World’s Rodeo Queens on tour

Miss Rodeo Canada Samantha Stokes, Miss Rodeo America Katherine Merck, Premier Annastasia Palaszczuk and Miss Rodeo Australia Katy Scott.

By Jeremy Sollars

WARWICK Rodeo Queen Ashleigh Grant has been joined by her national and international counterparts this week as the Warwick Rodeo kicks into high gear.
Miss Rodeo Canada Samantha Stokes, Miss Rodeo America Katherine Merck and Miss Rodeo Australia Katy Scott have enjoyed a week of events and activities, including catching up with Queensland Premier Annastasia Palaszczuk.
They arrived last Thursday and spent two days on the Sunshine Coast with Ashleigh before travelling to Proserpine where they cruised the reef and the Whitsundays and had cocktails with the Premier.
On Monday they were back to Brisbane where they met up with Ashleigh again and Brisbane Lord Mayor Graham Quirk before visiting the Gold Coast ahead of their return to Warwick for the Inductions function on Wednesday evening.
Today, Thursday, they will be having brunch with local councillors after a visit to Gordon Country and then will be at the first round of the National Finals tonight.
Immediately after the National Finals, Miss Rodeo Australia Katy Scott and Warwick Rodeo Queen Ashleigh Grant will attend the Miss Rodeo Canada judging and attend the Canadian National Finals Rodeo.
Ashleigh will return home and Katy will then travel to America for the Miss Rodeo America judging and attend the National Finals Rodeo in Vegas.
As well as saying hello to them at the Showgrounds over the weekend visitors can meet and greet the rodeo queens at Rose City Shoppingworld on Saturday, where they’ll feature in a fashion parade outside Woolworths at 10am and 11am to showcase fashions from retailers in the centre.