Champions & Competitive Performers - National Cowgirl Museum & Hall of Fame - Page 5

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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

Rider balancing on a rearing horse with arms raised during a rodeo performance.

Juanita Hackett Howell

Woman wearing a wide-brimmed cowboy hat smiles while holding a horse by the bridle outdoors (black and white photo).

Jerry Ann Portwood Taylor

Smiling woman in a light blouse standing beside a horse, holding a dark wide-brimmed hat.

Eleanor McClintock Williams

Cowboy in a white shirt and hat rides a bucking bull at a nighttime rodeo arena.

Thena Mae Farr

Woman in a cowboy hat smiles beside a horse, holding its reins in a paddock.

Martha Josey

Rider atop a four-horse sulky team leading a race, with cheering crowd in the background.

Wilma Standard Tate

Smiling woman wearing a wide-brimmed hat and a western-style blouse with decorative lacing.

Vivian White

A woman in a white cowboy hat and patterned shirt stands beside a white horse outdoors, holding the reins.

Kathy Kennedy

Seated woman in period dress with fringe, wearing a wide-brim hat, resting a rifle on her lap.

Annie Oakley

Black-and-white portrait of a smiling woman with curled hair, wearing a satin blouse and a newsboy-style hat, looking at the camera.

Anna Lee (Mills) Aldred

Smiling woman in a silver Western shirt, light gray pants, and a cowboy hat standing next to a large German Shepherd dog in a dark studio setting.

Frances “Flaxie” Fletcher

Cowboy on a bucking horse in an arena, rider raised arm while the horse rears, dusty ground and fencing in the background

Alice Adams Holden

Black-and-white photo of a smiling woman wearing a wide-brimmed hat and a satin blouse with a floral brooch.

Reine Hafley Shelton

Person in white clothing is thrown from a galloping white horse during a rodeo, lying on their side as the horse bucks nearby

Faye Blackstone

Smiling cowgirl in a wide-brimmed hat beside a white horse with a bridle, facing left.

Gene Krieg Creed

Smiling woman in a cowboy hat sits on a horse, holding the reins outdoors on a sunny day (vintage photo).

Ruby Gobble

Young woman wearing a cowboy hat and fringed jacket smiles while holding the reins of a white mechanical carousel horse.

Dixie Reger Mosley

Rider on a white horse clearing a jump, hat raised in the air.

Ollie Osborn

Girl in a western outfit and hat lying on grass while spinning a large hula hoop around her body, smiling at the camera.

Rose “Texas Rose” Bascom

Smiling woman in western shirt and scarf stands beside a tall trophy outdoors, likely at an award ceremony.

Sue Pirtle

Rider in a cowboy hat and scarf rides a bull with long curved horns, smiling during a rodeo moment.

Mamie Francis Hafley

Smiling woman in a western outfit stands beside an ornately decorated horse saddle and tack on a chair in a vintage studio photo.

Lorraine Shoultz

Black-and-white portrait of a smiling woman wearing a wide-brimmed hat and a v-neck blouse, capturing a vintage style.

Goldia Malone

Smiling woman in a wide-brimmed hat holding a fluffy cat outdoors.

Bonnie Gray Harris

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.