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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Casey Messer | Alamogordo | ||||
| 2006 | Onawa Lacy | Gallup | ||||
| 2005 | Jacqueline Deaner | Las Cruces | ||||
| 2004 | Jenna Hardin | Farmington | Semi-finalist | |||
| 2003 | Alina Ogle | Albuquerque | Semi-finalist | Previously Miss New Mexico Teen USA 1999 | ||
| 2002 | Ellyn Colyer | |||||
| 2001 | Jennifer Adams | |||||
| 2000 | Christina Ortega | |||||
| 1999 | Michelle Rios | Finalist | ||||
| 1998 | Maya Strunk | |||||
| 1997 | Tanya Harris | Tatum | ||||
| 1996 | Layla Linn | |||||
| 1995 | Jacqueline Grice | |||||
| 1994 | Jill Vasquez | Previously Miss New Mexico Teen USA 1988 | ||||
| 1993 | Daniela Johnson | Albuquerque | ||||
| 1992 | Charlotte Holland | |||||
| 1991 | Tiffany Danton | |||||
| 1990 | Larissa Canaday | |||||
| 1989 | Traci Brubaker | |||||
| 1988 | Stephanie Storrie | |||||
| 1987 | Kriston Killgore | Albuquerque | 19 | Semi-finalist | ||
| 1986 | Heather Howell | Farmington | ||||
| 1985 | Brenda Denton | Hobbs | 1st runner-up | 2nd Runner-up, Miss World 1985 | ||
| 1984 | Mai Shanley | Alamogordo | 21 | Winner | Semi-finalist at Miss Universe 1984 | |
| 1983 | Kristin Larsen | Santa Fe | ||||
| 1982 | Lisa Allen | Las Cruces | ||||
| 1981 | Lise Thevenet | Las Cruces | ||||
| 1980 | Kathy Patrick | Semi-finalist | ||||
| 1979 | Michele Sandoval | 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 | |||
| 1971 | Debbie Clary | |||||
| 1970 | Theresa Phillips | |||||
| 1969 | Mary Gard | Semi-finalist | ||||
| 1968 | Bonnie Tafoya | 4th runner-up | ||||
| 1967 | Clydia Newell | |||||
| 1966 | Unknown | |||||
| 1965 | Judy 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
| New Mexico Pageantry | |
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| Miss America Miss New Mexico |
Miss USA Miss New Mexico USA |
| Miss America's Outstanding Teen Miss New Mexico's Outstanding Teen |
Miss Teen USA Miss New Mexico Teen USA |
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