New Rodeo Royalty has been crowned

Awards were presented and a new Rodeo Royalty Team was crowned on Saturday, Aug. 9, at the royalty dinner and on-stage performance held in Building A at the Mariposa Fairgrounds.

The new Mariposa County Fair Rodeo
Royalty Team for 2025-2026
Queen: Rayna Rogers
Queen runner up: Emily Ramsey
Princess: McKenna Baker
Princess runner up: Maisie Subia
Junior Princess: Bobbie Persson
Junior Princess runner up: Emma Mack
The new royalty will be present at the fair
and will be making appearances throughout
their program year, representing Mariposa.

Special awards
Top ticket sales: Rayna Rogers
Runner up: Ellie Greninger
Queen Horsemanship: Rayna Rogers
Princess Horsemanship: Maisie Subia
Junior Princess Horsemanship: Bobbie
Persson
Queen personal interview: Emily Ramsey
Princess personal interview: McKenna Baker Junior Princess personal interview: Bobbie
Persson

Goodbyes and special thanks were given to the outgoing Royalty: Queen Heely Patterson, Princess Lauren Ramsey and Junior Princess Aurora Kelling, who all did a great job representing Mariposa for the 2024-2025 program year.

Special highlights regarding outgoing royalty

Patterson had obtained a saddle sponsor for each division which meant that this was the first time that all division winners went home with a saddle.

Patterson’s fundraising efforts also enabled her to provide more awards to the contestants.

Patterson was able to provide saddle stands to the winners (which she made with her family), leather sashes, fabric sashes, flag boots and jackets as well as the interview and horsemanship awards.

Kelling was the most traveled of any Junior Princess with over 35 appearances representing Mariposa for the program year throughout the state of California.

She was recognized with a custom leather and cowhide handbag.

Awards

For all contestants: Hat cans and flowers.

For all division winners: saddle, breast collar, headstall, trophy blanket, buckle, crown, flowers, leather sash, fabric sashes and flag boot.

Additional for queen: $500 and $250 travel fund.

Thank you sponsors

Saddles: Greg Opinski

Horsemanship and personal interview division winners: leather sash, fabric sashes and flag boot provided by Queen Heely Patterson.

Runner up raffle butterfly earrings provided by: Silver Valley Ranch

Queen buckle: Mariposa Mountain Riders

Princess and Junior Princess crowns: Kelling family

Additional sponsors who provided sponsorships and or services:

Mariposa Lions Club, Mariposa Sheriff’s Foundation, Rogers Family, Silver Valley Ranch, Tri-County Pump and Well Service and Yosemite Falls Well Drilling and Pump Service.

Thank you to the people that make this happen:

• Master of Ceremonies Jessica Segale along with assistant Makenna Tillery, Dave Segale for Sound.

• Sammi Segale for raffle and silent auction.

• Royalty Committee: Jeanne Casner, Katy Casner, Jocelynn Mahoney, Sandie Morehouse, Beverly Suggs and Carol Suggs.

• The Mariposa Lions Club for providing dinner service and all the support and help from friends and family that made this event special.

While the following contestants did not take home crowns this year they are to be commended for their hard work and dedication: Emily Ramsey, Kensley Silva, Maisie Subia, Ellie Greninger, Juliet Kiely and Emma Mack.

Mariposa County Fair Rodeo Royalty is administrated by the Mariposa Friends of the Fairgrounds Foundation.

This non-profit is dedicated to ensuring that the Fairgrounds stays open now and for future generations to enjoy.

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