Kayla Shelnutt
Miss Sunbelt Rodeo Queen
Loganville, GA
Age: 2o

Kayla Shelnutt has a background in pageants, the horse industry, as well as helping others. Kayla is a very active volunteer in her community of Walton County, Georgia. She has volunteered with the Country Kids Foundation which her family established in 2010. She has dedicated her summers to Country Kids Camp working with children and teaching them the importance of playing outdoors. Along with camp, she also volunteers with the Country Kids Christmas Round Up, gathering Christmas gifts for over 800 children in her community. Kayla has worked at her local counseling center working with foster children and other children in need. Kayla has extensive experience within the horse industry. She started showing at the age of four and has become a multiple state and world title winner. She is the 2020 SEC Freshman Reiner of the Year and Second Team All- American. Kayla is the first person from the state of Georgia to represent the Miss Sunbelt Rodeo Queen Pageant at Miss Rodeo USA.

Why do you want to be Miss Rodeo USA 2021?

Quite honestly, this is one of the hardest questions I get asked. Of course, I want to be Miss Rodeo USA, but I also want to be much more than that. Growing up an only child, I have always wanted a little sister, someone I could be a role model for.  I felt like if I had someone to look up to me, it would motivate me to be the best person I could be. That “older sister” feeling was placed upon me once I won the title of Miss Sunbelt Rodeo Queen. I instantly became an influence on all of my sash sisters and all of the other contestants. I have been told at rodeos that little girls want to be just like me one day. I want to be Miss Rodeo USA to be an ambassador, a role model, and an older sister to all of the cowboys and cowgirls out there who want to follow their dreams.


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