1. The Miss Ellis County Rodeo Pageant will begin on Saturday July 17th 8:00 am at the Ellis County Fairgrounds, Hays. Check in from 7:00 to 7:30am.

2. The Queen contest will be for girls’ ages 14 through 18. The Princess contest will be for girls’ ages 8 through 13. (Age as of Jan. 1 of the current year.)

3. The winners of the Miss Ellis County Rodeo Pageant will be announced at the first performance of the rodeo at the Ellis County Fair. Wednesday July 22nd 2010.

4. Competition categories include:

A. Horsemanship: Two patterns will be run in the Queen’s competition; the first pattern will be on their own horse, and the second pattern will be on a different contestant’s horse. In the Princess competition, only one run will be executed on their own horse. All contestants will draw for running order. Contestants will be given the patterns to run the day of the event. Queen Contestants will also complete a Queen’s run, as well as a Flag run, and answer questions on general knowledge of horses. (Remember this is RODEO, not a horse show!)

B. Personal Interview: Each contestant will have a personal interview with judges, The Queens interview will not exceed 10 minutes and the Princesses will not exceed 5 minutes. The interview will cover general knowledge about rodeo, horsemanship etc…

C. Talent or Speech: Each contestant will have the option to perform either a talent or a speech. The talent or speech should be at least 3 minutes and not exceed 4 minutes. For the Queens the speech topic will be “What is the role of a Rodeo Queen?” and for Princess “What is the Role of a Rodeo Princess?”(Notes may be used in the Princess’ speech). An Impromptu Question will follow.

D. Written test on Rodeo Knowledge.

E. Photographic

5. What contestants will need for this pageant:

A. At least one Contestant Sponsor donating $25.00 to the pageant.

B. Two Western Outfits: one horsemanship outfit and one outfit for speech and interview.

C. Horse and Western Tack.

D. photograph and short biography (75 words or less) on an index card

6. Responsibilities of Queen and Princess:

A.      The 2010 Rodeo Queen and Princess will be crowned on Wednesday July 21 at 7:45pm. They will be present at the Thursday evening performance (July 22) of the rodeo at the Ellis County Fair. All contestants are expected to assist with the 50/50 raffle on July 22nd during the Rodeo.

B.  They will secure sponsors for the following year’s pageant and help plan and run the pageant.

C. They will be present at the following years’ rodeo to crown her successor.

D. They should help present awards at the Ellis County Fair when asked.

7. Contestants Entry forms must be post marked no later than June 23, 2010. Forms should be downloaded from the Ellis County Fair website, www.elliscountyfair.com, and mailed to Rodeo Committee, 862 Munjor Main St. Munjor, Kansas 67601, 785-639-1980 or 13ebraun@usd489com. (Contact Emily Braun and the Entry Forms can be mailed to you.)

8. All deadlines are final. NO EXCEPTIONS.

9. The judges’ decisions will be final. Judges have the right to dismiss contestants on grounds of improper conduct.

Pageant Committee members include:

 Cindy Braun trailride_ckb21@live.com 785-639-1980

 Becky Pokorny beckypokorny@yahoo.com 785-628-6073 or 785-650-7438

 Stephanie Eckroat s_eckroat@hotmail.com 785-623-9566 or 785-625-2097

 Emily Braun 13ebraun@usd489.com 785-639-1980

Entry Forms, Rules, Schedule, and Additional Information

For more information, please read the Pageant Rules (PDF).  You can also download/print a Pageant Entry Form (PDF), a Pageant Schedule (PDF).