Miss New Mexico USA
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The Miss New Mexico USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of New Mexico in the Miss USA pageant.
New Mexico has had moderate success at Miss USA, and has placed three times in the past ten years. They have produced one Miss USA, Mai Shanley in 1984.
[edit] Winners
| Year | Name | Hometown | Age1 | Placement at Miss USA | Special awards at Miss USA | Notes |
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| 2008 | Raelene Aguilar | Sunland Park | 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 | ||
| 2003 | Alina Ogle | Albuquerque | Semi-finalist | 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 | Finalist Top 5 | |||
| 1998 | Maya Strunk | Farmington | ||||
| 1997 | Tanya Harris | Tatum | ||||
| 1996 | Layla Linn | |||||
| 1995 | Jacqueline Grice | Albuquerque | ||||
| 1994 | Jill Vasquez | Albuquerque | Previously Miss New Mexico Teen USA 1988 and top 10 at Miss Teen USA 1988; director of the Miss California USA pageant (2007-), Represented New Mexico in Miss Oktoberfest 1994, did not place | |||
| 1993 | Daniela Johnson | Albuquerque | ||||
| 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 | Kristen Killgore | Albuquerque | 19 | Semi-finalist | ||
| 1986 | Heather Howell | Farmington | ||||
| 1985 | Brenda Denton | Hobbs | 1st runner-up | 2nd Runner-up at Miss World 1985, 1st runner up at Miss Oktoberfest 1984 as Miss Texas | ||
| 1984 | Mai Shanley | Alamogordo | 21 | Winner | Previously Miss New Mexico 1983, semi-finalist at Miss Universe 1984 | |
| 1983 | Kristin Larsen | Santa Fe | ||||
| 1982 | Lisa Allen | Las Cruces | ||||
| 1981 | Lise Thevenet | Las Cruces | ||||
| 1980 | Kathy Patrick | Anthony | Semi-finalist | Miss Oktoberfest 1980 as Miss Texas | ||
| 1979 | Michele Sandoval | Albuquerque | Miss Photogenic | |||
| 1978 | Marlena Garland | 4th runner-up | ||||
| 1977 | Denise Funderburk | Semi-finalist | ||||
| 1976 | Jonelle Bergquist | Semi-finalist | ||||
| 1975 | Maxine Whisler | |||||
| 1974 | Jan Nilsson | |||||
| 1973 | Carolyn Cline | Later Miss Florida 1978. | ||||
| 1972 | Donna Reel | Semi-finalist | Later Miss New Mexico 1974 and top 10 at Miss America 1975, semifinalist in Miss World USA 1973 | |||
| 1971 | Debbie Clary | |||||
| 1970 | Theresa Phillips | |||||
| 1969 | Mary Gard | Semi-finalist | ||||
| 1968 | Bonnie Tafoya | 4th runner-up | ||||
| 1967 | Clydia Newell | |||||
| 1966 | Sharon Kaye Birkenbuel | Roswell | 19 | Semi-finalist | ||
| 1965 | Judith Baldwin | 2nd runner-up | ||||
| 1964 | Did Not Compete | |||||
| 1963 | Sandra Fullingim | Semi-finalist | ||||
| 1962 | Did Not Compete | |||||
| 1961 | Georgi Edwards | |||||
| 1960 | Kaye Smith | |||||
| 1959 | Carol Jones | |||||
| Sue Ingersoll | withdrew | |||||
| 1958 | Sandi Bullis | |||||
| 1957 | Patricia Stafford | |||||
| 1956 | Jackie Brown | |||||
| 1955 | Joan Schwartz | Semi-finalist | ||||
| 1953-1954 | Did Not Compete | |||||
| 1952 | Kay Nail |
1 Age at the time of the Miss USA pageant
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Miss USA Miss New Mexico USA |
Miss Teen USA Miss New Mexico Teen USA |
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