Rodeo queen
A rodeo queen is a female representative and "face" of the sport of rodeo. She represents her rodeo, association, or region for a standard time of usually 12 months and is usually required to wear a cowboy hat, crown, and sash with her title on it. Being a rodeo queen requires skills in western style horse riding, public speaking, rodeo knowledge, appearance, and personality. Rodeo Queens spend their time professionally representing their title at various rodeos, parades, public events, television interviews, radio interviews, school events, and charity events.
There are four nationwide pageants in the United States, Miss Rodeo America, Miss Rodeo USA, the National Little Britches Rodeo Association Royalty,[1] and the National High School Rodeo Association Queen Contest. In addition, most states have their own pageants. There are a number of qualifying pageants, local pageants, and contests for specific rodeo events. Australia also hosts rodeo queens, and Canada has numerous pageants as well as a national title.[2] Rodeo associations can also hold queen pageants and crown rodeo queens, such as Miss Rodeo New York and Miss Pennsylvania High School Rodeo Queen.
Most pageants require contestants to be single, childless, unmarried, under a certain age, and female. The most common major categories are appearance, horsemanship, knowledge, and personality, with a number of subcategories. The winner is usually chosen from a field of multiple contestants and judged by a panel of qualified judges in each event. The young lady with the most points will win the title.[3]
See also
- Indian princess – a similar title at pow wows
References
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- Main articles: Rodeo
- History of rodeo
- Australian Professional Rodeo Association
- Calgary Stampede
- Canadian Professional Rodeo Association
- Cheyenne Frontier Days
- Miles City Bucking Horse Sale
- Pendleton Round-Up
- Professional Bull Riders
- List of Professional Bull Riders Champions
- Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association
- List of Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Champions
- List of Canadian Rodeo Champions
- Lists of rodeo performers
- List of rodeos
- Women's Professional Rodeo Association
- Cowboy
- Cowboy church
- Country music
- Cowboy poetry
- Pickup rider
- Stock contractor
- Vaquero
- Women in rodeo
- All-Around
- Barrel racing
- Bareback and saddle bronc riding
- Breakaway roping
- Bull riding
- Calf roping
- Chuckwagon racing
- Chute dogging
- Rodeo clown
- Dally Ribbon Roping
- Flag Racing
- Goat tying
- Miniature bull riding
- Mutton busting
- Pole bending
- Steer riding
- Steer roping
- Steer wrestling
- Team roping
- Trail Course
- Bridle
- Flank strap
- Lasso
- Mechanical bull
- Spur
- Straw man (dummy)
- Western saddle
- Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame
- Cheyenne Frontier Days Old West Museum
- National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame
- National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum
- Bull Riding Hall of Fame
- Professional Bull Riders: Heroes and Legends
- ProRodeo Hall of Fame
- Rodeo Hall of Fame
- List of ProRodeo Hall of Fame inductees
- List of Canadian Pro Rodeo Hall of Fame inductees
- Texas Rodeo Cowboy Hall of Fame
External links
- Miss Rodeo America
- Miss Rodeo USA