Packet to be completed and returned to:

Rodeo Queen Director:

Jennifer Hall (951) 215-5080

If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to text or call me. If I cannot get to your call, I will call you back as soon as possible.

Make checks for entry fee payable to: Stagecoach Days Association

Mail to: Stagecoach Days Association, ATTN: Rodeo Queen Director

P.O. Box 604, Banning CA 92220

Deadline: June 4th, 2018

All applications must be in the hands of the Rodeo Queen Director by June 4th, 2018. No late applications will be accepted.

CALENDAR OF MANDATORY EVENTS 2018

  • Applications DEADLINEJune 4 2018
  • *If chosen* Sponsorship and Ads due by August 1 2018 NO exceptions!

Rodeo ticket sales and raffle ticket sales money due September 4, 2018 NO exceptions!

  • September 6th 2018 Queen Coronation
  • September 7-9, 2018- Winners will represent Banning Stagecoach Days during rodeo, carnival, and parade.
  • September (TBD) San Bernardino Sheriff Rodeo
  • September (TBD) Beaumont Oktoberfest
  • October (TBD) Banning City Council Meeting
  • December (TBD) Beaumont Christmas Parade
  • February (TBD) Banning Little League Pancake Breakfast
  • March (TBD) Stagecoach Days Bowling
  • May (TBD) Stagecoach Days Trap Shoot
  • June (TBD) Beaumont Cherry Festival Parade and Carnival week
  • June (TBD) Jurupa Rodeo
  • August (TBD) Norco Rodeo

****In its sole discretion the Stagecoach Committee can add Mandatory events to this schedule.

Failure to attend any mandatory events is grounds from disqualification and removal of contestant from contest unless contestant has received written permission from Stagecoach Days Association to miss said event, which permission may be granted or denied in sole discretion of the Stagecoach Days Association. All events deemed mandatory, will be given a 3-4 week notice of the event.

**In the event that you would like to attend other events in Stagecoach Days attire you MUST get approval from the rodeo queen director and Stagecoach Days Associationboard.

Who is Eligible

  1. Age: as of (June 4, 2018). Each contestant 18 years of age or younger shall have a legal guardian, parent, or chaperone over the age of 21, who shall be responsible for that contestant during their reign.

Queen……………………..18-24 years of age

Junior Miss……….………13-17 years of age

Little Miss……….…………8-12 years of age

Tiny Miss…………………..5-7 years of age

  1. Marital Status: All contestants must be unmarried at the time of the competition and shall remain unmarried during the time of their reign. All contestants must not have any children at the time of competition or during the time of their reign. If a contestant shall become married, or pregnant during their reign they will forfeit their title all prizes won MUST be returned.
  2. Mileage: Contestants must live within 45 miles of Banning.
  3. This is NOT a beauty contest, nor a clothing competition but rather a competition, which recognizes a number of attributes such as horsemanship, public speaking, rodeo/horse knowledge, personality & appearance. It is also an opportunity to meet new people and make new friends.

To Apply

  1. Entry: Contestants are responsible for their own entry. Applications shall be submitted with ALL REQUIRED SIGNATURES, HORSEMANSHIP DVD, AND APPLICATIONS FEESno later than the due date. All applications must be in the hands of the Rodeo Queen Director by June 4th, 2018. No late applications will be accepted.
  1. Application Fee: A fee of $25.00 shall accompany each application. This can be done by sponsorships also. Make all checks payable to the Stagecoach Days Assn.
  2. Headshot:Please include an 8X11 headshot. Attire for the headshot must be western attire. Contestant must wear a felt hat.
  1. DVD: ** It is your responsibility to make sure your DVD is compatible with all systems.
  2. You must start your DVD with an introduction of yourself. Please give an explanation of why you would like to represent Banning, and why you believe we should chose you to represent our city. This portion of the video must be done inside a building with a neutral non-distracting background.

Horsemanship portion of the DVD

  1. Contestant attire: For the horsemanship video portion the contestant must wear a felt hat. If the contestant is in the Little Miss or Tiny Miss category they have an option of wearing a helmet. Contestant must wear a white western fitted shirt with blue jeans. Chaps may not be worn for the horsemanship video.
  2. The horsemanship portion of the DVD must be a continuous unedited video that begins with you mounting your horse, completing the pattern and ending dismounting your horse. Horsemanship pattern attached. Sr. & Jr. are the same pattern. When completing the horsemanship pattern, you must mount your horse, begin your pattern, and immediately after the pattern is complete walk to pick up your flag and complete your flag run and then queens run. This MUST all be continuous video. If the video is cut together it is at the judges discretion to disqualify the contestant.

*** If you do not have access to another arena, you may make arrangements with the queen director to complete your video pattern at Dysart Park.

  • Queens and Jr. Queens MUST complete a flag run. The flag run is optional for the Little and Tiny queen and will not count against you if you do not complete one.
  • The judges will be looking for control of your horse, completion and accuracy of pattern, flag run, queens wave, and position of hands and body in the saddle.
  • Although this pageant is done through a video submission the judges will be looking for how well the contestant is able to present her personality, poise, and knowledge on horseback as well as the video introduction.

5. You must include 3 references with contact information as well as your relationship with those

individuals. The references can come from trainers, past queen directors, judges, schools, places of work, or queens you have held a title with. If you have held a title previously please state which association it was for, the year you held that title, and what title you held. ** Previous rodeo titles you have held**

If you are chosen to represent Banning for the 2018-2019 year:

(WINNERS WILL BE NOTIFIED BY JUNE 15TH)

*By telephone*

  • As our Stagecoach Days Rodeo Queen it is your responsibility to help promote our upcoming rodeo. Your job is to collect sponsorships, sell raffle tickets, sell rodeo tickets, and rodeo program ads. You are a large part in making our rodeo happen and are the face of our association.
  • After winners are notified a meeting will be held in order to go over responsibilities, and give you the proper information in order to collect sponsorships. (Meeting date TBD)

It is important to note that if you are the candidate chosen you will be notified by June 15th. We will NOT be notifying the public of the 2018 queens until September 6th, 2018. Although you have been selected to represent our Rodeo as queen you do not officially hold the title until you are crowned September 6th, 2018. Photos, flyers, or information cannot be posted, as we want to hold a celebration September 6th, 2018. We also want to be respectful to our current 2017 queens to allow them to finish their reign. It is also important to note that if you do not hold the title and will not be crowned until all funds have been raised.

  • You will be responsible for raising a minimum of$3,000. This can be in the form of raffle tickets, sponsorships, rodeo program ads, and straight donations.

** Sponsorships must be a business/person that did not sponsor the rodeo in 2017. (We are looking for new sponsors)

  • You will be responsible for selling 30 total rodeo tickets. 20 of those tickets can either be Friday or Saturday,10 must be Sunday rodeo tickets. Selling a VIP ticket will count as (1) rodeo ticket. .

DUE DATES FOR RAISING SPONSORSHIPS

ALL program ads, and sponsorships MUST be turned in no later than August 1st, 2018

(This is due to deadlines for the program being printed NO EXCEPTIONS)

ALL raffle ticket, and rodeo tickets must be turned in no later than September 4th, 2018

(NO EXCEPTIONS)

***If you are chosen you understand that you are responsible for raising this money and selling rodeo tickets. By signing this contract you understand that if you do not raise the funds in the appropriate amount of time you run the risk of not being crowned and receiving your prizes on the coronation date. Funds have been raised in the years before and it is possible to achieve this goal.***

** THERE WILL BE A COMPETITION A SALES COMPETITION BETWEEN THE FOUR WINNERS. THE WINNER WILL RECEIVE $500.

This competition will be held between the four winners. The queen with the highest sales of sponsorship money, raffle ticket money, and rodeo ticket sales will win the $500. This award will be received at the queen coronation September 6th, 2018.

Rules and Regulations:

  1. Withdrawals: If after the closing of the Queens Court entries, a contestant must withdraw, all fees and sponsorships are non-refundable.
  2. The Stagecoach Days Association reserves the right to cancel the contest or combine age divisions if less than three entrants submit applications for the different age divisions of the Stagecoach Days Rodeo Queen contest.
  3. Reasons for Disqualification: Inappropriate behavior, i.e., language or conduct may be subject to review and disqualification. Contestants or members of the Banning Stagecoach Days Court shall not consume any alcoholic beverages or use any form of tobacco products, regardless of their age, at any Stagecoach Days event. See Code of Conduct.
  4. If a contestant has been disqualified from another queen pageant or has had their title revoked Stagecoach Days Association has the right to deny eligibility to enter the competition.
  5. The final decision regarding the eligibility or disqualification of a contestant is vested with the Queens Court Directors and the Stagecoach Days Association.
  6. The winners of the competition will be expected to participate in the 2018 Stagecoach Days Rodeo and its events and promote the 2019 Stagecoach Days Event throughout the year.

Queens Contestant Application

Division of Competition:

(please check the category, based on age on competition date)

Queen (18-24 years of age)

Jr. Miss (13-17 years of age)

Little Miss (8-12 years of age)

Tiny Miss (5-7 years of age)

Name:Age: Date of Birth:

Parents Names:

Address:

City: State:

Phone:

Why do you want to be rodeo queen?

Why do you believe that Stagecoach Days should chose you to represent their rodeo?

Special Interests, Activities (not horse related), and any Awards Received:

What are your career goals?

Hobbies:

Rodeos & Horse Activities & Awards Received:

How did you get involved with the sport of Rodeo?

Code of Conduct

Contestant Name:

I accept and will fulfill to the best of my ability, the many responsibilities of the Banning Stagecoach Days Queen to which I may be selected. I understand that I may be asked to attend various rodeos, parades, trail rides, dinners, meetings, etc. I understand and have not violated any of the Banning Stagecoach Days Queens Contest Rules.

Date: Signed:

As the Parent (s) of, I (we) agree to see that he/she will be available to attend any functions which Banning Stagecoach Days may request her to attend. I (we) accept the responsibility of seeing that they are chaperoned, and I (we) will make all necessary arrangements for their transportation and for that of the horse and equipment.

Date: Signed:

Banning Stagecoach Days agrees to see that all functions and activities attended by our Queens shall not interfere with school, and that said functions will be suitable for young adults.

Code of Conduct

  1. Represent Banning Stagecoach Days with dignity and pride.
  2. Never gossip or slander or harass members of the Banning Stagecoach Days Court, Banning Stagecoach Days chairpersons, Banning Stagecoach Days board members, Banning Stagecoach Days general members or their families. This applies to any form of verbal, written, or electronic means.
  3. Never use profanity or inappropriate language while attending Banning Stagecoach Days events or while representing Banning Stagecoach Days at any event or location.
  4. No inappropriate attitude or behavior toward any member of the Banning Stagecoach Days Court, Banning Stagecoach Days chairpersons, Banning Stagecoach Days board members, Banning Stagecoach Days general members or their families. If inappropriate attitude or behavior is presented to any member of the Banning Stagecoach Days board it is at the boards discretion to revoke my title and all prizes won.
  5. Smoking, use of tobacco products, drinking alcohol or use of any type of illegal drugs while representing Stagecoach Days is prohibited. This includes posting photos exhibiting this type of behavior on social media.
  6. At all times queens must wear clean and appropriate attire at all Banning Stagecoach Days events. No tube tops, revealing or ragged clothes. At all rodeos queens must wear button down or appropriate leather tops. No plugs or gauge ear piercings will be allowed. If you have any body piercings or tattoos they should remain covered at all times you are representing Stagecoach Days.
  7. When representing Banning Stagecoach Days, be sure that you and your horse are presentable. Your horse should be clean, free of debris and ready for the appropriate event.
  8. It is your responsibility to handle the transportation and use of a horse. It is not the board’s responsibility to make arrangements for transportation, or horse use.
  9. I certify that I have never willingly appeared nude or semi-nude in any photo, video, or file as of this date. I will not pose nude or semi-nude for photo or file while holding a title, I will not pose provocatively or suggestively on any social media site (Facebook, Instagram etc.).
  10. All social media accounts MUST be open to Stagecoach Days executive board, and rodeo queen director.
  11. In the event that the participant should marry, become pregnant, or if my conduct is in anyway damaging to the Miss Banning Stagecoach Days Pageant, she will forfeit the crown and title and all awarded prizes immediately. Upon information being received that any of these situation has occurred or is occurring, all cases will be investigated.
  12. ALL events that you would like to attend that are not required from our rodeo association and photography sessions done in Stagecoach Days attire MUST be approved by thedirector/executive board before attending.
  13. Contestants may not have inappropriate and non-allowed conduct listed in the paragraphs above to appear in any social and news media.
  14. I understand that all prizes won (saddle, buckle, etc.) belong to Stagecoach Days Association until the crowing of the 2019 queens. If at any point my title is stripped from me I must return any and all prizes.
  15. I understand that the perpetual chaps and crown belong to Stagecoach DaysAssociation; if during my reign these items shall be damaged I will be responsible for replacing these items for their full value.
  16. The Stagecoach Days Association reserves the right in its sole discretion to add, delete, modify, and enforce any of the rules and regulations as in its sole discretion deems necessary for the good of the event.
  17. I understand that I will be asked to attend mandatory events; I will be notified at least 3-4 weeks prior to an event that is listed as mandatory. If I fail to attend mandatory events I understand that at any time the executive board and rodeo queen director can put my position under a review and my title, along with prizes can be taken from me.
  18. I understand that the $3,000 in sponsorship money/program ads/rodeo tickets/raffle tickets, that I MUST raise will be turned in no later than September 4th, 2018. If the money is not raised I understand that I will not be crowned until the money is turned in.

By signing below I, ______, understand that failure to comply with this Code of Conduct rules will result in my removal from the Banning Stagecoach Days Court. As to any subsequent years, my behavior might be grounds for disqualifying me in any future Banning Stagecoach Days Court competitions. I also understand this Code of Conduct is supplemental to the rules agreed to upon applying for the Banning Stagecoach Days Court.

Sign NamePrint NameDate:

Parent Sign NamePrint Name Date:

Waiver of Liability

In consideration of my application being accepted for participation in the “Miss Stagecoach Days Rodeo Queen” contest, I hereby agree to abide by the rules and regulations of the “Miss Stagecoach Days Rodeo Queen”committee and understand that any violation of the rules and regulations may disqualify me from the contest. I further agree to hold harmless the “Miss Stagecoach Days Rodeo Queen”contest committee, the Stagecoach Days Association and its officers agents, members, and employees for any claims resulting from the loss, accident or injury, received by me in connection with participation by me in any event, performance, parade or other activities. Also, I hereby release the right, title and claims of any photographs that may be taken by the management for their use in promotion and publicity.

I certify that I have read the rules and regulation of the “Miss Stagecoach Days Rodeo Queen” contest. I agree to fulfill my obligations as “Miss Stagecoach Days Rodeo Queen”conducting myself in a proper manner and/or way of life by remaining unmarried and remain from of any questionable acts involving an issue of morality. I also agree that if I am chosen as first runner-up I will make myself available and maintain my eligibility to fill the capacity of “Miss Stagecoach Days Rodeo Queen”. I have carefully read the aforementioned statement and the accompanying Waiver of Liability ad fully understand and agree to abide by the terms and conditions contained therein.

Signature of Contestant ______Date______

Street Address or P.O. Box ______

City County State Zip Code ______