| Year
|
Name
|
Hometown
|
Age[a]
|
Placement at Miss USA
|
Special awards at Miss USA
|
Notes
|
| 2023
|
Bianca Wright
|
Anthony
|
28
|
Top 20
|
|
|
| 2022
|
Suzanne Perez
|
Portales
|
25
|
Top 12
|
|
First Filipino American Miss New Mexico USA
|
| 2021
|
Christa Schafer
|
Las Cruces
|
26
|
|
|
|
| 2020
|
Cecilia Rodriguez
|
South Valley
|
27
|
|
|
Longest reigning Miss New Mexico USA at 1 year, 6 months and 20 days
|
| 2019
|
Alejandra Gonzalez[citation needed]
|
Las Cruces
|
26
|
1st runner-up
|
|
Competed at Miss Texas USA several times[2]
|
| 2018
|
Kristen Leyva[3][4]
|
Las Cruces
|
23
|
|
|
New Mexico State University Graduate 2016, Mechanical Engineering
|
| 2017
|
Ashley Mora
|
Albuquerque
|
25
|
|
|
- Previously Miss New Mexico World 2015
|
| 2016
|
Naomie Germain
|
Bernalillo
|
22
|
|
|
|
| 2015
|
Alexis Duprey
|
Alamogordo
|
24
|
|
|
Triple crown winner
|
| 2014
|
Kamryn Blackwood
|
Farmington
|
22
|
|
|
|
| 2013
|
Kathleen Danzer[citation needed]
|
Rio Rancho
|
24
|
|
|
|
| 2012
|
Jessica Martin
|
Las Cruces
|
21
|
|
|
|
| 2011
|
Brittany Toll
|
Las Cruces
|
22
|
Top 16
|
People's Choice & Fan Favorite in Swimwear Competition
|
Previously Miss New Mexico Teen USA 2005 and Top 10 at Miss Teen USA 2005
|
| 2010
|
Rosanne Dene Aguilar
|
Sunland Park
|
23
|
|
|
Sister of Raelene Aguilar, Miss New Mexico USA 2008 & Miss New Mexico Teen USA 2000.
|
| 2009
|
Bianca Matamoros-Koonce
|
Albuquerque
|
22
|
|
|
|
| 2008
|
Raelene Aguilar
|
Sunland Park
|
26
|
|
|
Previously Miss New Mexico Teen USA 2000
|
| 2007
|
Casey Messer
|
Alamogordo
|
23
|
|
|
|
| 2006
|
Onawa Lacy
|
Gallup
|
23
|
|
|
|
| 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
|
|
Previously Miss New Mexico Teen USA 1999
|
| 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
|
|
|
Previously Miss New Mexico Teen USA 1988 and top 10 at Miss Teen USA 1988; Former co-director of the Miss California USA and Miss California Teen USA pageants under her married name, Jill Vasquez-Foley, Former line captain of the NFL Arizona Cardinals Cheerleaders
|
| 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
|
|
Later Miss World USA 1985 & 2nd Runner-up at Miss World 1985, 1st runner up at Miss Oktoberfest 1984 as Miss Texas
|
| 1984
|
Mai Therese Shanley
|
Alamogordo
|
21
|
Miss USA 1984
|
|
Previously Miss New Mexico 1983
First Asian American Miss New Mexico USA
Semi-finalist at Miss Universe 1984
|
| 1983
|
Kristin Larsen
|
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
|
|
|
Later Miss Florida 1978 and then Miss America 1979 2nd runner up.
|
| 1972
|
Donna Reel
|
Albuquerque
|
|
Semi-finalist (Top 12), Finishing in 10th Place
|
|
Later Miss New Mexico 1974 and top 10 at Miss America 1975. Also Miss New Mexico World 1973 and top 16 at Miss World USA 1973.
|
| 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.[5]
|
| 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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