Information for the 2024 pageant is available NOW!

Contestants running for Rodeo titles with conflicts during the mandatory Information Session (June 1, 2024 at 1pm) or Rehearsal (July 14, 2024 at 1pm) must contact Kaylee Garrison prior to the Information Session.**

ABOUT THE PAGEANT

The purpose of the Southern New Mexico State Fair and Rodeo Queen and Princess Pageant is to select young ladies as official representatives of the SNMSF&R. The Queens along with their courts will serve as ambassadors of the SNMSF&R to the general public, exhibiting excelled sportsmanship, high moral and ethical standards. They should be able to speak intelligently, with authority, and with knowledge of the SNMSF&R and Southern New Mexico.

FAIR CONTEST

The Fair contest is a combination of a Fair commercial, demonstration, speech, impromptu question, interview and written test, along with modeling. The demonstration must be your Fair entry. Age category for the Queen is 16 to 24 years., Princess 13 to 15 years, Junior Princess 9 to 12 years, and Pee Wee 5 to 8 years. Age category is determined based on the age as of July 1st.

RODEO CONTEST

The Rodeo contest is a combination of horsemanship and speech, impromptu question, interview, and written test, along with modeling. The Rodeo Queen will represent the Southern New Mexico State Fair at the New Mexico State Fair in Albuquerque the following year. Age category for the Queen is 17 to 24 years, Princess 13 to 16 years, and Junior Princess 9 to 12 years.

2023 Fair and Rodeo Courts

Left to Right: PeeWee Princess Marianna Flores, PeeWee Princess Dally Gehrt, Fair Junior Princess Serinity Smith, Fair Princess, Emmalee Patterson, Fair Queen Caelee Jimerson, Rodeo Queen Kyra Hayes, Rodeo Princess Danica Evans, Rodeo Jr. Princess Shayly Cummings, PeeWee Princess Zaryah Perkins, PeeWee Princess Sophia Ontiveros

2019-2020 Fair Court

SNMSF&R Fair PeeWee Princess Avery Helmick
SNMSF&R Fair Junior Princess Joah Owens
SNMSF&R Fair Princess Caelee Jimerson
SNMSF&R Fair Queen Sharren Weehunt

2019-2020 Rodeo Court

SNMSF&R Rodeo Jr. Princess Alyssa Singer
SNMSF&R Rodeo Queen Sophia Moreno

2019 Fair and Rodeo Courts

Rodeo Court left to right:
Queen Devyn Varbel, Princess Monique Moreno and Junior Princess Nadette Moreno,
Fair Court left to right:
Junior Princess Stefanie Grooms, Princes Kara Clement and Queen Shelby Gillette.