58 The WRANGLER, Horse and Rodeo News • May 5-19, 2022
The Miss Rodeo Wyoming
Associa on (MRWA) announced
today that Madelaine McElwee will
take over the du es of Miss Rodeo
Wyoming 2022 a er the resigna on
of Sierra Butler. McElwee was
1st-Runner Up at the Miss Rodeo
Wyoming 2022 Pageant and will
immediately take over the du es
with her first appearance being at
the University of Wyoming Art Gala
on April 9th, 2022 in Laramie, WY.
McElwee was born and raised in
Laramie, WY. Growing up, McElwee
had a natural love for horses. When
she was five years old, she began
taking riding lessons, and from then
on, her passion for riding and the
western way of life flourished. She
competed in 4-H horse shows, the
Laramie Jubilee Days Kids Horse
Show, and eventually moved on
to compete in American Quarter
Horse Associa on (AQHA) reining
shows. She competed at the AQHA
Youth Worlds Horse Show in 2018.
When she was 16, she took up an
interest in avia on, and began taking
flying lessons. In May of 2020, she
earned her private pilot's license,
followed by her instrument ra ng
in December of that same year, her
tailwheel endorsement in January
of 2021, and her commercial pilots
license the following May. She is
excited to con nue her flight training
with her mul -engine ra ng, and
flight instructor licenses. In 2019,
McElwee was crowned Miss Laramie
Jubilee 2020. She had an amazing
me as Lady-In-Wai ng, however,
due to the COVID-19 pandemic was
not able to fulfill her du es and had
her tle extended to 2021. In the
future, McElwee hopes to be able to
fly airplanes for a living and con nue
to embrace the western lifestyle.
In a Facebook post, on April
8, 2022, McElwee stated "I am
eternally grateful to hold the tle
of Miss Rodeo Wyoming and look
forward to promo ng the sport
rodeo throughout my year."
A celebration introducing
McElwee as Miss Rodeo Wyoming
2022 will be held in Laramie, WY
with more details being released
soon. She will travel the country
representing the state of Wyoming
and the professional sport of rodeo,
as well as preside over the Miss
Rodeo Wyoming 2023 pageant,
August 15-18, 2022 during the
Wyoming State Fair. McElwee will
then compete for the title of Miss
Rodeo America 2023 in Las Vegas
November 27-December 4, 2022
during the Wrangler National Finals
Rodeo. Visit missrodeowyoming.
com for more information on
McElwee, the MRWA, or to schedule
an appearance by McElwee.
Meet yr new Miss Rodeo Wying
MADELAINE MCELWEE
MISS RODEO WYOMING
