A crowd of 180 people gathered in the Douglas Feez Pavillion at the Warwick Showgrounds to see Rodeo Royalty be crowned.
Tamara Evans was crowned the 2021 Warwick Rodeo Queen.
Entrants were judged on their horsemanship skills in the morning, followed by personal interviews, which tested their communication skills, general knowledge, rodeo & campdraft knowledge and public speaking ability.
The younger age groups of Princess, Junior Cowgirl & Tiny Tots were popular amongst entrants.
Local cowgirl Savannah Halley won the Princess title, whilst youngsters Angus Hamilton & Dusty Ryan were awarded Mr Tiny Tot & Miss Tiny Tot respectively.
Maddy Weier came away with the winners buckle in the hotly contested Junior Cowgirl section, with the judges saying that there was only half a point between Maddy and runner-up Belle Meek.
Maddy also won the highest fund-raiser crown & buckle, having raised over $2000 with her innovative raffle of 100 split fence posts.
The judges for the contest were rodeo great Daryl Joe Kong and his wife June, Mrs Anna Poole, wife of renowned rodeo historian the late Peter N Poole and Mrs Kate Cuffe, an experienced horsewoman.
The pavilion was decorated with a backdrop & photo booth from DD Events & Hire and photos of entrants from days gone by through to this year’s entrants, celebrating the theme for all Rodeo related festivities this year – Past, Present, Future.
All entrants will enjoy a busy rodeo week visiting local schools and business houses and participating in Rodeo grand entries, the annual Rodeo Street Parade, Rodeo and and Campdraft presentations.
The 2021 Queen and Princess will be clothed for the entire Warwick Rodeo week and for all future official Warwick Rodeo duties by Crossdraw Country Co.
Their crowns will sit upon a Seratelli Hat, kindly donated by Mavericks Western Wear.
Results across the day were:
Queen – Tamara Evans
Queen Horsemanship – Tamara Evans
Princess – Savannah Halley
Princess Horsemanship – Savannah Halley
Junior Cowgirl – Maddy Weier
Junior Cowgirl Horsemanship – Layne Frankom
Miss Tiny Tot – Dusty Ryan
Miss Tiny Tot Horsemanship – Dusty Ryan
Mr Tiny Tot – Angus Hamilton
Mr Tiny Tot Horsemanship – Angus Hamilton
