All applications for Montrose County Fair & Rodeo Royalty are due June 28th by 5PM. Good luck to all of this years contestants!

Royalty Guidelines and Application can be found here.

You can email completed application to dsebring@montrosecounty.net

Or mail to:

Royalty Applications

Montrose County Fairgrounds

1001 N 2nd Montrose, CO 81410

 

2025 Montrose County Fair & Rodeo Royalty

Queen – Heidi Castro

Heidi Castro (pronounced Hay-dee) is the proud daughter of Gerardo Castro and Luz Rosales and a junior at Montrose High School, where she serves as the Montrose FFA Chapter Sentinel. Heidi shows both horses and lambs at the Montrose County Fair and competes in local rodeos with her horses, Birdie and Black Diamond.
She is honored to be serving as the 2025 Montrose County Fair & Rodeo Queen—a role that allows her to represent the values of agriculture, leadership, and western heritage. Heidi says that Rodeo and FFA have taught me responsibility, grit, and a deep appreciation for the rural lifestyle I’m proud to promote.

 

Princess – Makayla Alexander

Makayla Alexander is the 13 year old daughter of Dean and Katie Alexander from Montrose, Colorado. She attends Peak Virtual Academy in middle school. Alongside her parents she helps run the fifth generation cow-calf and haying operations. In Makayla’s free time she enjoys barrel racing on Stella, showing APHA & AQHA with her horses, and squeezing in a few jackpots with her steers. She’s a proud 4-H member that loves giving back to the community through Agriculture and Farming Youth led Education.

 

Princess Attendant – Allie Harris

Allie Harris is the 14 year old daughter of Ben and Skye Harris. Allie is passionate about horses, rodeo, and competes in barrels, poles, breakaway roping, and team roping. Allie is looking forward to representing Montrose County this year

Queens of the Past

1926 Gertrude Johnson

1964? Marsha Bell

1999 Keily Newman

1927 Marjorie Neale

1968 Cheryl Feit Suppes

2000 Darshon Walker-Monterver

1938 Ruth Gwin

1972 Pam Sanburg Jutten

2001 Jessie Hatter

1939 Nadine Sanburg

1973 Shauna Carl

2002 Amanda Bingham

1940 Martha Brennecke

1974 Tammie Jutten Lang

2003 Holly Greninger

1941 Rose Marie McAuliffe

1975 Kattie McCombs Ayers

2004 Janalee Cleverdon Thompson

1942 Jane Crockett

1976 Elizabeth Patula

2005 Terrica Gibson

1943 Barbara Koch

1977 Sherry Cobb

2006 Ashley Brew

1944 Melba Hallock

1978 Tina Bingham Greenhalgh

2007 Andrea Kinterknecht

1945 Marilyn Field

1979 Shauna Hawk

2008 Amanda Castle

1946 Jean Kelley

1980 Christine Patula

2009 Brittney Clawson

1947 Billee Fedler

1981 Laura Pettis

2010 Tasha Gibson

1948 Dona Mullikin

1982 Theresa Kimberlin

2011 Kendall Franks

1949 Cleo Wilson

1983 Shannon Howell

2012 Ashley Watson

1950 Bonnie Wiseman

1984 Charisse Kimberlin

2013 Taylor Gibson

1951 Beverly Yarberry

1985 Kim Glendening

2014 Amanda Kinterknecht

1952 Mary Lou Willden

1986 Carolyn Reichert

2015 Jacey Taylor

1953 Joyce Longwell

1990 Vicki Alexander

2016 Randilyn Madison

1954 Lorraine Bingham

1991 Jennifer Tumlinson Prock

2017 Hayley Reed

1955 Marge Shilaikis

1992 Jeani Brasier

2018 Violet Tubbs

1956 Donna Yarberry

1993 Erin Ruyle Martinez

2019 Jacey Smith

1957 Billee Price

1994 Nicole Moreland Gray

2021 Lena Wilson

1959 Karen Lomax

1995 Lea Carpenter

2022/23 Morgan Nutter

1960 Shirley Free

1996 Heather Dickerson Bayles

2024 Layla Lambert

1962 Jeannie Beo