CPRA FINALS & PAGEANT

GENERAL INFORMATION

STALLS are available for all contestants at the Fair Grounds.  The stalls are $30.00, which covers both Friday and Saturday night, and Sunday afternoon, each additional day is $5.00/day.  You cannot tie your horse to your trailer or set up a portable pen at the Fair Grounds.  All horses will be required to be in stalls or will have to be loaded and leave the grounds.  When you check in at the Finals you will be charged for your stalls, please have cash ready for these fees.  One horse per stall.  Any charges for violations on the Fair Grounds will be billed to the CPRA,  so please follow all instructions.

The arena should be available for practice Friday afternoon.  Please be flexible due to the need for the stock contractor to run stock and work the arena before the rodeo! There is also a covered practice arena available for you to work your horse in when the enclosed arena is not available.

HOST HOTEL: Days Inn (formerly Microtel)

CLOTHING GUIDELINES:  Check-in ready for family photos and interview, outfit should be long-sleeve shirt and jeans. Please bring a Western Dress for the modeling, impromptu, and speech portion of the competition. You will be provided a Cruel Girl outfit to model as well. You will wear jeans and a western or pageant style shirt during Horsemanship and can bring your choice of jean/shirt outfits for the rodeo performances. Long sleeves, cowboy hat, belt and boots are required at all times.

SPEECH TOPIC: Speeches for Miss and Princess should be 1-2 minutes in length, Little Miss speeches are 20 seconds to 1 minute, and include the topic of Rodeo.  No props are allowed. Any other specifics are up to the contestant. Speeches will be given at the mall in you Western Dress outfit after the Fashion Show.

JUDGES:  To Be Announced

MEALS: We are not providing meals this year with the schedule changes. There should be enough time between pageant events and rodeo for meals.

WELCOME BASKETS & Gift Exchange: We like to welcome the contestants with a basket full of goodies that they can use during and after the pageant.  It has also become a tradition for the contestants to bring something to exchange with the other girls.  During orientation Friday night at the rodeo the girls can meet the other contestants and exchange SMALL tokens as a way to share their personality and get to know each other.  We will also answer any questions you have about the pageant events during orientation.  If you have questions concerning the Welcome Gift Exchange please let me know. It is customary to bring a gift for the contestants and outgoing royalty in your age group.
 

MODELING, SPEECH, INTERVIEW LOCATION: Hutchinson Mall 1500 E. 11th, Hutchinson, Kansas 67501

HORSEMANSHIP LOCATION: Kansas State Fair Grounds Horse Arena
 

RODEO: The new Miss CPRA will carry the American Flag at the Finals performance Grand Entry on Saturday night.  The new CPRA Princess will carry the CPRA flag. If Miss Rodeo Kansas is present she will carry the American flag for the National Anthem. Outgoing royalty will run victory laps and work the arena Friday night and newly crowned royalty will run victory laps and work the arena Saturday night and Sunday.

All contestants are required to ride in the Saturday night Grand Entry after the coronation, so don’t run off!

Please, please, PLEASE send a thank you to each of the pageant sponsors, because all of you will benefit from their sponsorship either through gifts or support.  Thank you  help us to get return sponsors next year.

Look over the CPRA Finals History information and the Facebook for CPRA Pageant, it will be helpful for your interviews and written test.