Mandan Rodeo Seeks Queen, Princess Contestants

Miss Rodeo Mandan and Miss Rodeo Mandan Princess serve as ambassadors for Mandan Rodeo Days, the community and the sport of rodeo. Mandan Rodeo Days is seeking young women to compete in the 2018 Miss Rodeo Mandan queen and princess pageants. 

Contestants in both divisions need to be available July 2 to 4 for participation in pageant competition and rodeo activities. Contestants are evaluated on horsemanship, speech, personal interview, appearance and modeling skills.

Click the following links to download the complete 2018 pageant rules, 2018 queen contestant application, 2018 princess contestant application. Tiffany Kuntz of the Mandan Rodeo Pageant Committee may be contacted at 701-527-5280 or mandanpageant@hotmail.com for further information.

May 1 is the deadline for contestant entries to assure photos will appear in the Mandan Rodeo Days publication issued in June. Contestant entries will remain open through June 8.

To assure eligibility for the Miss Rodeo North Dakota Pageant in 2019, the Miss Rodeo Mandan contestants must be residents of the state and between the ages of 17 to 24 as of Dec. 31, 2018. They also need to be on track to have a high school diploma or equivalent by that same date. Princess contestants must be between the ages of 8 and 12 as of July 1 and be from Mandan or within an approximate 125-mile-radius.

New royalty will be crowned preceding the July 4 rodeo performance by 2018 Miss Rodeo Mandan Kylee Grabow of Hazen and Miss Rodeo Mandan Princess Sydney Weinberger of Breien. Mandan Rodeo Days will celebrate its 139th anniversary in 2018.