
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
