Miss New Mexico Teen USA

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Miss New Mexico Teen USA
Formation1981
Type Beauty pageant
Headquarters El Paso
Location
Membership Miss Teen USA
Official language
English
Website Official website

The Miss New Mexico Teen USA competition is a pageant that selects the representative for the state of New Mexico in the broader Miss Teen USA pageant. It is directed by Laura's Productions based in El Paso, Texas.

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New Mexico has seen six state teens place in the Miss Teen USA pageant with three of these placements occurring during the 1980s, which and made New Mexico one of the more successful states in that decade. Not a single New Mexico teen had placed from 1988 until Brittany Toll made the finals in 2005.

Five New Mexico teens have triumphed at the Miss New Mexico USA and compete at Miss USA. More unusually, two have also competed at Miss America. In 2003, former New Mexico teens held both the Miss New Mexico USA and Miss New Mexico (America) titles.

Asia Simpson of Hobbs, New Mexico was crowned Miss New Mexico Teen USA 2022 on June 4, 2022 at the NMSU Center for the Arts in Las Cruces, New Mexico. She will now represent New Mexico for the title of Miss Teen USA 2023.

Results summary

Placements

New Mexico holds a record of 6 placements at Miss Teen USA.

Awards

Winners

YearNameHometownAge1Placement at Miss Teen USASpecial awards at Miss Teen USANotes
2024 Fernanda Gonzalez Albuquerque 19
2023 Asia Simpson Hobbs 15
2022 Caroline Babcock Farmington 17
2021 Emily Lehr Alamogordo 16Best State Costume – 2nd PlaceLater Miss New Mexico's Teen 2023
2020 Isabella Bizzell Albuquerque 17
2019 Angela Nañez Clovis 14
2018 Madison Turner Mosquero 18
2017 Kalina Hamilton Albuquerque 16
2016 Margeaux Greene Sandia Park 16
2015 Nicolette Pacheco Rio Rancho 18
2014 Aundria Littlejohn Las Cruces 17
2013 Addi Smith Las Cruces 17
2012 Jacqueline Cai Las Cruces 17Top 16
2011 Alexa Castle Albuquerque 18
2010 Faith Anneliese Cortez Las Cruces 18
2009 Alexis Duprey Alamogordo 18Triple crown winner: Miss New Mexico USA 2015, Miss New Mexico 2013, Non-Finalist Interview Award at Miss America, 1st runner up Miss New Mexico Outstanding Teen 2008
2008 Victoria Padilla [1] Santa Fe 18
2007 Liz Kranz Deming 19Top 15
2006 Raquel PadillaSanta Fe18
2005 Brittany Toll Las Cruces18Top 10Later Miss New Mexico USA 2011 and top 16 at Miss USA 2011
2004Jocelyn CruzLas Cruces17
2003 Courtney ClayshulteLas Cruces18
2002 Amber EvaroLas Cruces17
2001 Alaina CastilloLas Cruces18
2000 Raelene Aguilar Sunland Park 18Later Miss New Mexico USA 2008. Sister of Rosanne Aguilar, Miss New Mexico USA 2010.
1999 Alina OgleAlbuquerque17Later Miss New Mexico USA 2003, top 10 at Miss USA 2003
1998 Rana Jones Tatum 17Later Miss New Mexico 2003; 1st runner-up to Miss New Mexico USA 2007
1997 Vicki HughesLas Cruces19
1996 Whitni Zimmerman Lovington 17
1995 Shelby PhillipsDeming18
1994 Samantha SengelAlbuquerque18
1993 Lynette OchoaDeming19
1992 Hillary Matkin (Hillary Floren)Deming17Later hosts abc 7's "Good Morning El Paso" in El Paso, Tx 1998-present
1991 Kimberly ApodacaAlbuquerque18
1990 Beth BaskinAlbuquerque18
1989 Shana WilmontAlbuquerque18
1988 Jill VasquezAlbuquerque18Top 10Later Miss New Mexico USA 1994; 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.
1987 Samantha OwenAlbuquerque17
1986Carolee HansonLas Cruces18Top 10
1985 Teresa Rodriguiz Clovis 16Later Miss New Mexico 1988
1984 Cheryl DoudsLas Cruces17Top 10
1983 Eloisa SernaAlbuquerque15

1 Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant

References

  1. Garduño, Eli (2008-05-08). "More than a Crown". The Santa Fe New Mexican. p. GN-04.