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Miss Rodeo America - Wikipedia

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Miss Rodeo America is an annual pageant to select the official spokesperson for the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association.^[1]

Current Miss Rodeo America 2025

The Miss Rodeo America 2025 Pageant was held from November 30th to December 8th, 2024, at the South Point Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. At the pageant, Callie Mueller was crowned Miss Rodeo America. Callie previously served as the 2024 Miss Rodeo South Dakota.^[2]^[3]

History

The Miss Rodeo America pageant is held in December of every year in conjunction with the National Finals Rodeo (NFR).^[1] The competition takes place in Las Vegas, Nevada. Reigning state rodeo queens from across America are eligible to compete for the title and are judged on their appearance, horsemanship, and personality.^[4] The winner receives over $20,000 in prizes, including a crown that fits on her cowboy hat, scholarships, Montana Silversmiths jewelry and belt buckles, Justin Boots and Wrangler apparel. She reigns for one year and is expected to travel more than 120,000 miles during her reign.^[5]^[6] She also makes public appearances at schools and other venues to promote rodeo.^[7] Miss Rodeo America was inaugurated in 1956, and the first winner was Marilyn Scott Freimark, who later became a rancher.^[4]^[8] Callie Mueller of South Dakota is the 2025 Miss Rodeo America.^[2]

Winners

This is a list of women who have won the Miss Rodeo America crown.

Miss Rodeo America^[9]
Name	State	Year	Ref
Callie Mueller	South Dakota	2025	^[2]
Emma Cameron	New Mexico	2024	^[10]
Kennadee Riggs	Arizona	2023	^[10]
Hailey Fredriksen	Colorado	2022	^[11]
Jordan Tierney	South Dakota	2020-2021	^[12]
Taylor McNair	Mississippi	2019	^[13]
Keri (Sheffield) Smith	Florida	2018	^[14]
Lisa (Lageshaar) Lucia	Texas	2017	^[15]
Katherine Merck	Washington	2016	^[16]
Lauren Heaton	Oklahoma	2015	^[17]
Paige (Nicholson) Bergeron	Mississippi	2014	^[18]
Chenae (Shiner) Vest	Utah	2013	^[19]
Mackenzie (Carr) Ivie	Oregon	2012	^[20]
McKenzie Haley	South Dakota	2011	^[21]
Kelli (Jackson) Russell	Mississippi	2010	^[22]
Maegan (Ridley) Hollander	California	2009	^[23]
Amy Wilson	Kansas	2008	^[24]
Ashley (Andrews) Alderson	North Dakota	2007	^[25]
Amanda (Jenkins) Legge	Arizona	2006	^[26]
Selena (Ulch) Pope	Nevada	2005	^[27]
Darci Robertson	California	2004	^[28]
Lori (Bortner) Harding	Nebraska	2003	^[29]
Kara (Brown) Gillit	Texas	2002	^[30]
Tara (Graham) Rowe	Colorado	2001	^[31]
Brandy (DeJongh) Whitlow	California	2000	^[32]
Shelly (Williams) Wilcox	Idaho	1999	^[33]
Mary (Shaw) Drake	Utah	1998	^[34]
MiQuel (Holyoak) McRae	Arizona	1997	^[35]
Tanya (McKinnon) Bartlett	Utah	1996	^[36]
Jennifer (Douglas) Smith	Texas	1995	^[37]
Michele (Green) Mackey	Wyoming	1994	^[38]
Sheri (Hannigan) Kloop	California	1993
Stacey (Talbott) Sinclair	Wyoming	1992
Lisa (Poese) Jamison	Nebraska	1991
Joni (James) Smith	Idaho	1990
Chrissy (Sparling) Allen	California	1989
Kellie (Dilka) Lambert	Colorado	1988
Suzy (Gillard) Trahan	Louisiana	1987
Vicki (Vest) Woodard	Utah	1986
Leslie (Patten) White	South Dakota	1985
Sandy (Meyer) Brazile	Wyoming	1984
Brenda Lee (Bonogofsky) Pickett	North Dakota	1983
Donna Keffeler	South Dakota	1982
Kathy (Martin) Colletti	Colorado	1981
Diana (Putnam) Friend	Kansas	1980
Debbie (Johnston) Garrison	Texas	1979
Almabeth (Carroll) Kaess	Colorado	1978
Terry Ann (Edington) Dukes	Texas	1977
Betty (Schnell) Freeman	Idaho	1976
Connie (Della Lucia) Robinson	Utah	1975
Donna (Howsley) Bullard	Texas	1974
Pam (Martin) Minick	Nevada	1973
Susan (Merrill) Agicola	Utah	1972
Lana (Brackenbury) Parker	Idaho	1971
Christine (Vincent) Williams	California	1970
Patricia Eaves	New Mexico	1969
Sherrie (Vincent) Scott	Arizona	1968
Nancy Ann (Simmons) Brannon	Nebraska	1967
Carolynn (Seay) Vietor	Texas	1966
Pat (Koren) Sanmartin	South Dakota	1965
Sandi (Prati) Cardwell	Texas	1964
Joyce (Shelley) Loomis-Kernek	New Mexico	1963
Karen (Lavens) James	Idaho	1962
Marie (Mass) Gatlin	Colorado	1961
Martha (Lehman) Robertson	Arizona	1960
Susan (Cox) Stauffer	Idaho	1959
Jan (Porath) Thompson	Michigan	1958
Dallas (Hunt) George	Nebraska	1957
Marilyn (Scott) Freimark	Wyoming	1956

Miss Rodeo America Scholarship Foundation

The Miss Rodeo America program provides one of the most visible media spokespersons for the sport of professional rodeo and the Western way of life. Since its inception in 1955, the Miss Rodeo America Pageant has recognized the need for scholarships to help contestants further their education. The Miss Rodeo America Scholarship Foundation was established in 1997 to broaden the scope of the scholarship program.^[39] The winner of Miss Rodeo America receives a $20,000 Educational Scholarship from the Miss Rodeo America Scholarship Foundation, with various other scholarships being awarded for winners of categories and recognition in other areas.^[40] Every contestant receives at a minimum $1,000 just for competing.^[40]

References

^ ^a ^b "Miss Rodeo America Pageant Information". Retrieved September 11, 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c Gross, Jason (December 14, 2024). "Miss Rodeo SD Callie Mueller earns Miss Rodeo America honor". Black Hills Pioneer. Archived from the original on December 16, 2024. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
^ Sinclair, Jillian (December 9, 2024). "Meet Rodeo's newest First Lady: Miss Rodeo America 2025". Cowgirl. Cave Creek, Arizona: Modern West Media, Inc. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
^ ^a ^b "The Miss Rodeo America Pageant". Wrangler Network. December 2, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
^ "New rodeo queen is from Evergreen State". My Columbia Basin. December 11, 2015. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
^ "Keri Sheffield of Florida Crowned 2018 Miss Rodeo America". www.rfdtv.com. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
^ "Keri Sheffield of Florida Crowned 2018 Miss Rodeo America". RFD-TV. www.rfdtv.com. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
^ "American Cowboy". Active Interest Media, Inc. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
^ "Former MRA". Miss Rodeo America. www.missrodeoamerica.com. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Official pageant results". Miss Rodeo America. n.d. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
^ "Official pageant results: Miss Rodeo America 2022, Hailey Fredriksen". www.missrodeoamerica.com. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
^ "Miss Rodeo America 2020". www.missrodeoamerica.com. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
^ "Taylor McNair". Miss Rodeo America. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
^ "Keri Sheffield". Miss Rodeo America. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
^ "Lisa Lageshaar". Miss Rodeo America. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
^ "Katherine Merck". Miss Rodeo America. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
^ "Lauren Heaton". Miss Rodeo America. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
^ "Paige (Nicholson) Bergeron". Miss Rodeo America. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
^ "Chenae (Shiner) Vest". Miss Rodeo America. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
^ "Mackenzie (Carr) Ivie". Miss Rodeo America. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
^ "McKenzie (Haley) Vice". Miss Rodeo America. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
^ "Kelli (Jackson) Russell". Miss Rodeo America. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
^ "Maegan (Ridley) Hollander". Miss Rodeo America. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
^ "Amy Wilson". Miss Rodeo America. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
^ "Ashley (Andrews) Alderson". Miss Rodeo America. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
^ "Amanda (Jenkins) Legge". Miss Rodeo America. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
^ "Selena (Ulch) Pope". Miss Rodeo America. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
^ "Darci Robertson". Miss Rodeo America. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
^ "Lori (Bortner) Harding". www.missrodeoamerica.com. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
^ "Kara (Brown) Gillit". Miss Rodeo America. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
^ "Tara (Graham) Rowe". Miss Rodeo America. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
^ "Brandy (DeJongh) Whitlow". Miss Rodeo America. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
^ "Shelly (Williams) Wilcox". Miss Rodeo America. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
^ "Mary (Shaw) Drake". Miss Rodeo America. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
^ "MiQuel (Holyoak) McRae". Miss Rodeo America. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
^ "Tanya (McKinnon) Bartlett". Miss Rodeo America. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
^ "Jennifer (Douglas) Smith". Miss Rodeo America. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
^ "Michele (Green) Mackey". Miss Rodeo America. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
^ "History of Scholarship Foundation". www.missrodeoamerica.com. Retrieved October 11, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "2019 Scholarships". www.missrodeoamerica.com. Retrieved October 11, 2019.

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