Year
|
Name
|
Hometown
|
Age[a]
|
Local title
|
Placement at Miss USA
|
Special awards at Miss USA
|
Notes
|
2024
|
Mackenzie Sydow
|
Albuquerque
|
22
|
Miss Uptown
|
|
|
|
2023
|
Bianca Wright
|
Anthony
|
28
|
Miss Anthony
|
Top 20
|
|
|
2022
|
Suzanne Perez
|
Portales
|
25
|
Miss Portales
|
Top 12
|
|
First Filipino American Miss New Mexico USA
|
2021
|
Christa Schafer
|
Las Cruces
|
26
|
Miss Las Cruces
|
|
|
|
2020
|
Cecilia Rodriguez
|
South Valley
|
27
|
Miss South Valley
|
|
|
Longest reigning Miss New Mexico USA at 1 year, 6 months and 20 days
|
2019
|
Alejandra Gonzalez[citation needed]
|
Las Cruces
|
26
|
Miss Las Cruces
|
1st runner-up
|
|
|
2018
|
Kristen Leyva[2]
|
Las Cruces
|
23
|
Miss Billy The Kid
|
|
|
|
2017
|
Ashley Mora
|
Albuquerque
|
25
|
Miss Land of Enchantment
|
|
|
- Previously Miss New Mexico World 2015
- Top 22 at Miss World America 2015
|
2016
|
Naomie Germain
|
Bernalillo
|
22
|
Miss Paradise Hills
|
|
|
|
2015
|
Alexis Duprey
|
Alamogordo
|
24
|
Miss Mesilla Valley
|
|
|
Triple crown winner
|
2014
|
Kamryn Blackwood
|
Farmington
|
22
|
Miss Farmington
|
|
|
|
2013
|
Kathleen Elizabeth Danzer[citation needed]
|
Rio Rancho
|
24
|
Miss Rio Ancho
|
|
|
|
2012
|
Jessica Martin
|
Las Cruces
|
21
|
Miss Las Cruces
|
|
|
|
2011
|
Brittany Toll
|
Las Cruces
|
22
|
Miss Duke City
|
Top 16
|
|
|
2010
|
Rosanne Dene Aguilar
|
Sunland Park
|
23
|
Miss Sunland Park
|
|
|
Sister of Raelene Aguilar, Miss New Mexico USA 2008 & Miss New Mexico Teen USA 2000.
|
2009
|
Bianca Matamoros-Koonce
|
Albuquerque
|
22
|
Miss Zia
|
|
|
|
2008
|
Raelene Aguilar
|
Sunland Park
|
26
|
Miss Sunland Park
|
|
|
|
2007
|
Casey Messer
|
Alamogordo
|
23
|
Miss Land of Enchantment
|
|
|
|
2006
|
Onawa Lacy
|
Gallup
|
23
|
Miss Highland
|
|
|
2005
|
Jacqueline Deaner
|
Las Cruces
|
25
|
|
|
|
|
2004
|
Jenna Hardin
|
Lovington
|
21
|
|
Semi-finalist, Finishing in 13th Place
|
|
|
2003
|
Alina Ogle
|
Albuquerque
|
21
|
|
Semi-finalist, Finishing in 6th Place
|
|
|
2002
|
Ellen Colyer
|
Farmington
|
|
|
|
|
|
2001
|
Jennifer Adams
|
Las Cruces
|
|
|
|
|
|
2000
|
Christina Ortega
|
Las Cruces
|
|
|
|
|
|
1999
|
Michelle Rios
|
Santa Teresa
|
23
|
|
Top 5, Finishing in 5th Place
|
|
|
1998
|
Maya Strunk
|
Farmington
|
|
|
|
|
|
1997
|
Tanya Harris
|
Tatum
|
|
|
|
|
|
1996
|
Layla Linn
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1995
|
Jacqueline Grice
|
Albuquerque
|
|
|
|
|
|
1994
|
Jill Vasquez
|
Albuquerque
|
24
|
|
|
|
|
1993
|
Daniela Johnson
|
Albuquerque
|
|
|
|
|
Mother of Annika Bennion, Miss Montana's Outstanding Teen 2020–21, and Bronté Bennion, Miss Montana's Outstanding Teen 2022
|
1992
|
Charlotte Holland
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1991
|
Tiffany Danton
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1990
|
Larissa Canaday
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1989
|
Traci Brubaker
|
Alamogordo
|
|
|
|
|
1st runner up in Miss Oktoberfest 1988
|
1988
|
Stephanie Storrie
|
Clovis
|
|
|
|
|
2nd runner up in Miss Oktoberfest 1987
|
1987
|
Kriston "Kiki" Killgore
|
Albuquerque
|
19
|
|
Semi-finalist, Finishing in 7th Place
|
Winner/1st Place - Best State Costume
|
|
1986
|
Heather Howell
|
Farmington
|
|
|
|
|
|
1985
|
Brenda Denton
|
Hobbs
|
21
|
|
1st runner-up
|
|
|
1984
|
Mai Therese Shanley
|
Alamogordo
|
21
|
Miss Alamogordo
|
Miss USA 1984
|
|
First Asian American Miss New Mexico USA
Semi-finalist at Miss Universe 1984
|
1983
|
Kristin Larsen
|
Santa Fe
|
|
Miss Santa Fe
|
|
|
|
1982
|
Lisa Allen
|
Las Cruces
|
|
|
|
|
|
1981
|
Lise Gabrielle Dominique Thevenet
|
Las Cruces
|
23
|
|
|
|
Graduated from New Mexico State University in 1979 and died at age 55 on August 2, 2013, in Greenwood Village, Colorado
|
1980
|
Kathy Patrick
|
Anthony
|
|
|
Semi-finalist, Finishing in 6th Place
|
|
- Miss Oktoberfest 1980 as Miss Texas
|
1979
|
Michele Sandoval
|
Albuquerque
|
|
|
|
Miss Photogenic
|
|
1978
|
Marlena Garland
|
Las Cruces
|
|
|
4th runner-up
|
|
|
1977
|
Denise Funderburk
|
Albuquerque
|
|
|
Semi-finalist, Finishing in 12th Place
|
|
|
1976
|
Jonelle Bergquist
|
Albuquerque
|
|
|
Semi-finalist, Finishing in 10th Place
|
|
|
1975
|
Maxine Whisler
|
Albuquerque
|
|
|
|
|
|
1974
|
Jan Nilsson
|
Los Alamos
|
|
|
|
|
|
1973
|
Carolyn Cline
|
Albuquerque
|
20
|
|
|
|
|
1972
|
Donna Reel
|
Albuquerque
|
|
|
Semi-finalist (Top 12), Finishing in 10th Place
|
|
|
1971
|
Debbie Clary
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1970
|
Theresa Phillips
|
Las Cruces
|
|
|
|
|
|
1969
|
Mary Gard
|
|
|
|
Semi-finalist, Finishing in 9th Place
|
|
|
1968
|
Bonnie Tafoya
|
Las Cruces
|
|
|
4th runner-up
|
|
|
1967
|
Clydia Newell
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1966
|
Susan Franz
|
Roswell
|
19
|
|
|
|
|
1965
|
Judith Baldwin
|
|
|
|
2nd runner-up
|
|
|
1964
|
Did Not Compete
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1963
|
Sandra Fullingim
|
|
|
|
Semi-finalist, Finishing in 11th Place
|
|
|
1962
|
Herma Loy Elliott
|
Portales
|
|
|
|
|
|
1961
|
Georgi Edwards
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1960
|
Kaye Smith
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1959
|
Carol Jones
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sue Ingersoll
|
|
|
|
|
|
Withdrew admidst controversy over the Catholic church's regulations around swimsuit competitions.[3]
|
1958
|
Sandi Bullis
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1957
|
Patricia Stafford
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1956
|
Jackie Brown
|
Albuquerque
|
|
|
|
|
|
1955
|
Joan Schwartz
|
|
|
|
Semi-finalist
|
|
|
1953-1954
|
Did Not Compete
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1952
|
Kay Nail
|
|
|
|
|
|
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