Evergreen

Rodeo Royalty

The Evergreen Rodeo Royalty consists of our Queen, Princess and Jr. Princess. They are our official ambassadors for the Evergreen Rodeo Association. They recognize the importance of educating, promoting and preserving our Rodeo and the western heritage. The Evergreen Rodeo Royalty represents our community with the highest level of integrity and professionalism.

This Royalty Program runs from June through the following June, starting with our own parade and PRCA Rodeo Father’s Day Weekend. During their reign, the ladies attend various functions and activities throughout the state of Colorado. They volunteer hundreds of hours to help promote our community and rodeos, including the National Western Stock Show.

Contestant

Information

Contestants compete during the month before the rodeo and are crowned during the rodeo performance on Father’s Day.

Queen & Princess Pageant

TBD May at the El Pinal Rodeo Grounds in Evergreen, CO. Contestant applications are due by May 1.

Contestants for Queen and Princess are judged in categories such as: personality, fashion and appearance, poise, etiquette, public speaking, personal interview, horsemanship skill, knowledge of rodeo and the submitted application and essay. This year’s competition will be held in May at the El Pinal Rodeo Grounds in Evergreen, CO. The contestants will also be judged at a pre-rodeo event and at the parade on the day of the rodeo.

Junior Princess Pageant

The Junior Princess title is designed to introduce young girls to the world of rodeo and to give them the confidence to pursue their future dreams of achieving a rodeo royalty title. During this 1-day pageant the young ladies are required to prepare and deliver a small essay to include who they are and why they want to be a rodeo princess. They will answer an impromptu questions on rodeo knowledge.

Community Relations

If you would like more information on the Evergreen Rodeo Royalty Program, or to have our Queen and Princess speak or volunteer for your school, business or community event please contact us using the form below.

Miss Evergreen

2025 Rodeo

Amanda Cook

Hello everyone! My Name is Amanda Cook and I am your Miss Evergreen Rodeo Queen 2025! I am so honored to be representing the beautiful community of Evergreen Colorado and my home town!

I am 24 years old and was born and raised in Evergreen under the roof of my amazing parents Shane and Theresa Cook along side my 6 other siblings! I have been riding horses since I was 6 months old and made that love grow by

competing for Evergreen Rodeo JR princess in 2011, and after finishing my reign as junior princess I joined the Westernaires at the age of 11 with my entire family. We performed all over traveling with the Westernaires not only in state but out of state as well. I graduated Westernaires at the age of 19 off of Varsity Big Red at the National Western Stock Show as well as 6 other Varsity level performance teams including trick and fancy riding.

I am currently studying Veterinary medicine as well as equine since I plan to continue to grow my love and knowledge for animals by furthering my career as a Veterinary Assistant and one day become a certified Veterinary Technician. When I’m not working or furthering my education you can find me hunting or fishing with my family and friends now under the guidance of my big ol’ German Shepard Max, who watches over me and his big horse friends from up above….

Growing up I can always remember my favorite part of the summer being the Evergreen rodeo and parade. I can’t

remember a year not attending and watching the royalty ride through the arena presenting the rodeo with such grace, beauty and honor. I can always remember telling my parents that would be me one day with a horse of my own. I can not remember a time that my family didn’t own horses, from my first ride up to this very day I can tell you every lesson that my horses had taught me not only about riding but about how to take the fall…. My horses have taught me more life lessons than anything else in my life ever could. Now that my families first horses Copper and Trooper are watching over me from up above, guiding me through the training of my horses, I am very proud to say that I am fulfilling my dream as Miss Evergreen Rodeo with my trusty steads Stinker And Magic.

As I place this crown on my hat and sash on my shoulder I look forward to continue traveling all over Colorado, making great memories with my Princess Josie, furthering our education as well as educating fans not only about the great sport we call rodeo but also about the western way of life.

I am honored to be your 2025 Miss Evergreen Rodeo Queen, See y’all father’s day weekend in Evergreen!

Evergreen Princess

2025 Rodeo

Josie Sandifer

Hey there everyone! My name is Josie Sandifer, and I am your 2025 Evergreen Rodeo Princess . I am so grateful that I get to represent not just The Evergreen Rodeo, but my hometown as well. This will be my third year as an Evergreen Rodeo royalty title holder, and it is such an honor for me to be able to do so.

I am 16 years young and I am the fourth generation to proudly call Greystone Ranch my home. This is where my love for horses came to life. When I first started riding horses, I was only a year and a half old now I have an outstanding 20-yearold quarter horse/palomino named Smokey. He enjoys playing in lakes and taking care of queens in and out of the arena! I am a sister, a daughter, and a granddaughter!

I am attending the local high school for my sophomore year and in my free time I enjoy going on trail rides, snowmobiling, hunting, and going to rodeos! For 5 years I played volleyball but with co-vid I kind of got out of it and started in the great world of rodeo. this has been more then a dream come true for me and I can not
wait to see what all this program has in store for me for my 2024/2025 year!

My family and I have been going to the Evergreen rodeo and parade every year since I war born. Being able to grow up in that kind of atmosphere has helped shape me into the person I am today and I will forever be grateful for the gifts this program and rodeo has gifted me!

I can’t wait to learn more and be able to give people the knowledge about one of the toughest sports out there and learn new things every day!

Come on out to the Evergreen Rodeo Father’s day weekend to celebrate the beautiful Western tradition of rodeo!

Previous

Evergreen Rodeo Queens

1947

Marjorie Snyder (Evergreen)

1948

Betty Thorne (Evergreen)

1949

Nancy Perry (Evergreen)

1950

Pat Fellows Crawfod (Harper) (Evergreen)

1951

Sharon Critchfield (Morrison)

1952

Pat Melton (Kittredge)

1967

Ann Anderson Peterson

1968

Judy Ann Wood (Warner)

1969

Pat Walke (Schneider)

1970

Sue Butler

1971

Pat Bell

1972

Nancy Pratt (Perkins)

1973

Kerrie Clark (Guy)

1974

Sandy Mellane

1975

Beth Ann Howard

1976

Martie MacDougall

1977

Cindy Hiett, Ann Hobbs

1978

Nancy Shelley Deans

1979

Kathleen Mack

1980

Stacie Rider

1981

Donna Brunton

Mrs. Nancy Hladik

1982

Leona Nolan Mayo

Mrs. Sandy Nolan

1983

Laurie Longo

Mrs. Laurie Miller

1984

Allison Braun

Mrs. Millie Axtell

1985

Michelle LeVar

1987

Lori Knapp

1988

Meghan Eaves

1990

Jami Quayl

1991

Frances Lawrence

1992

Sherri Lynn Smith

1993

Holly Jean Terry

1994

Gretchen Plumhoff

1995

Tammy Gunnerson

1996

Heather Puls

1997

Dianna Renee Smith

1998

Shannon Crapnell

1999

Aislynne Buchanan

2000

Shannon Acklin

2001

Rachel Morgan

2002

Sarah Galbraith

2003

Melissa Pfaff

2004

Jolene Mohr

2005

Tara Spiegel

2006

Andrea Osmond

2007

Whitney McDaniel

2008

Amanda Bodkin

2009

Emily Bowers

2010

Kari Reasoner (Peterson)

2011

Kailee Reddy (Morton)

2012

Rachael Patinella (Cravens)

2013

Kelly Arbogast

2014

Kirsten Peterson

2015

Sierra Knodle

2016

Lauren Hladik

2017

Sarah Vangi

2018

Bobbie Marshall

2019

Taylor Cave

2020-2022

Abbie Halley

2023-2025

Amanda Cook

Thank you to our generous sponsors for their continued support of the Evergreen Rodeo Royalty!

Evergreen Jazz Festival

Asphalt Artistry, Inc

Hamblen Hats

Ross’s Countryside Jewelry

Evergreen Rodeo Committee

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The Evergreen Rodeo, a Colorado mountain tradition, traces its roots to the early 20th century when the cattle industry spurred local rodeo rivalries in the logging and ranching community around Bear Creek.