Miss Rodeo Colorado 2022 Ashley Baller rides into the Greeley Stampede.
Last weekend was the 99th Greeley Stampede, an annual celebration of Western life that features carnivals, concerts, games and, of course, rodeos. But amid the tie-downs, barrel racing, and mutton busting, there was also the Miss Rodeo Colorado pageant. Colorado Edition’s Alana Schreiber got an inside look at the pageant and what it takes to be crowned rodeo queen.
Interviews in story have been edited for length and clarity.
Alana Schreiber: A rodeo queen pageant is not your average pageant. At least that s the first thing the organizers at the Miss Rodeo Colorado 2022 competition will tell you.