14 Miss New Mexico Teen USA 2025 candidates competing in Las Cruces

Fernanda Gonzalez of Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in business at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, New Mexico. She is the oldest of five siblings.

As Miss Land of Enchantment Teen USA 2024, Gonzalez competed against 17 other Miss New Mexico Teen USA 2024 candidates at the Center for the Arts of New Mexico State University on June 30, 2024. She won the title.

Runner-up to Gonzalez was Ava Kincaid of Picacho. The respective second, third, fourth and fifth runners-up were Morgan Buhler of Alamogordo, Belle Floren of Santa Teresa, Brooke Freilino of Organ Mountain and Natalie Vigil of Clayton.

Miss New Mexico Teen USA 2025 contestants

On August 17, 2025, Gonzalez will go back to the Center for the Arts of New Mexico State University to crown her successor. It is the 41st edition of the beauty pageant that selects New Mexico’s Miss Teen USA candidate.

There are 14 girls competing for the Miss New Mexico Teen USA 2025 title. Here are the candidates:

1. Mia Sisneros (Albuquerque)
2. Jonayzee Planas (Cubero)
3. Elyanna Castaneda (Fairacres)
4. Brooke Bird (Land of Enchantment)
5. Ava Kincaid (Las Cruces)
6. Abigail Macias (Los Lunas)
7. Kaitlyn Poloner (Mesilla)
8. Jona Baros (Roosevelt County)
9. Bridget Clay (Sandia)
10. Lilli Robins (Santa Fe)
11. Belle Floren (Santa Teresa)
12. Victoria Otero (Socorro)
13. Mya Mercedes Sanchez (Sunland)
14. Trisheana de la Torre (Valencia County)

Currently, New Mexico has six Miss Teen USA placements. Representing the state in the national beauty pageant, Cheryl Douds, Carolee Hanson, Jill Vasquez and Brittany Toll finished in the Top 10 in 1984, in 1986, in 1988 and in 2005, respectively.

On August 24, 2007, Elizabeth Kranz represented New Mexico at Miss Teen USA 2007 and competed against 50 other candidates at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California, USA and finished in the Top 15. On July 28, 2012, Jacqueline Cai represented New Mexico at Miss Teen USA 2012 and competed against 50 other candidates at the Grand Ballroom on the Atlantis Paradise Island in Nassau, Bahamas and finished in the Top 16.