13 things about Miss World America 1995 Jill Ankuda

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

BIOGRAPHY

Ankuda is an American beauty queen based in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA. She and her son Guillermo “Memo” Pacheco appeared in the “Dr. Phil” episode that aired on September 7, 2021. 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.”

“There was a moment that I’m almost certain I heard my son Memo’s voice,” Ankuda added. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. She is Edward Ankuda and Judith Ankuda‘s daughter.
2. She is originally from El Paso, Texas, USA.
3. She is a former resident of New Milford, Connecticut, USA.
4. 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.
5. Aside from El Paso, she has lived in other parts of Texas including Fort Worth.
6. She is Miss El Paso 1994.
7. She was appointed Miss World America 1995.
8. She was a Miss World 1995 candidate.
9. In 1996, she married Guillermo III.
10. In 1998, she became a mother.
11. From 2001 to 2005, she attended the University of Texas at El Paso.
12. In 2014, she walked out the door and never came back, according to her son Memo.
13. In December 2024, she turned 49.

TIMELINE

Jill stopped competing in beauty pageants after she married Guillermo Pacheco 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

• 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

• From January 2007 to May 2007, she went to Texas Christian University.

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.
• The “Dr. Phil” episode that aired on September 7, 2021 marked the first time she and Memo 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”.