RW Rodeo Royalty Pageant seeking contestants

McCOOK, Neb. — Calling all cowgirls, the 2024 Red Willow Rodeo Royalty Pageant is quickly approaching! Applications are due by May 15th with the pageant being held June 1, 2024.

The pageant has three age divisions. The Queen contestant age range is 17 to 20, the Jr. Queen contestants, 13 to 16, and the Princess contestants, 9 to 12. Contestant may reside in Nebraska & bordering states. The young ladies will compete and be judged in horsemanship, modeling, speech, interview, onstage questions, and a written test as well as personality and appearance.

The Red Willow Rodeo Royalty Pageant Committee is excited to have generous sponsors that make the pageant possible. Prizes are given to the winners in each age division as well as a scholarship and trophy saddle sponsored by Wagner Chevrolet to be awarded to the newly crowned Queen. The committee has also put together great raffle packages that will be announced during the pageant after the style show. Packages include items such as local gift cards, a Blackstone grill, 6-person tent, travel packages and much more. Tickets can be purchased from contestants and committee members, and you do not need to be present to win.

The pageant is open to the public and will start with horsemanship at 9:15 AM at the Garrett Nokes Memorial Arena on the Red Willow County Fairgrounds and then move to the McCook Senior Center for the Style Show following horsemanship. New royalty will be announced following the pageant and crowned at the Red Willow County Fair and Rodeo on July 27th.

For applications or more information email redwillowrodeoroyalty@outlook.com and follow them on Facebook at Red Willow Rodeo Royalty for pageant updates.