Champions & Competitive Performers - National Cowgirl Museum & Hall of Fame - Page 4

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National Cowgirl

The artists, ranchers, rodeo champions, activists, and trailblazers who shape the West.

2026 Honorees

Cherie DeVaux

Laura Kraut

Kenda Lenseigne

A woman in a white blouse and a black skirt with white designs stands smiling by a window, resting one hand on her hip in a stylish, modern room with yellow seating and decorative pillows.

Lela Rose

Lisa Sorrell

Dr. Mary Edwards Walker

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Champions & Competitive Performers

Black-and-white photo of a cowboy on a horse turning around a barrel at a rodeo arena, with spectators in the stands behind.

Marlene Eddleman McRae

Woman in fringed Western dress and wide-brim hat rides a horse in a street parade; other riders and bunting visible in the background.

Mattie Goff Newcombe

Black-and-white portrait of a smiling woman wearing a wide-brimmed hat and satin blouse, posed seated with one hand resting on her knee.

Florence Hughes Randolph

Woman performing a trick ride, standing on a galloping horse with arms raised in an outdoor arena, wearing western-style attire.

Dorothy Satterfield

Person wearing a red cowboy hat, red polka-dot shirt, and floral chaps leaning on a railing at a rodeo arena.

Jan Youren

Cowboy on a bucking horse performing in a rodeo arena as a crowded stands watches.

Charmayne James

Woman wearing a white cowboy hat and light jacket stands beside a dark horse, looking at it while holding its reins at a rodeo or show.

Jimmie Gibbs-Munroe

Woman riding a horse in a western-style outfit, raising her arm as the horse rears on a field (black-and-white vintage photo).

Mabel Strickland Woodward

Female rodeo rider on a bucking horse, mid-air as dust rises, with spectators in hats watching from the stands.

Jonnie Jonckowski

Black-and-white photo of a woman in a cowboy outfit spinning a lasso on a stage with a curtained backdrop.

Nancy Sheppard

Smiling woman in a white cowboy hat and red fringed Western shirt with a name patch reading Connie.

Shelly Burmeister Mowery

Portrait of a smiling woman in a white cowboy hat and yellow western shirt, tied scarf, posed against a dark backdrop.

Betty Sims Solt

Line of white horses and ponies tethered in a row beside a fence with a handler in the center, outdoors.

Ruth Thompson

Cowgirl in a wide-brim hat riding a bucking bronc during a rodeo, horse mid-air and hooves kicked up on a dirt arena.

Vaughn Krieg Huskey

Black-and-white portrait of a smiling woman wearing a wide-brimmed hat and light dress, seated and facing the camera.

Ruth Roach Salmon

Cowboy in a hat and boots twirls a rope into looping lasso moves on a dark stage.

Joan Wells

Vintage sepia photo of a woman in a fringed Western dress and wide-brim hat, sitting on grass in an open field.

Mildred Douglas Chrisman

Woman in a cowboy hat leaning on a wooden fence, holding a lariat outdoors on a ranch.

Stella Cox Hughes

Woman wearing a wide-brim hat stands between two dark horses, each on a lead, in an outdoor paddock.

Ruth Parton Webster

Woman in period dress riding a galloping horse, waving an arm as a crowd watches.

Margie Roberts Hart

Smiling woman in a cowboy hat and leather vest coils a rope outdoors.

Betty Gayle Cooper Ratliff

Smiling woman in a wide-brimmed cowboy hat and white shirt with fringe, posing for a portrait.

Lucyle Richards

Older man gently leans in to nuzzle two white horses through a green fence at a stable.

Anne Stradling

Portrait of a smiling woman in a satin blouse and white pants, seated on a curved stool, holding a wide-brim hat in her lap.

Bernice Dean

A porcelain figurine of a girl in a lavender dress hugging the neck of a white horse with gold-trimmed tack, set against a light blue glittery background.