Miss Rodeo USA

Miss Rodeo USA is an annual pageant to select the official spokesperson for the International Professional Rodeo Association (IPRA).

On January 16, 2022, Jessie Lynn Nichols was crowned Miss Rodeo USA 2022 at the Lazy E Arena in Guthrie, Oklahoma. The ceremony was held during the 52nd International Finals Rodeo. Nichols hails from Prattville, Alabama. The event occurs annually at the IFR.[1]

Current Miss Rodeo USA 2022

Jessie Lynn Nichols is Miss Rodeo USA for 2022. Nichols is the 57th woman to wear the crown. She is also the 11th woman to hold the title from Alabama. She will travel throughout the United States and Canada as the ambassador for the IPRA promoting professional rodeo.[2]

Miss Rodeo USA 2020

Brooke Wallace was Miss Rodeo USA for 2020 and the 55th woman to wear the crown. Hailing from Council Grove, Kansas, she was the first to hold the title from the Sunflower State.

History

The Miss Rodeo USA Association has represented the IPRA for more than five decades. The pageant is open to cowgirls around the nation, who have won the title each January in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.[1]

Winners

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

2022 Jessie Lynn Nichols Alabama [3]
2021 Kylee Campbell Alabama [4][5]
2020 Brooke Wallace Kansas [6]
2019 Heather Morison Iowa [7]
2018 Summer Weldon Tennessee [8]
2017 Brittany Howard Kentucky [9]
2016 Harmony Latham California [10]
2015 Kirbi Allen Arkansas [11]
2014 Elisa Swenson California [12]
2013 Lauren Terry Alabama
2012 Trisha Smeenk South Dakota
2011 Katie Barger Arkansas
2010 Dakota Missildine Alabama
2009 Jamie Virden Washington
2008 Kristin Scott Alabama
2007 Candice Carper California
2006 Stacy Jo Johnson Wyoming
2005 Joanna Blackwell Texas
2004 Katie Woods California
2003 Leslie Burgreen Alabama
2002 Georgiana Abdo Oklahoma
2001 Rebecca Passion Alabama
2000 Marjon Brady Arizona
1999 Bobbie Jo Loomis Oklahoma
1998 Kimberly Williams Idaho
1997 Donna Stricklen Texas
1996 Kimberly Bullard Texas
1995 Amy Hettich Wyoming
1994 Lucynda Henrick Oklahoma
1993 Karen Ranswieler California
1992 Lana Grubb Texas
1991 Lorraine Keogh California
1990 Nicki Barefoot Alabama
1989 Lisa Watson Oklahoma
1988 Bobbie Kay Tate Texas
1987 Paige Hoffman Alabama
1986 Carmen Knepper Nevada
1985 Catherine Santee Oklahoma
1984 Robin Vroman Oklahoma
1983 Teresa Bailey Alabama
1982 Bobbie Newman California
1981 Laura Akers California
1980 Diana Parsons Alabama
1979 Sheri Howell Oklahoma
1978 Nancy Sides California
1977 Katie Kiebler Missouri
1976 Jackie Hayes Tennessee
1975 Billie Ruth Elrod Texas
1974 Terry Jo Langford Florida
1973 Sandra Garnett New Mexico
1972 Brenda Jowers Louisiana
1971 Mary Ellen Maxwell Ohio
1970 Diana Flynn Oklahoma
1969 Donna McLaughlin Texas
1968 Linda Lindsay Texas
1967 Sandra Polovkas Texas
1966 Donna Gittleson

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Miss Teen Rodeo USA

The inaugural Miss Teen Pageant, for ages 13-17, was held mid-July, 2021, at International Finals Youth Rodeo in Shawnee, Oklahoma. Contestants must be able to perform a Horsemanship pattern and ride in a Grand entry.[14] Lana Carter of Crossett, Arkansas, was the winner.[15]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Miss Rodeo USA". Miss Rodeo USA. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  2. ^ "Biography". Miss Rodeo USA. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  3. ^ "Press Release - Jessie Lynn Nichols – Miss Rodeo USA 2022" (PDF). Miss Rodeo USA. January 16, 2022. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  4. ^ "Meet Miss Rodeo USA". Miss Rodeo USA.
  5. ^ "Press Release - Kylee". Miss Rodeo USA. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  6. ^ "Brooke Wallace". Miss Rodeo USA. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  7. ^ "Heather Morrison". Miss Rodeo USA. Retrieved February 29, 2020.
  8. ^ "Summer Weldon". Miss Rodeo USA. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  9. ^ "Brittany Howard". Miss Rodeo USA. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  10. ^ "Harmony Latham". Miss Rodeo USA. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  11. ^ "Kirbi Allen". Miss Rodeo USA. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  12. ^ "Elisa Swenson". Miss Rodeo USA. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  13. ^ "Past Queens". Miss Rodeo USA. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  14. ^ "Inaugural Miss TEEN Rodeo USA Pageant Announced". Miss Rodeo USA. May 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  15. ^ Hogan, Vershal (July 21, 2021). "Carter claims national teen rodeo queen title". Ashley News Observer. Retrieved February 3, 2022.