Miss World USA 1995 Jill Ankuda turns 50

Jill Susan Kilmer Ankuda represented the United States in the 45th edition of Miss World. It was won by Jacqueline Aguilera of Venezuela.

Amid the new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Ankuda and her son Guillermo “Memo” Pacheco appeared in a “Dr. Phil” episode. In the episode, he said he was appalled to hear her falsely claim that he may have had any involvement in her sex trafficking victimization.

“The last time I saw my son, I was at my apartment and the apartment manager was sex trafficking me,” Ankuda said. “I remember coming in and out of consciousness. I had an IV in my arm. I was being drugged.”

“I believe my son was in that apartment with me”, Ankuda continued. “There was a moment that I’m almost certain I heard my son Memo’s voice.”

BIOGRAPHY

Ankuda is an American beauty queen based in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA. She attended El Paso Community College and the University of Texas at El Paso, which are both in El Paso, and Texas Christian University in Fort Worth.

In December 2025, Ankuda turned 50. Here are 20 more things about her:

1. She is Edward John “Ed” Ankuda Jr. and Judith Susan Kilmer Ankuda‘s daughter.
2. She is Amy Ankuda Yanez‘s sister.
3. She is Edward John Ankuda Sr. and Marguerite Elaine Linden Ankuda‘s granddaughter.
4. She is originally from El Paso, Texas, USA.
5. She is a former resident of New Milford, Connecticut, USA.
6. Aside from El Paso, she has lived in other parts of Texas including Fort Worth.
7. She is Miss El Paso 1994.
8. In 1995, she visited South Africa.
9. She was appointed Miss World USA 1995.
10. She was a Miss World 1995 candidate.
11. In 1995, her grandfather Edward died.
12. In 1996, she married Guillermo Pacheco III.
13. In 1998, she became a mother.
14. From 2001 to 2005, she attended the University of Texas at El Paso.
15. In 2004, her grandmother Marguerite died.
16. In 2007, she attended Texas Christian University.
17. In 2014, she walked out the door and never came back, according to her son Memo.
18. From 2015 to 2020, she and Memo did not see each other in person.
19. In 2021, she and Memo appeared on “Dr. Phil”.
20. In 2024, her father passed away.

TIMELINE

Jill stopped competing in beauty pageants after she married Guillermo III and gave birth to their son Memo. After her divorce from Guillermo III, she tried to compete again in beauty pageants but she became entangled in a world of prostitution and sex trafficking, according to her.

1990s

• Her grandfather Edward turned 79 on February 29, 1995 and died in Springfield, Vermont, USA on March 3, 1995.
• On November 18, 1995, she represented the U.S. at Miss World 1995 at the Sun City and competed against 83 other candidates at Entertainment Center in Sun City, South Africa. She was unplaced.
• On September 14, 1996, she and Guillermo got married.
• In January 1998, she gave birth to Memo.

2000s

• On September 27, 2003, her grandmother Marguerite turned 86.
• On September 27, 2004, her grandmother Marguerite died in Burlington, Vermont.
• From January 2007 to May 2007, she was a Texas Christian University student.

2010s

• On March 15, 2015, she took Facebook to share photos of her son Memo.
• On May 27, 2015, she took to Facebook to share a screenshot of a Google search of the name of professional golfer Alex Aragon who attended Stanford University in Stanford, California, USA.

2020s

• On January 3, 2021, she created a GoFundMe page claiming that she was a sex trafficking survivor and she needed funds for her medical expenses. It received $0 out of its $5,000 goal.
• She and Memo appeared in the “Dr. Phil” episode that aired on September 7, 2021, which marked the first time they met in person since 2014.
• On October 1, 2023, she took to Facebook and Instagram to share black-and-white photo of herself with a caption “Went to Ireland to seek assistance and safety from sex trafficking”.
• On July 14, 2023, her father turned 81.
• On April 17, 2024, her father died at his home in Fort Worth.