June 2022 Summer is upon us, the weather is heating up and so is the rodeo action! I definitely got a warm-up from the rainy and cold Deadwood, South Dakota to a week straight of one-hundred-degree weather in North Platte, Nebraska. There we officially kicked off pageant season and cheered on the beautiful contestants vying … More On The Road With Miss Rodeo America #2

The state of Utah is home to over 150,000 Veterans, one of which I have the great opportunity to call “Dad”.  My chaps of red, white, and blue are inspired by these brave men and women and their incredible bravery and sacrifices for our freedom. So many missed swim meets, recitals, family dinners, queen contests, … More Behind The Chaps: Miss Rodeo Utah

The chaps I had the pleasure of designing with Julie Baugher Leather Design for my year as Miss Rodeo Washington 2022 tell the story of my family and my state. With over 74,000 miles of rivers and streams and 4,000 lakes statewide, the blue of my chaps represent the abundant water resources within Washington’s boundaries. … More Behind The Chaps: Miss Rodeo Washington

 Solid, dependable, dedicated, detail-oriented and smart are just a few appropriate terms to describe Miss Rodeo Nebraska 1984 Johna Klug Niedfelt.  What could be more solid than a young woman who has served as a bank examiner for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation for 36 years?  Such is the case with Niedfelt, who began her … More Where Are They Now? Johna Niedfelt Miss Rodeo Nebraska 1984

As many other Miss Rodeo Wisconsin’s before me, I wanted to represent Wisconsin’s unique agriculture through my chaps. I started with the base as the color of cranberries which are very abundant in the state as more than 60 percent of the country’s crop is produced in Wisconsin. After long a winter, Wisconsinites gain hope … More Behind The Chaps: Miss Rodeo Wisconsin

January 1, 2022 -June 1, 2022 Where to even begin… My life has completely changed since that Landstrom’s Black Hills Gold crown was placed on my hat on December 5th of 2021. I have been places, seen, and eaten things that I would’ve never imagined getting the chance to experience without this crown. After two … More On The Road With Miss Rodeo America

Miss Rodeo Wyoming 2022, Madelaine McElwee’s chaps are white with red, brown, and gold accents. And while these accent colors certainly stand out in the arena, there’s a bit of a deeper meaning behind them.  The red matches the color of the Wyoming state flower, Indian Paintbrush. This flower can be found all throughout the … More Behind The Chaps: Miss Rodeo Wyoming

The iconic Miss Rodeo Alaska Crown showcases the distinctive outline of our great state in addition to incorporating stars like those seen on our state flag. The more distant history of our crown is somewhat unknown, as there was a lack of records and a decades-long hiatus in the program before it was restarted in … More History of the Crown: Miss Rodeo Alaska

First worn by Debbie Smith in 1983, the Miss Rodeo California crown perfectly highlights the state of California. The Golden embellishments are fitting due to California being the “Golden State.” California was given this nickname due to the discovery of gold throughout the state, the golden sunset over the Pacific Coast and the Golden Poppies … More History of the Crown: Miss Rodeo Calfornia

Seeing double? That’s because you are! Miss Rodeo Colorado has two crowns that grace their Greeley Hat Works Hats, both similar in appearance yet each tells their own story. In 1974,  Janine Hiatt became the first Miss Rodeo Colorado to wear the turquoise crown. After being stolen, a new tiara was made by silversmith Gene … More History of the Crown: Miss Rodeo Colorado