Miss New Mexico

For the state pageant affiliated with Miss USA, see Miss New Mexico USA.

Miss New Mexico

Formation	1925
Type	Beauty pageant
Headquarters	Albuquerque
Location	New Mexico
Membership	Miss America
Official language	English
Website	Miss New Mexico official website

Miss New Mexico 2008 contestants, with Miss New Mexico 2007 Jenny Marlow (left)

Christina Hall, Miss New Mexico 2006

The Miss New Mexico competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of New Mexico in the Miss America pageant.

Emille-Marie Enriquez was crowned Miss New Mexico 2024 on June 8, 2024, at the Flickinger Center in Alamogordo. She will compete for the title of Miss America 2025.

Results summary

The following is a visual summary of the past results of Miss New Mexico titleholders at the national Miss America pageants/competitions. The year in parentheses indicates the year of the national competition during which a placement and/or award was garnered, not the year attached to the contestant's state title.

Placements

• Top 7: Nicole Miner (2010)
• Top 10: Myrtice Conn (1962), Jane Nelson (1965), Sharon Kaye Birkenbuel (1967), Pat Brummett (1970), Donna Frances Reel (1975), Valerie Faber (1986)
• Top 15: Taylor Rey (2018)

Awards

Preliminary awards

• Preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness : Jane Nelson (1965)
• Preliminary Talent : Pat Brummett (1970)

Non-finalist awards

• Non-finalist Interview: Susan Yara (2005), Alexis Duprey (2014), Marissa Livingston (2016)
• Non-finalist Talent: Shirley Hughes (1949), Rosemary Brown (1968)

Other awards

• Miss Congeniality: Glynnelle Hubbard (1958), Karen Jan Maciolek (1969)
• Charles and Theresa Brown Scholarship: Nicole Miner (2010)
• STEM Scholarship Award Winners: Jessica Burson (2015)

Winners

•   Declared as winner
•   Ended as a runner-up
•   Ended as a finalist or semi-finalist

Year	Name [1]	Hometown	Age	Local Title	Miss America Talent	Placement at Miss America	Special scholarships at Miss America	Notes
2025	Madyson Kettler	Corrales		Miss Corrales	TBA	TBA	TBA
2024	Emille-Marie Enriquez	Alamogordo		Miss Otero County				Previously Miss New Mexico Volunteer 2022
2023	Lianna Hartshorn	Las Cruces	19	Miss Las Cruces	Vocal, "Never Enough" from The Greatest Showman
2022	Kaitlin Kerl	Albuquerque	25	Miss Albuquerque	Dance			Previously New Mexico Sweetheart 2019[ citation needed ]
2021	Sienna Rose Mascarenas [2]		20	Miss Zia	Jazz Dance, "In the Air Tonight"			Previously Miss New Mexico's Outstanding Teen 2017 [3] Later Miss New Mexico Volunteer 2025 Non Finalist Award Winner
2019–20 [a]	Misa L. Tran [5]	Alamogordo	20	Miss Otero County	Dance			Previously Distinguished Young Woman of New Mexico 2017 [6]
2018	Ashley Fresquez [7]	Rio Rancho	23	Miss Zia	Jazz Dance, "Man of La Mancha"			Previously Miss New Mexico's Outstanding Teen 2009 [8]
2017	Taylor Rey [9]	Las Cruces	22	Miss Las Cruces	Vocal, "Art Is Calling for Me"	Top 15 [10]
2016	Stephanie Chavez [11]	Albuquerque	23	Miss Albuquerque	Vocal, "That's Life" by Frank Sinatra			Contestant at National Sweetheart 2015 pageant
2015	Marissa Livingston [12]		24	Miss Duke City	Jazz Dance, "Let's Get Loud"		Non-finalist Interview Award	Contestant at National Sweetheart 2014 pageant
2014	Jessica Burson [13]	Roswell	20	Miss Roswell	Jazz Dance, "Steam Heat"		STEM Scholarship Award
2013	Alexis Duprey	Alamogordo	22	Miss Otero County	Vocal, "Maybe This Time" from Cabaret		Duprey Non-finalist Interview Award	Alexis Victoria Duprey is a Triple Crown Winner Previously Miss New Mexico Teen USA 2009 Later Miss New Mexico USA 2015
2012	Candice Bennatt [14]	Angel Fire	23	Miss Rudioso	Lyrical Dance, "Aqua Vitae"			Former Houston Texans cheerleader[ citation needed ] Later Miss Louisiana USA 2015 [15] Top 11 at Miss USA 2015 pageant
2011	Sarina Kay Turnbull [16]	Alamogordo	24	Miss Alamogordo	Ballet en Pointe, "The Prayer"			Contestant at National Sweetheart 2009 pageant
2010	Madison Leigh Tabet [17]	Albuquerque	18	Miss Bernalillo County	Jazz Dance, "I'm Gonna Live Till I Die"			Previously Miss New Mexico's Outstanding Teen 2007 [18]
2009	Nicole Andrea Miner	Albuquerque	23	Miss Southern New Mexico	Vocal, "Somewhere"	Top 7	Charles and Theresa Brown Scholarship	Contestant at National Sweetheart 2008 pageant
2008	Christina Olmi	Albuquerque	24	Miss Albuquerque	Vocal			Christina Suzanne Olmi working on an entertainment career.
2007	Jennifer (Jenny) Lindsey Marlowe		23	Miss High Plains	Vocal, "Born For This"
2006	Christina Marie Hall		23	Miss Albuquerque	Vocal, "Summertime"			Contestant at National Sweetheart 2005 pageant
2005	Ane Cristal Romero	Las Vegas	25	Miss Las Vegas	Vocal, "A Broken Wing"
2004	Susan Linda Yara	Pecos	23	Miss San Miguel County	Vocal, "La Charreada"		Non-finalist Interview Award
2003	Rana Beth Jones	Tatum	22	Miss South Plains	Vocal, "Can't Help Falling in Love"			Previously Miss New Mexico Teen USA 1998
2002	Jennifer Erin Griggs	Alamogordo	22	Miss Alamogordo/Otero County	Violin			Contestant at National Sweetheart 2000 pageant
2001	Marta Strzyzewski	Roswell	23	Miss Roswell	Classical Piano, "Revolutionary Etude"
2000	Martha Michelle Cobb		21	Miss Las Cruces	Tap Dance, "Steam Heat"
1999	Katie Linda Amalia Kelly	Santa Fe	19	Miss Santa Fe	Vocal, "Hurt Me"
1998	Lindsay Dawn Chism	Hobbs	21	Miss Lea County	Jazz Dance, "You're the One That I Want"
1997	Jennifer Leigh Babin	Alamogordo	22	Miss Otero County	Piano
1996	Trisha Williams	Hobbs	19	Miss Lea County	Vocal, "He's Always There"
1995	Vivian Yun Herding	Albuquerque	24	Miss Zia	Classical Piano
1994	Felicia Anna Borrego	Tijeras	23	Miss Bernalillo County	Ballet Folklorico
1993	Sharron N. Melton	Portales	24	Miss Portales	Vocal, "Stuff Like That There"			A native of Texas and first black woman to be named Miss New Mexico. Currently a television journalist in Houston, Texas.
1992	Shireen Ilsa Cheney	Albuquerque	23		Acro-Funk Dance
1991	Rebecca (Bekki) Renee Shipley	Tucumcari	20	Miss Tucumcari	Flute & Piccolo
1990	Jana Elaine McCoy	Portales	22	Miss Portales	Vocal, "The Gypsy in My Soul"			A native of Texas.
1989	Angela De Los Santos	Hobbs	23		Popular Vocal, "The Wind Beneath My Wings"
1988	Teresa Rodriquez	Clovis	21		Popular Vocal, "Anything for You"			Previously Miss New Mexico Teen USA 1985
1987	Becky Birdwell	Hobbs	25	Miss Tucumcari	Ballet			A native of Texas.
1986	Emily Kay Franklin	Albuquerque	19	Miss Albuquerque	Vocal Medley
1985	Valerie Joy Faber	Hobbs	26	Miss Albuquerque	Classical Piano, "Polonaise in A-flat major, Op. 53"	Top 10		A native of Virginia.
1984	Trina Lynn Collins	Hobbs	22	Miss Albuquerque	Acrobatic Dance			Mother of Miss Indiana 2015, Morgan Jackson
1983	Mai Shanley	Alamogordo	20	Miss Otero County	Vocal, "I Feel Pretty" from West Side Story			Later Miss New Mexico USA & Miss USA 1984 Top 10 at Miss Universe 1984 pageant
1982	Cindy Ann Friesen	Carlsbad	19	Miss Carlsbad	Vocal, "Carnival"
1981	Lynn Lawson	Portales	21	Miss Portales	Classical Piano, "Piano Concerto No. 2, Third Movement" by Rachmaninoff
1980	Teresa Elizabeth Anderson	Hobbs	22	Miss Hobbs	Vocal, "As Long As He Needs Me"
1979	Susan Spartz	Alamogordo	18	Miss Otero County	Vocal, "My Man"
1978	Jennifer Leigh Schubert	Hobbs	21	Miss Hobbs	Classical Ballet, "Beethoven's 7th Symphony"
1977	Evelyn Ann Foster	Lovington	20	Miss Lovington	Vocal, "Feeling Good"
1976	Melody Griffin	Hobbs	21	Miss Hobbs	Vocal, "The Music and the Mirror" from A Chorus Line
1975	Sarah Jan Schooley	Jal	21	Miss Eastern New Mexico University	Piano, "Deep Purple"
1974	Donna Frances Reel	Albuquerque	21	Miss Albuquerque	Vocal, "For Once in My Life"	Top 10		Previously Miss New Mexico USA 1972 Top 10 at Miss USA 1972 pageant Previously Miss New Mexico World 1973 Top 16 at Miss World USA 1973 pageant
1973	Patti Elaine Nelms	Roswell	21	Miss Roswell	Vocal / Dance, "Basin Street Blues" & "Rock-a-Bye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody"
1972	Wren Prather	Carlsbad	19	Miss Carlsbad	Upside Down Tap Dance, "Yankee Doodle Dandy"
1971	Michele Cornali	Silver City	22	Miss Grant County	Semi-classical Vocal, "Love Is Where You Find It"
1970	Janis Lynn Jones	Raton	21	Miss Colfax County	Soft-shoe Dance, "Golden Slippers"
1969	Patricia (Pat) Jo Brummett	Hobbs	21	Miss Hobbs	Classical Vocal, "Caro Nome" from Rigoletto	Top 10	Preliminary Talent Award
1968	Karen Jan Maciolek	Albuquerque	19	Miss Portales	Waltz Ballet, "Wunderbar"		Miss Congeniality
1967	Rosemary Elizabeth Brown	Carlsbad	20		Vocal, "This Is My Song"		Non-finalist Talent Award
1966	Sharon Kaye Birkenbuel	Albuquerque	20	Miss Albuquerque	Dramatic Skit	Top 10
1965	Ellen Growden	University Park	21	Miss La Mesilla	Dramatic Sketch, "Relationship of a Mother and Daughter"
1964	Jane Nelson	Tularosa	19	Miss Tularosa	Original Vocal with Guitar & Tympani, "Theme from Exodus"	Top 10	Preliminary Swimsuit Award	Later Miss Arizona USA 1965 1st runner-up at Miss USA 1965 pageant Later Miss New Mexico World 1966 Top 7 at Miss USA World 1966 pageant
1963	Sandi Joyce Moore	Loving	19	Miss Carlsbad	Combination acrobatic routine & drawing
1962	Herma Loy Elliot	Portales	20	Miss Portales	Classical Vocal, "Un Bel Di" from Madama Butterfly
1961	Myrtice Lee Conn	Clovis	21	Miss Clovis	Comedic Monologue, "Phonetic Punctuation" by Victor Borge	Top 10
1960	Carolyn Adams Moore	Carlsbad	18	Miss Carlsbad	Caricature Drawing
1959	Linda Frances Moore	Ruidoso	19	Miss Albuquerque	Piano
1958	Lois Fay Wilson	Hobbs	18	Miss Hobbs	Vocal
1957	Glynnelle Hubbard	Farmington	19	Miss Farmington	Dance		Miss Congeniality
1956	No New Mexico representative at Miss America pageant [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24]
1955
1954
1953
1952
1951
1950	Martha Rose Wilson	Santa Fe	22
1949	Shirley Hughes	Carlsbad	18	Miss Carlsbad	Charcoal & Chalk Drawing, "Cruising Down the River"		Non-finalist Talent Award
1948	Sarah Betha Young [25]	Cuba	22		Art Sculpture
1947	No New Mexico representative at Miss America pageant [26]
1946	Martha Bernice Cooper	Albuquerque			Speech, "Career As a Newspaper Reporter"
1945	No New Mexico representative at Miss America pageant [27] [28] [29]
1944
1943
1942	Marjorie Rose Adams	Roswell
1941	Beverly Nell Brookshier
1940	No New Mexico representative at Miss America pageant [30] [31] [32] [33] [34] [35]
1939
1938
1937
1936
1935
1934	No national pageant was held [36]
1933	Julia Valdez		18	Miss Albuquerque				No Miss New Mexico Competed under local title at Miss America pageant
1932	No national pageants were held [36]
1931
1930
1929
1928
1927	No New Mexico representative at Miss America pageant [37] [38]
1926
1925	Celina Chauvin			Miss Albuquerque				No Miss New Mexico Competed under local title at Miss America pageant
1924	No New Mexico representative at Miss America pageant [39] [40] [41] [42]
1923
1922
1921

Notes

1. Titleholder extended to a second full year in 2020 after state and national pageants postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic ^[4]

References

1. "Past Miss New Mexico Winners". MissNewMexico.org. Miss New Mexico Scholarship Organization. Retrieved June 30, 2016. Contains a list of winners from 1941 through 2014.
2. Gomez, Adrian (December 11, 2021). "Sienna Mascareñas heads to the Miss America pageant". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved May 12, 2025.
3. Boswell, Alisa (June 18, 2017). "Miss New Mexico, teen winners crowned". Eastern New Mexico News.
4. Kuperinksy, Amy (May 8, 2020). "Miss America postpones pageant until 2021, N.J. pageant still set for September". Press of Atlantic City.
5. Chavez, Adrianna M. (July 11, 2019). "NMSU student wins Miss New Mexico 2019 pageant". Las Cruces Sun News.
6. Matthews, Michelle (June 28, 2017). "Meet the 2017 Distinguished Young Women participants". AL.com.
7. Khetani, Yogesh (June 23, 2018). "Ashley Fresquez is the Miss New Mexico 2018 Winner". NewsNexa.
8. Chácon, Daniel (June 28, 2014). "Your neighbor: A passion for pageants". Santa Fe New Mexican. In 2009, she won Miss New Mexico's Outstanding Teen.
9. Boswell, Alisa (June 18, 2017). "Miss New Mexico, teen winners crowned". The Eastern New Mexico News.
10. "Las Crucen Taylor Rey reaches final rounds of Miss America pageant". La Cruces Sun-News. September 11, 2017.
11. "Stephanie Chavez is Miss New Mexico 2016". pageantsnews.com. Archived from the original on August 20, 2016.
12. Lucero, Joshua (June 20, 2015). "Albuquerque's Livington crowned Miss New Mexico". Portales News Tribune. Portales, NM: Clovis Media. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
13. Gilfillian, Trudi (July 8, 2014). "Miss New Mexico Jessica Burson". The Press of Atlantic City . Pleasantville, NJ: BH Media . Retrieved August 5, 2015.
14. Gutierrez Krueger, Joline (August 24, 2012). "Is Miss N.M. Really a Texan?". Albuquerque Journal .
15. "College of Law student will represent the state at Miss USA Pageant next year", Press Release, Loyola University New Orleans, December 17, 2014
16. "Future Miss America?". Alamogordo Daily News. June 27, 2011. Archived from the original on September 7, 2011.
17. "Dance major to compete for Miss America crown". Point Park University. July 23, 2010.
18. Gutierrez Krueger, Joline (October 1, 2010). "Darkness Before the Limelight". Albuquerque Journal. She was 15 when she was crowned Miss Teen New Mexico.
19. "1957 Candidates". Miss America.
20. "1956 Candidates". Miss America.
21. "1955 Candidates". Miss America.
22. "1954 Candidates". Miss America.
23. "1953 Candidates". Miss America.
24. "1952 Candidates". Miss America.
25. "Miss New Mexico Receives Crown, Sash 68 Years Later". Albuquerque: KOAT-TV. May 18, 2016 – via CNN.com.
26. "1947 Candidates". Miss America.
27. "1945 Candidates". Miss America.
28. "1944 Candidates". Miss America.
29. "1943 Candidates". Miss America.
30. "1940 Candidates". Miss America.
31. "1939 Candidates". Miss America.
32. "1938 Candidates". Miss America.
33. "1937 Candidates". Miss America.
34. "1936 Candidates". Miss America.
35. "1935 Candidates". Miss America.
36. "Miss America Timeline: 1901–1950". PBS . Archived from the original on February 15, 2017. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
37. "1927 Candidates". Miss America.
38. "1926 Candidates". Miss America.
39. "1924 Candidates". Miss America.
40. "1923 Candidates". Miss America.
41. "1922 Candidates". Miss America.
42. "1921 Candidates". Miss America.

External links

• Miss New Mexico official website