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.
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.
Olivia Biggs of White Sands was crowned Miss New Mexico Teen USA 2026 on July 18, 2026 at the NMSU Center for the Arts in Las Cruces, New Mexico. She will represent New Mexico at Miss Teen USA 2026.
Results summary Placements Top 10: Cheryl Douds (1984), Carolee Hanson (1986), Jill Vasquez (1988), Brittany Toll (2005) Top 15/16/20: Liz Kranz (2007), Jacqueline Cai (2012), Ava Kincaid (2025), Olivia Biggs (2026) New Mexico holds a record of 8 placements at Miss Teen USA.
Awards Best State Costume: Emily Lehr (2021; 2nd place)
Winners
Year Name HometownAge1 Local title Placement at Miss Teen USA Special awards at Miss Teen USA Notes 2026 Olivia Biggs White Sands 19 Miss White Sands Teen Top 20 2025 Ava Kincaid Las Cruces 19 Miss Las Cruces Teen 2024 Fernanda Gonzalez Albuquerque 19 Miss Land of Enchantment Teen 2023 Asia Rose Simpson Hobbs 15 Miss Hobbs Teen Miss Congeniality Later Miss World Philippines 2026 Top 12 at Miss World 2026 2022 Caroline Babcock Farmington 17 Miss Farmington Teen 2021 Emily Lehr Alamogordo 16 Miss Alamogordo Teen Best State Costume – 2nd Place Later Miss New Mexico's Teen 2023 2020 Isabella Bizzell Albuquerque 17 Miss Land of Enchantment Teen 2019 Angela Nañez Clovis 14 Miss Clovis Teen 2018 Madison Turner Mosquero 18 Miss Santa Fe Teen 2017 Kalina Hamilton Albuquerque 16 Miss Albuquerque Teen 2016 Margeaux Greene Sandia Park 16 Miss Sandia Park Teen 2015 Nicolette Pacheco Rio Rancho 18 Miss Taos Teen 2014 Aundria Littlejohn Las Cruces 17 Miss Dona Ana County Teen 2013 Addi Smith Las Cruces 17 2012 Jacqueline Cai Las Cruces 17 Top 16 2011 Alexa Castle Albuquerque 18 2010 Faith Anneliese Cortez Las Cruces 18 2009 Alexis Duprey Alamogordo 18 Miss Southern NM Teen Triple 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 Santa Fe 18 2007 Liz Kranz Deming 19 Miss Deming Teen Top 15 2006 Raquel Padilla Santa Fe 18 Miss Santa Fe Teen 2005 Brittany Toll Las Cruces 18 Top 10 Later Miss New Mexico USA 2011 Top 16 at Miss USA 2011 2004 Jocelyn Cruz Las Cruces 17 2003 Courtney Clayshulte Las Cruces 18 2002 Amber Evaro Las Cruces 17 2001 Alaina Castillo Las Cruces 18 Miss White Sands Teen 2000 Raelene Aguilar Sunland Park 18 Sister of Rosanne Aguilar, Miss New Mexico USA 2010. Later Miss New Mexico USA 2008. 1999 Alina Ogle Albuquerque 17 Later Miss New Mexico USA 2003 Top 10 at Miss USA 2003 1998 Rana Jones Tatum 17 Later Miss New Mexico 2003; 1st runner-up to Miss New Mexico USA 2007 1997 Vicki Hughes Las Cruces 19 1996 Whitni Zimmerman Lovington 17 1995 Shelby Phillips Deming 18 1994 Samantha Sengel Albuquerque 18 1993 Lynette Ochoa Deming 19 1992 Hillary Matkin Deming 17 Later hosted the KVIA-TV program Good Morning El Paso 1991 Kimberly Apodaca Albuquerque 18 1990 Beth Baskin Albuquerque 18 1989 Shana Wilmont Albuquerque 18 1988 Jill Vasquez Albuquerque 18 Top 10 Later 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 Owen Albuquerque 17 1986 Carolee Hanson Las Cruces 18 Top 10 1985 Teresa Rodriguiz Clovis 16 Later Miss New Mexico 1988 1984 Cheryl Douds Las Cruces 17 Top 10 1983 Eloisa Serna Albuquerque 17 1 Age at the time of the Miss Teen USA pageant
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