Miss New Mexico USA explained

Miss New Mexico USA
Formation:1952
Type:Beauty pageant
Headquarters:El Paso
Location:Texas
Membership:Miss USA
Language:English
Website:Official website

The Miss New Mexico USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of New Mexico in the Miss USA pageant. It is directed by Laura's Productions based in El Paso, Texas.[1]

New Mexico achieved many placements in the 1960s to the '80s and produced one Miss USA, Mai Shanley in 1984. The most recent placement was Bianca Wright in 2023, placing in the Top 20.

Mackenzie Sydow of Albuquerque, New Mexico was crowned as Miss New Mexico USA 2024 on June 30, 2024 at the NMSU Center for the Arts in Las Cruces. She will represent New Mexico at Miss USA 2024.

Results summary

Awards

Winners

Color key
  • Declared as Winner
  • Ended as runner-up
  • Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
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2024Mackenzie SydowAlbuquerque22Miss Uptown
2023Bianca WrightAnthony28Miss Anthony Top 20
2022Suzanne PerezPortales25Miss Portales Top 12First Filipino American Miss New Mexico USA
2021Christa SchaferLas Cruces26Miss Las Cruces
2020Cecilia RodriguezSouth Valley27Miss South Valley Longest reigning Miss New Mexico USA at
2019Alejandra GonzalezLas Cruces26Miss Las Cruces 1st runner-upCompeted at Miss Texas USA several times[2]
2018Kristen Leyva[3] [4] Las Cruces23Miss Billy The Kid
2017Ashley MoraAlbuquerque25Miss Land of Enchantment
2016Naomie GermainBernalillo22Miss Paradise Hills
2015Alexis DupreyAlamogordo24Miss Mesilla Valley Triple crown winner
2014Kamryn BlackwoodFarmington22Miss Farmington
2013Kathleen Elizabeth Danzer Rio Rancho24Miss Rio Ancho
2012Jessica MartinLas Cruces21Miss Las Cruces
2011Brittany TollLas Cruces22Miss Duke City Top 16
2010Rosanne Dene Aguilar23 Miss Sunland ParkSister of Raelene Aguilar, Miss New Mexico USA 2008 & Miss New Mexico Teen USA 2000.
2009Bianca Matamoros-KoonceAlbuquerque22Miss Zia
2008Raelene AguilarSunland Park26Miss Sunland Park
2007Casey MesserAlamogordo23Miss Land of Enchantment
2006Onawa LacyGallup23Miss Highland
2005Jacqueline DeanerLas Cruces25
2004Jenna HardinLovington21Semi-finalist, Finishing in 13th Place
2003Alina OgleAlbuquerque21Semi-finalist, Finishing in 6th Place
2002Ellen ColyerFarmington
2001Jennifer AdamsLas Cruces
2000Christina OrtegaLas Cruces
1999Michelle RiosSanta Teresa23Top 5, Finishing in 5th Place
1998Maya StrunkFarmington
1997Tanya HarrisTatum
1996Layla Linn
1995Jacqueline GriceAlbuquerque
1994Jill VasquezAlbuquerque24
1993Daniela JohnsonAlbuquerqueMother of Annika Bennion, Miss Montana's Outstanding Teen 2020–21, and Bronté Bennion, Miss Montana's Outstanding Teen 2022
1992Charlotte Holland
1991Tiffany Danton
1990Larissa Canaday
1989Traci BrubakerAlamogordo1st runner up in Miss Oktoberfest 1988
1988Stephanie StorrieClovis2nd runner up in Miss Oktoberfest 1987
1987Kriston "Kiki" KillgoreAlbuquerque19Semi-finalist, Finishing in 7th PlaceWinner/1st Place - Best State Costume
1986Heather HowellFarmington
1985Brenda DentonHobbs211st runner-up
1984Mai Therese ShanleyAlamogordo21Miss AlamogordoMiss USA 1984

First Asian American Miss New Mexico USA
Semi-finalist at Miss Universe 1984

1983Kristin LarsenSanta FeMiss Santa Fe
1982Lisa AllenLas Cruces
1981Lise Gabrielle Dominique ThevenetLas Cruces23Graduated from New Mexico State University in 1979 and died at age 55 on August 2, 2013, in Greenwood Village, Colorado
1980Kathy PatrickAnthonySemi-finalist, Finishing in 6th Place
  • Miss Oktoberfest 1980 as Miss Texas
1979Michele SandovalAlbuquerqueMiss Photogenic
1978Marlena GarlandLas Cruces4th runner-up
1977Denise FunderburkAlbuquerqueSemi-finalist, Finishing in 12th Place
1976Jonelle BergquistAlbuquerqueSemi-finalist, Finishing in 10th Place
1975Maxine WhislerAlbuquerque
1974Jan NilssonLos Alamos
1973Carolyn ClineAlbuquerque20
1972Donna ReelAlbuquerqueSemi-finalist (Top 12), Finishing in 10th Place
1971Debbie Clary
1970Theresa PhillipsLas Cruces
1969Mary GardSemi-finalist, Finishing in 9th Place
1968Bonnie TafoyaLas Cruces4th runner-up
1967Clydia Newell
1966Susan FranzRoswell19
1965Judith Baldwin2nd runner-up
1964Did Not Compete
1963Sandra FullingimSemi-finalist, Finishing in 11th Place
1962Herma Loy Elliott Portales
1961Georgi Edwards
1960Kaye Smith
1959Carol Jones
Sue IngersollWithdrew admidst controversy over the Catholic church's regulations around swimsuit competitions.[5]
1958Sandi Bullis
1957Patricia Stafford
1956Jackie BrownAlbuquerque
1955Joan SchwartzSemi-finalist
1953-1954Did Not Compete
1952Kay Nail

References

  1. Web site: Home Page. Laura's Productions. July 15, 2019.
  2. Web site: Alejandra Gonzalez. Pageant Update.
  3. Web site: Kristen Leyva Crowned Miss New Mexico USA 2018. The Kaleidoscope of Pageantry. 29 January 2018. 11 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180711090516/https://tkop.org/2018/01/29/kristen-leyva-crowned-miss-new-mexico-usa-2018/. dead.
  4. News: NMSU engineering alumna crowned Miss New Mexico USA. 2018-02-02. College of Engineering. 2018-02-11. en-US.
  5. News: Quits Contest . 20 June 2023 . The Albuquerque Tribune . 20 July 1959.

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