Miss Rodeo USA is an annual pageant to select the official spokesperson for the

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(IPRA). On January 16, 2022, Jessie Lynn Nichols was crowned Miss Rodeo USA 2022 at the Lazy E Arena in

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. The ceremony was held during the 52nd International Finals Rodeo. Nichols hails from

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. The event occurs annually at the IFR.

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 the Yellowhammer State. She will travel throughout the United States and Canada as the ambassador for the IPRA promoting professional rodeo.

Miss Rodeo USA 2020

Brooke Wallace was Miss Rodeo USA for 2020 and the 55th woman to wear the crown. Hailing from

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, 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

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Winners

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

Miss Teen Rodeo USA

The inaugural Miss Teen Pageant, for ages 13-17, was held mid-July, 2021, at International Finals Youth Rodeo in

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. Contestants must be able to perform a Horsemanship pattern and ride in a Grand entry. Lana Carter of

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, was the winner.

References

External links

Official SiteMiss Rodeo America
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