“Never lose sight of the fact that the most important yardstick of your success
will be how you treat other people- your family, friends, and co-workers,
and even strangers you meet along the way.” - Barbara Bush

Stacy Jo Johnson graciously received the Miss Rodeo Wyoming crown during the Wyoming State Fair in Douglas, Wyoming. She excelled in the categories of Personality, Appearance and Horsemanship. During her reign, Stacy Jo is excited to meet new people and share her love of Wyoming with rodeo fans across the country.

Stacy Jo holds the traditions embodied in the western lifestyle and the agriculture way of life close to her heart. Being a fifth generation rancher and growing up on the Johnson 99 Ranch, Stacy Jo was taught the importance of a hard day’s work, an honest word and family. Her loving parents, Orville and Lindy Johnson as well as her sister Samantha and grandparents, Mary and Victor Johnson, has been her strength and support throughout her life while she chased her dreams.

Stacy Jo has been an all-around cowgirl throughout her life. She participated in the Wyoming High School Rodeo Association competing in barrel racing, girls cutting and break-a-way roping. Stacy Jo was the 2002 Girls Cutting State Champion and the 2002-2003 Wyoming High School Rodeo Queen. She also played volleyball for Laramie Senior High School and the University of Wyoming. Stacy Jo’s experiences in the rodeo arena and in the agriculture industry will provide her with many insights as she represents her state as Miss Rodeo Wyoming.

While traveling across the state and the country, Stacy Jo will be promoting her platform, “Whip into Shape”. She will be emphasizing the importance of exercise and nutrition, along with the importance of the agriculture industry, and how these fit into the sport of rodeo. Stacy Jo explains, “The agriculture industry provides us with our nutritious foods from the fruits, grains and vegetables to quality meats and dairy products. Each event in the sport of rodeo came from necessary activities on farms and ranches. If these agriculture activities did not exist, we would not be able to produce the excellent food sources we currently possess. I believe that I will be able to show how our quality of life depends on the habits we develop today”.

As Miss Rodeo Wyoming, Stacy Jo believes this will give her another opportunity to affect people’s lives in a positive and uplifting manner. Stacy Jo says, “We need positive role models in our society, such as Miss Rodeo Wyoming that possess high moral and ethical standards, integrity and ambition. By demonstrating these qualities, we are preserving the western way of life, the sport of rodeo and the values from which our country was founded.”