Miss Rodeo America 2023 | Keeping Up with Kennadee Riggs
ALWAYS ON THE GO AS RODEO SEASON MOVES INTO SUMMER
Nothing like a sunny day in the panhandle of Oklahoma!
Talking on the radio about rodeo and Guymon Pioneer Days!
Big smiles pre-parade in Guymon, Oklahoma!
Look who I got to see! Thank you, Bayleigh Bowman for sharing your little guy with us for some smiles!
Sash Sister Selfies!
One of our stops in Guymon: the annual Clown Contest!
Learning some new moves from a little friend I made at our “Rodeo Day” hosted by a sponsor of the Guymon Pioneer Days Rodeo in Oklahoma!
The sweetest welcome! Dara and Vicky with Circle Y Saddlery made me feel so welcome on my tour in Yoakum, Texas!
The man himself! Roger at Circle Y Saddles, just one of the many who puts so much care into my Miss Rodeo America trophy saddle.
Some of the talented people behind Circle Y Saddles!
Coolest delivery day ever! 1,140 water bottles from Northern Chill. This Arizona gal won’t be dehydrated this Cowboy Christmas!
The ORIGINAL Whattaburger, located in Corpus Christi, Texas. I am definitely a foodie so this was a fun highlight of my trip.
Sweet Bill Lathrop, one of the founders of Rodeo Corpus Christi, took a moment to share his compelling story with Nikki and I. He gave us little glass bottles with a mustard seed in each one to remind us of the scripture Matthew 17:20. Smiles and tears!
What a lucky gal I am to rub shoulders with ladies like this. We love our rodeo timers and secretaries!
What an honor! We befriended Laura Berry, 92-year-old donor to the Warriors Support Foundation. She helped provide homes and cars for 22 veterans last year!
One of the sweetest experiences yet: visiting the Children’s Hospital in Corpus Christi.
Tender experiences and friendships!
My trusty steed found a friend in our rodeo photographer. Kindness goes beyond humans!
Giving the Rodeo 101 rundown to first and second graders in Corpus Christi, Texas!
A beautiful waterfront lunch with my partner for Rodeo Corpus Christi, Nikki Woodward!
Making my mark and signing the infamous wall at an Abbyville, Kansas Radio Station!
Miss Rodeo Universe goes to this astronaut statue at Abbyville’s Space Center!
Look at this crew with a beautiful view! This is just a fraction of the Abbyville community who made me feel so welcome while I was there.
One of my favorite memories! I got to mingle with community members in Abbyville, Kansas who had sponsored my trip to make sure I could be in attendance at their rodeo. What kind hearts they all have!
Look who it is!!! Tiffany McCaffrey, past Miss Rodeo Kansas, made me feel so at home while in Abbyville!
Oh, the sweet Bronc Rumford! He made Abbyville such a wonderful ball of memories for us girls.
Precious cargo! Miss Rodeo Kansas and I got to take a very special trinket around town to show to our sponsors…the gold buckle presented to the Abbyville Rodeo last year for being the 2022 PRCA Small Rodeo of the Year!
Ranch Rodeo time in Abbyville, Kansas!
Yep! That is Miss Rodeo America and some awesome state titleholders after taking 3rd place in the Abbyville Ranch Rodeo!
Dressed up or down, I’m still wearing vintage Wrangler!
Las Vegas Media Day… this time in my aunt’s dress that she painted and wore as Miss Rodeo Arizona 2009.
A rodeo fan and friend…Wayne Newton himself!
Hailey Kinsel and I after acing the movie quote game we played at Las Vegas Media Day
The gang was all here! You never know who you will see in Las Vegas in December!
Las Vegas Media Day for the WNFR! We shot at multiple locations within the Palms Resort.
Touch-ups before one of our photoshoot sessions! The hair and makeup girls weren’t previously very familiar with rodeo but they left that photoshoot as big fans.