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N.D. (NewsDakota.com) Miss Rodeo North Dakota Codi Ann Miller will soon be competing in the Miss Rodeo America Pageant starting November 30 in Las Vegas.
The Amidon, North Dakota native and the other contestants will be judged on the basis of personality, horsemanship and appearance. Contestants take a test, participate in interviews, answer impromptu questions, present speeches about their state, ride horses provided by other people, and model a variety of western clothing.
Here’s Ingstad Family Media’s Steve Urness interview with Codi Miller on Dakota County Radio on November 24.
Miller aims to become North Dakota’s third Miss Rodeo America. The state’s last national titleholder was Bowman’s Ashley Andrews in 2007. The public can follow the national competition via www.missorodeoamerica.org and associated Facebook pages.
Miller, 21, has traveled the country and the state during 2014 promoting rodeo, North Dakota and the western way of life. Activities have included assisting with the National Western Stock Show in Denver, the RAM National Circuit Finals in Oklahoma City, and the PRCA Hall of Fame Inductions in Colorado Springs. She is also an anti-bullying advocate, having delivered a “Cowgirl Suzie” presentation to numerous elementary and middle school classrooms during her travels.
Miller works part-time as the events and public relations coordinator at the N.D. Cowboy Hall of Fame office and previously was an intern for the Medora Area Convention and Visitors Bureau. She earned an associate’s degree in tourism and hospitality management in 2012 from Black Hills State University, Spearfish, S.D., and is now pursuing a bachelor’s degree in marketing from Minot State University. She is interested in a career in public relations for a political or non-profit organization. She also has her own photography business specializing in outdoor portraits.
She grew up on a ranch and is a rodeo competitor, currently in the barrel racing event. She won two state pole bending titles in North Dakota high school rodeo and served as the N.D. High School Rodeo Queen in 2010. On her path to becoming Miss Rodeo North Dakota, she served as Miss Rodeo Mandan 2013. Her parents are Gary and Stacey Miller.
For more information about the Miss Rodeo North Dakota program, visit www.missrodeond.org.