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Miss Rodeo Wyoming Association Announces the Cancellation of the Miss Rodeo Wyoming 2021 Pageant

5/29/2020

Douglas, WY- MAY 29, 2020- Today the Miss Rodeo Wyoming Association announced the cancellation of the Miss Rodeo Wyoming 2021 pageant, originally scheduled for August 11-15, 2020 during the 2020 Wyoming State Fair in Douglas, WY. The decision was made after Miss Rodeo America, Inc. released a statement canceling the Miss Rodeo America 2021 pageant. Rachel Derner, Miss Rodeo Wyoming 2020 will continue her reign through 2021 and represent Wyoming at the Miss Rodeo America 2022 pageant held during the Wrangler National Finals in December 2021. She will be the first Miss Rodeo Wyoming in history to hold the title for two consecutive years.

“I am saddened by the announcement that the Miss Rodeo Wyoming 2021 pageant has been canceled,” said Crystal Myers, Miss Rodeo Wyoming National Director and Pageant Chair. “This was a tough decision to make and one that was not taken lightly. With the announcement of the cancelation of the Miss Rodeo America Pageant, in Las Vegas in December, we felt there was no other option for the Miss Rodeo Wyoming Association. “

Miss Rodeo Wyoming 2020 Coronation

10/15/2019

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Guest Speaker: Amanda Radke

Amanda Radke is a fifth generation rancher from Mitchell, S.D., who has dedicated her career to serving as a voice for the nation’s beef producers. A 2009 graduate of South Dakota State University with a degree in agricultural communications, education and leadership, Radke served internships with USDA’s Ag Marketing Service in Washington, D.C. and the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association in Denver. Her 2008 summer internship with BEEF magazine led to an ongoing blogger position for the BEEF Daily blog, where she provides timely industry news each week, Monday through Thursday. She’s the 2006 National FFA Extemporaneous Speaking champion and the 2006 National Beef Ambassador. In 2012, she was recognized as a Top 10 Beef Industry Leader by the Cattle Business Weekly was included in Media Industry News’ 2012 Top 15 People To Watch Under 30 list. When she’s not writing or ranching, Radke is traveling the country speaking to agricultural groups about hot industry issues or reading her ranch-inspired children’s books at elementary schools. She married her collegiate meats judging teammate, Tyler, in 2010, and together, they have three children, Scarlett, Thorne and Croix.

More About Amanda:
https://www.beefmagazine.com/blogger/amanda-radke
https://amandaradke.com/
https://www.beefmagazine.com/agenda/ranchers-open-letter-ellen-degeneres-goes-viral

Rachel Derner (Miss Laramie Jubilee Days 2019) Brings the Gold and Jade Crown of Miss Rodeo Wyoming Back to Laramie

8/19/2019

Douglas, WY- On Friday, August 16, 2019, during the Wyoming State Fair PRCA Rodeo, the gold and jade crown of Miss Rodeo Wyoming 2020 was placed on the hat of Rachel Derner, Miss Laramie Jubilee Days 2019 by Hannah Ostheimer, Miss Rodeo Wyoming 2019. The four-day pageant was held in conjunction with the Wyoming State Fair. Derner is the 62nd titleholder and the 16th lady from Laramie to hold the title. The judges for this year’s pageant were J.T. Croft (Copeland, KS), Shelia Croft (Copeland, KS), and Jacquie Schwab (Goddard, KS). Rachel was judged in the categories of horsemanship, personality, and appearance. She was also awarded the photogenic and knowledge awards.

“I am honored to be Miss Rodeo Wyoming 2020. I look forward to sharing my love of rodeo, agriculture and all things western while traveling to the country’s best rodeos,”

Derner is the 22-year-old daughter of Justin and Tansie Derner, and big sister to Rebecca, Teigen and Sage. She has grown up being active in 4-H and FFA, using these organizations to find her voice for agriculture. In high school, she developed a passion for advocating for agriculture. Rachel served as the 2015-2016 Wyoming FFA State Reporter. With the public speaking experience she gained from FFA, and the deep-rooted family history in the cowboy way of life, the role of a rodeo queen seemed like a perfect fit for Rachel. She is pursuing a degree in Agriculture Communications from the University of Wyoming, where she also served as the captain of the Cowboy Joe Mascot Handlers. She hopes to use this degree to help farmers and ranchers make profitable decisions and help to preserve the agriculture industry. She believes in the agriculture industry, the sport of rodeo, cowboy heritage, and the western way of life, and can’t think of a better way to serve those people than as Miss Rodeo Wyoming.

The Miss Rodeo Wyoming 2019 Sponsors of the Year, Fremont Toyota of Sheridan and Douglas Hardware Hank- Larry and Diana Leake, were recognized during the pageant as well as the Miss Rodeo Wyoming Association 2019 Sponsor of the Year, Village Inn of Douglas. Sponsors of the Miss Rodeo Wyoming 2020 pageant include Alan and Ann Palomba, Douglas Hardware Hank- Larry and Diana Leake, Douglas Rotary Club, Katya’s Korner- Debra Partin, McDonald's of Douglas, Safeway of Douglas, Sleep Inn, Village Inn, Wyoming Pioneer Association, and the Wyoming State Fair Board of Directors.

Miss Rodeo Wyoming Clinic 2019

1/11/2019

Join us in Laramie, WY March 29th-31st for the 2019 Miss Rodeo Wyoming Clinic. Learn from the best clinicians in the industry in hands on workshops. This is a clinic you won't want to miss with areas of focus in speech, modeling, horsemanship, knowledge and what it takes to be mentally prepared to compete.

With over 10 different clinicians we are honored to have special guests: Staci Trehern, Miss Rodeo New Mexico 2015 and winner of Miss Rodeo America 2016 Horsemanship, Krystal Raley, owner of Krossfire Equine Enterprises and many past Miss Rodeo Wyomings including Miss Rodeo Wyoming 2018 Morgan Wallace.

For the first time ever the Miss Rodeo Wyoming clinic is open to girls ages 12 and up! Don't miss this opportunity to learn what it means to be a rodeo queen on the local, state and national level.

Register Today!

Follow the link to register for the clinic and to book your room at our host hotel, (The Holiday Inn in Laramie) and save with our special room rate. Many of the clinics activities will take place at the Holiday Inn and you won't want to miss them! Looking to save even more? You can share a room with a fellow clinic attendee by selecting the shared room rate on the registration page and we will pair you with another attendee or Email us at mrwclinic@gmail.com to get your room at half price!

Check our facebook page for more clinic updates!

Hannah Ostheimer (Miss Sheridan WYO Rodeo) of Sheridan, WY Crowned Miss Rodeo Wyoming 2019

8/17/2018

Douglas, WY- August 17, 2018- Hannah Ostheimer (Miss Sheridan WYO Rodeo) of Sheridan, WY was crowned Miss Rodeo Wyoming 2019 at the Wyoming State Fair in Douglas on August 17, 2018. Morgan Wallace, Miss Rodeo Wyoming 2018 (left) and Keri Sheffield, Miss Rodeo America 2018 (right) were on hand for the crowning. Hannah was joined by two other Miss Rodeo Wyoming 2019 contestants, Jenielle Kohl (2018 Miss Laramie Jubilee) of Douglas, WY and Bailey McLean (Miss KrossFire Equine Enterprises) of Sheridan, Wy. The judges included Doug Beehler (Eagle, ID), Kathy Wilkinson (San Antonio, TX), and Diana Wirth (Klamath Falls, OR).

Miss Rodeo Wyoming 2019 Pageant Contestants

8/5/2018

Douglas, WY- August 5, 2018- Today the Miss Rodeo Wyoming Association (MRWA) announced the three contestants that will compete for the title of Miss Rodeo Wyoming 2019 (MRW19) during the Wyoming State Fair in Douglas, Wyoming. The pageant is held in Douglas, WY August 14-17, 2018.

This year contestant's family, friends and supporters can pre-purchase roses that will be delivered to the contestants during the pageant. The MRWA is taking orders online or by mailing the attached order form and a check to MRWA, 1313 Beaufort St, Laramie, WY 82072. Roses are $5 each and will include a card the personalized message. Roses can be pre-purchased before Saturday, August 11th online, or bought at the pageant Dinner & Auction Thursday August 16th.

Order Roses Here

Miss Rodeo Wyoming 2019 Pageant- Speeches and Modeling Dinner

7/17/2018

Event Date: Thursday, August 16th, 2018 @ 5:00 PM

Speeches and modeling will take place Thursday, August 16th starting at 5:00 PM.

Dinner is included in ticket prices.

Adults- $20/ticket
Children (12 & Under)- $12/ticket

RSVP by August 6th, 2018.

Click Here For Ticket Form and Payment Information

Miss Rodeo Wyoming 2019 Pageant Information Released

4/11/2018

April 12, 2018- Today the Miss Rodeo Wyoming Association officially released the Miss Rodeo Wyoming 2019 Pageant information and application packet. This year's pageant will be held during the Wyoming State Fair in Douglas, Wyoming starting Tuesday, August 14, 2018, and concluding Friday, August 17, 2018. The pageant will include two rounds of horsemanship, horsemanship interviews, PRCA grand entries, personality interviews, a prepared speech, modeling, a dance routine, and many other public speaking opportunities.  The 62nd Miss Rodeo Wyoming will be crowned on August 17 during rodeo performance.

Miss Rodeo Wyoming 2019 will travel the United States representing the professional sport of rodeo and the state of Wyoming. She will organize a fundraiser, plan her trips, and secure sponsors for her year which officially begins January 1, 2019. She will attend the Miss Rodeo America Pageant this December as Lady-In-Waiting to experience the pageant and support Morgan Wallace, Miss Rodeo Wyoming 2018, as Morgan competes in the Miss Rodeo America 2019 Pageant. She will then compete in December 2019 for the title of Miss Rodeo America 2020. Since the beginning of the Miss Rodeo Wyoming pageant and the Miss Rodeo America pageant in 1955, Wyoming has had four young ladies bring home the title of Miss Rodeo America: Marilyn Scott Freimark, 1955; Sandy Meyer Brazile, 1984; Stacey Talbott Sinclair, 1992; and Michelle Green, 1994.

Girls who hold a local Wyoming title, between the ages of 19 and 25, are encouraged to compete for the title of Miss Rodeo Wyoming 2019. For complete eligibility information, please refer to the Miss Rodeo Wyoming Pageant Rulebook posted on the Miss Rodeo Wyoming website.

The partial pageant application can be downloaded from the Miss Rodeo Wyoming website on the "Pageant" page. Questions can be directed to Crystal Myers, Wyoming National Director and Pageant Chair, by emailing smoothwaters@hotmail.com or by calling (307) 851-5811. For the complete pageant application, please contact Crystal.

Deadline for all application information is June 20, 2018.

MRW Pageant Application

WY National Director/ Pageant Chair:
Crystal Myers-WY National Director
Cell 307-851-5811
smoothwaters@hotmail.com

Miss Rodeo Wyoming Clinic Registration Opens

1/3/2018

Registration is now open for the 2018 Miss Rodeo Wyoming Clinic featuring:
Katherine Merck
Miss Rodeo America 2016
and
Abby Hayduk
Miss Rodeo Wyoming 2017 and Miss Rodeo America 2018 Top Ten Finalist.

March 23-25, 2018
Laramie, WY
$200/participant

New This Year!
One-on-one session on Friday with clinicians and former titleholders.

Mail registrations and deposit to:
MRWA
1313 Beaufort Street
Laramie, WY 82072

Registration is closed for this event.

Meet Major General (ret.) Susan Pamerleau

9/26/2017

We are pleased to announce that University of Wyoming Alum Major General (ret.) Susan Pamerleau, will be the Keynote speaker at the Coronation of Miss Rodeo Wyoming 2018.

Pamerleau's lifetime of service to our nation and community is highlighted with leadership, duty, honor, and excellence. She has achieved the highest levels of success in both the public and private sectors.

Susan Pamerleau served in the United States Air Force for 32 years, retiring at the rank of Major General. She began her military training immediately following graduation from the University of Wyoming through the Air Force Officer Training School.
She commanded at every level, with many firsts as a woman, including Commander – Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps (AFROTC) and Commander – Air Force Personnel Center; and was promoted to Brigadier General in 1994 and to Major General in 1997.
Following retirement from the Air Force, she served in the highest levels of the corporate world, as Senior Vice President at USAA, a Fortune 150 company, and serves on the board of directors for Government Personnel Mutual Life Insurance Company.
In 2012, Pamerleau was elected the first woman sheriff in the history of Bexar County, Texas. The Bexar County Sheriff's Office is the eleventh largest Sheriff's Office in the nation, serving the almost 2 million residents of Bexar County, including San Antonio, the 7th largest city in the United States.
Serves on the United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County Executive Committee, the Advisory Board for ChildSafe of San Antonio, Child Advocates of San Antonio (CASA) Board of Directors, Bexar County Family Justice Center Foundation Advisory Board, and active in numerous civic and charitable organizations locally. Served on the Board of Directors for the Sheriffs Association of Texas, and actively involved with Major County Sheriffs’ Association, National Sheriffs’ Association, and the American Correctional Association.
Pamerleau is also a survivor of family violence, a nationally known speaker on this issue, citing this experience as a survivor as part of what prepared her to serve as Sheriff.

Join us in this inspiring setting to learn more about this shining example of a leader… and a woman!

Visit http://www.missrodeowyoming.com/ for more information. Tickets including a meal are only available until October 7th and will NOT be sold at the door! Admission tickets without a meal will be available at the door for $10. If you're wanting a meal, be sure to purchase a ticket online or RSVP to Morgan by the 7th!