
| 1955 | Joan Schwartz | Albuquerque | 19 | Semi-finalist | ||
| 1954 | Did Not Compete | |||||
| 1953 | Did Not Compete | |||||
| 1952 | Kay Nail | Albuquerque | 20 |
18 • Los Lunas
16 • Alamogordo
17 • Farmington
15 • Hobbs
Miss Congeniality
at Miss Teen USA
19 • Las Cruces
Semi-finalist
Cheryl Douds (1984), Kerali Hansen (1986), Jill Vasquez (1988), Jacqueline Cai (2012)
Top 10*
Brittany Toll (2005)
Top 15/16/20*
Liz Kranz (2007)
* Where the semi-finalists are cut in multiple stages before the top 5 or 6
Congeniality
Asia Rose Simpson (2023)
| IMAGE | YEAR | NAME | HOMETOWN | AGE | PLACEMENT | AWARD | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 2024 | Fernanda Gonzalez | Las Cruces | 19 | |||
 | 2023 | Asia Simpson | Hobbs | 15 | |||
 | 2022 | Caroline Babcock | Farmington | 17 | |||
 | 2021 | Emily Lehr | Alamogordo | 16 | |||
 | 2020 | Isabella Bizzell | Los Lunas | 18 | |||
 | 2019 | Angela Nañez | Clovis | 14 | |||
 | 2018 | Madison Turner | Mosquero | 18 | |||
 | 2017 | Kalina Hamilton | Albuquerque | 17 | |||
 | 2016 | Margeaux Greene | Sandia Park | 16 | |||
 | 2015 | Nicolette Pacheco | Rio Rancho | 18 | |||
 | 2014 | Aundria Littlejohn | Las Cruces | 17 | |||
 | 2013 | Addi Smith | Las Cruces | 17 | |||
 | 2012 | Jacqueline Cai | Las Cruces | 17 | Semi-finalist | ||
 | 2011 | Alexa Castle | Albuquerque | 18 | |||
 | 2010 | Faith Annelies Cortez | Las Cruces | 18 | |||
 | 2009 | Alexis Duprey^* | Alamogordo | 18 | Later Miss NM 2013 & Miss NM USA 2015 | ||
 | 2008 | Victoria Padilla | Santa Fe | 18 | |||
 | 2007 | Liz Kranz | Deming | 17 | Top 15 | ||
 | 2006 | Raquel Padilla | Santa Fe | 18 | |||
 | 2005 | Brittany Toll* | Las Cruces | 18 | Top 10 | Later Miss NM USA 2011 (T16 Miss USA) | |
 | 2004 | Jocelyn Cruz | Las Cruces | 17 | |||
 | 2003 | Courtney Clayshulte | Las Cruces | 18 | |||
 | 2002 | Amber Evaro | Las Cruces | 17 | |||
 | 2001 | Alaina Castillo | Las Cruces | 18 | |||
 | 2000 | Raelene Aguilar* | Sunland Park | 18 | Later Miss NM USA 2008; sister of Miss NM USA 2010 Rosanne Aguilar | ||
 | 1999 | Alina Ogle* | Albuquerque | 17 | Later Miss NM USA 2003 (SF Miss USA) | ||
 | 1998 | Rana Jones^ | Tatum | 17 | Later Miss NM 2003 | ||
 | 1997 | Vicki Hughes | Las Cruces | 19 | |||
 | 1996 | Whitni Zimmerman | Lovington | 17 | |||
 | 1995 | Shelby Phillips | Deming | 17 | |||
 | 1994 | Samantha Sengel | Albuquerque | 18 | |||
 | 1993 | Lynette Ochoa†| Deming | 18 | |||
 | 1992 | Hillary Matkin | Deming | 18 | |||
 | 1991 | Kimberly Apodaca | Albuquerque | 17 | |||
 | 1990 | Sarah Beth Baskins | Tucumcari | 20 | |||
 | 1989 | Shanna Wilmot | Albuquerque | 17 | |||
 | 1988 | Jill Vasquez* | Carlsbad | 18 | Semi-finalist | Later Miss NM USA 1994 | |
 | 1987 | Samantha Romero Owen | Albuquerque | 17 | |||
 | 1986 | Kerali Hansen | Las Cruces | Semi-finalist | |||
 | 1985 | Teresa Rodriguez^ | Clovis | 17 | Later Miss NM 1988 | ||
 | 1984 | Cheryl Douds | Las Cruces | 17 | Semi-finalist | ||
 | 1983 | Eloisa Serna | Albuquerque | 16 |
| YEAR | NAME | HOMETOWN | AGE | PLACEMENT | AWARD | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Fernanda Gonzalez | Las Cruces | 19 | |||
| 2023 | Asia Simpson | Hobbs | 15 | |||
| 2022 | Caroline Babcock | Farmington | 17 | |||
| 2021 | Emily Lehr | Alamogordo | 16 | |||
| 2020 | Isabella Bizzell | Los Lunas | 18 | |||
| 2019 | Angela Nañez | Clovis | 14 | |||
| 2018 | Madison Turner | Mosquero | 18 | |||
| 2017 | Kalina Hamilton | Albuquerque | 17 | |||
| 2016 | Margeaux Greene | Sandia Park | 16 | |||
| 2015 | Nicolette Pacheco | Rio Rancho | 18 | |||
| 2014 | Aundria Littlejohn | Las Cruces | 17 | |||
| 2013 | Addi Smith | Las Cruces | 17 | |||
| 2012 | Jacqueline Cai | Las Cruces | 17 | Semi-finalist | ||
| 2011 | Alexa Castle | Albuquerque | 18 | |||
| 2010 | Faith Annelies Cortez | Las Cruces | 18 | |||
| 2009 | Alexis Duprey^* | Alamogordo | 18 | Later Miss NM 2013 & Miss NM USA 2015 | ||
| 2008 | Victoria Padilla | Santa Fe | 18 | |||
| 2007 | Liz Kranz | Deming | 17 | Top 15 | ||
| 2006 | Raquel Padilla | Santa Fe | 18 | |||
| 2005 | Brittany Toll* | Las Cruces | 18 | Top 10 | Later Miss NM USA 2011 (T16 Miss USA) | |
| 2004 | Jocelyn Cruz | Las Cruces | 17 | |||
| 2003 | Courtney Clayshulte | Las Cruces | 18 | |||
| 2002 | Amber Evaro | Las Cruces | 17 | |||
| 2001 | Alaina Castillo | Las Cruces | 18 | |||
| 2000 | Raelene Aguilar* | Sunland Park | 18 | Later Miss NM USA 2008; sister of Miss NM USA 2010 Rosanne Aguilar | ||
| 1999 | Alina Ogle* | Albuquerque | 17 | Later Miss NM USA 2003 (SF Miss USA) | ||
| 1998 | Rana Jones^ | Tatum | 17 | Later Miss NM 2003 | ||
| 1997 | Vicki Hughes | Las Cruces | 19 | |||
| 1996 | Whitni Zimmerman | Lovington | 17 | |||
| 1995 | Shelby Phillips | Deming | 17 | |||
| 1994 | Samantha Sengel | Albuquerque | 18 | |||
| 1993 | Lynette Ochoa†| Deming | 18 | |||
| 1992 | Hillary Matkin | Deming | 18 | |||
| 1991 | Kimberly Apodaca | Albuquerque | 17 | |||
| 1990 | Sarah Beth Baskins | Tucumcari | 20 | |||
| 1989 | Shanna Wilmot | Albuquerque | 17 | |||
| 1988 | Jill Vasquez* | Carlsbad | 18 | Semi-finalist | Later Miss NM USA 1994 | |
| 1987 | Samantha Romero Owen | Albuquerque | 17 | |||
| 1986 | Kerali Hansen | Las Cruces | Semi-finalist | |||
| 1985 | Teresa Rodriguez^ | Clovis | 17 | Later Miss NM 1988 | ||
| 1984 | Cheryl Douds | Las Cruces | 17 | Semi-finalist | ||
| 1983 | Eloisa Serna | Albuquerque | 16 |
