June 26-28, 2020
Tres Pinos, CA
The Saddle Horse Show & Rodeo is happening now!
The first Queen Contest for the Saddle Horse Show and Rodeo was in 1939. It was then that Jean Medeiros was crowned Queen. The contest had charm and was very popular with participants and spectators alike. It gave the girls of the county a way to show off their horsemanship and personality. The contest was interrupted during World War II (1942-45) and was eventually discontinued. In 1991, George Callens, president of the Saddle Horse Show and Rodeo, reintroduced Miss San Benito Rodeo, bringing back the tradition, heritage, and pageantry surrounding the contest and the Saddle Horse Show and Rodeo.
The following young ladies have the distinct honor of wearing the Miss San Benito Rodeo crown:
Kelsee French, 2018
Corissa King, 2017
Audrey Liddle, 2016
Megan Ford, 2015 also Miss California Rodeo Salinas
Bailee Nelson, 2014
Annie Tobias, 2013
Kellie Mancino, 2012
Grace Tobias, 2011 also Miss California Rodeo Salinas
Taylor Rae Wood, 2010
Alyssa Abercrombie, 2009
LeAnna Ceglia, 2008
Amanda Jacobson Johnson, 2007 also Miss California Rodeo Salinas
Alethea Prewett, 2006
Caili Beebe Fulgoni, 2005
Sarah Lomanto, 2004
Amanda Lima, 2003
Natalie LaCorte, 2002
Alison Mitchell DeCarli, 2001
Jamie Andrade Fowles, 2000
Melissa Dassel Weis, 1999
Shannon Renz Duncan, 1998 also Miss California Rodeo Salinas
Jennifer Dassel Buckingham, 1997
Allison Renz Clark, 1996
Margie Jacobsen Schmidt, 1995
Shari Benson Hubbell, 1994
Dana Marcus Hearne, 1993
Katy Hubbell Silva, 1992
Dara Griffin Tobias, 1991