Laramie, Wyoming’s Madelaine McElwee represented Wyoming at the Miss Rodeo America Pageant in Las Vegas, Nevada to compete for the Miss Rodeo America (MRA) 2023 title from Nov. 27 to Dec. 4, 2022.
The Miss Rodeo America Pageant might seem like just a beauty pageant; however, the Miss Rodeo America is a scholarship foundation and the individuals are competing for the job of Miss Rodeo America 2023.
The contest consisted of four competitions; personality, horsemanship, speech and appearance. To start off the week there were personality interviews for each of the 28 contestants, each a representative of one of 28 states in the U.