Letter From The Director

This has been an exciting year with a lot of exciting changes. I first want to thank Stacy Johnson for doing an exceptional job representing the Miss Rodeo USA Association and The International Professional Rodeo Association. She has had a very busy schedule and has been on the road non-stop, she has literally been from coast to coast and border to border. I hope that in her travels you all have had the opportunity to meet her, she is a wonderful young lady and truly a queen.

The Association is gearing up for the 4th annual Miss Rodeo USA clinic in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, October 6-8th at the Biltmore Hotel. We have added some new aspects to the clinic. Not only is it for the competitor but also for the committee person and judge. Each aspect of the pageant is broken down for the contestant to understand the best way to perform that part of the competition. Then we have broken down each aspect of the competition for a judge to see what they should be looking for in that part of the competition. Then we break down how a committee person should put on that part of the competition so the contestant can perform to their best and the judge can score accurately. I really feel like this gives everybody a fair playing field, you know what to do, what to look for and how to do it accurately. We can also boast that two of the last three Miss Rodeo USA winners attended the clinic.  Last year we had two high school winners and several local title winners. We have had several young ladies go on to hold national, state and local titles. So it is exciting to see the success the young ladies who attend the clinic have had. The clinic is for ages 8-26.

Not only is it a great time but also the results tell it all!!!

Also this year we have some changes with the 2007 Miss Rodeo USA pageant. We have had several requests over the years and we have decided it is in the best interest of the association to increase our age limit to 26. Giving more young ladies the opportunity to compete after they have completed their educations. We have also had trouble in the past with the deadline policy, therefore we have chosen to implement the following: If you enter by November 1, your entry fee is $250. If you enter from November 2 to December 1, your entry fee will be $350. Any entries taken from December 2 to December 10th will be $450. With all applications due by December 10th.

Hopefully this will give everyone the opportunity to compete in January. We have some exciting new changes happening with the International Professional Rodeo Association and the Miss Rodeo USA Association, so stay tuned to our website www.missrodeousa.com for all the details. Happy Trails and we will see you all at the clinic.  If you have any questions please email me at amy@missrodeousa.com.

Amy Lynn Duvall
National Director

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