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Keri Sheffield of Florida Crowned 2018 Miss Rodeo America

Keri Sheffield was crowned Miss Rodeo America 2018 on Sunday, December 10, in Las Vegas.

The 24-year-old from Summerfield represented her home state at the Miss Rodeo America Pageant as the 2017 Miss Rodeo Florida, becoming the first from her state to hold the coveted national title.

Sheffield holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from Berry College and currently works as an ICU nurse. She plans on continuing her education to become a nurse anesthetist and carrying out her vision of serving as a medical missionary.

The Landstrom’s Black Hills Gold crown is accompanied by more than $20,000 in educational scholarships and prizes including a wardrobe of Wrangler jeans and shirts, an assortment of Montana Silversmiths jewelry, and a selection of Justin Boots.

In addition to the title, Sheffield earned the Appearance and Personality Awards.

This year, 31 contestants represented their states in the week-long national pageant consisting of a horsemanship competition, a written test on equine science and rodeo knowledge, extensive interviews, extemporaneous speaking, and a fashion show. The top five contestants – from Florida, Idaho, Oregon, Utah and Texas – each answered a question about the innovative ways in which they would promote rodeo, agriculture, and the Western way of life if selected as Miss Rodeo America 2018.

During her reign as the official representative of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, Sheffield will travel more than 120,000 miles and appear at more than 120 rodeo performances, as well as making appearances at schools, civic groups and other special events in order to educate the public and create awareness about the sport of rodeo, its sponsors, and its opportunities.

Sheffield will also serve as a spokesperson at a variety of promotional events and model in commercial advertisements for Western clothiers, publications, sponsors and other service providers to the Western industry.

As Miss Rodeo America 2018, Sheffield will begin her duties by attending press conferences immediately following her coronation and spend the remainder of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo attending appearances with Miss Rodeo America 2017, Lisa Lageschaar of Texas. She will be introduced for the first time in the Thomas & Mack Center during the sixth performance of the WNFR on Tuesday, December 12.

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