ABOUT THE CONTEST
For more than a half century, Woodlake cowboys have paid tribute to young horsewomen in our community by crowning an annual Rodeo Queen. Barbara Ainley, from Three Rivers, was crowned as the first Rodeo Queen of Woodlake in 1949.
The Miss Woodlake Lions Rodeo contest is held annually to select a young lady to serve as a positive role model representing the Woodlake Lions Club and Woodlake Lions Rodeo throughout the year at the Woodlake Lions Rodeo, at professional rodeos throughout the California Circuit, and within the local Woodlake and Tulare County community. After competing in three contest categories (Horsemanship: 50 percent; Poise, Personality & Appearance: 25 percent; and Ticket Sales: 25 percent), the newly-crowned queen receives a saddle, crown, belt buckle and sash. Prizes are also awarded to all category winners and runner-ups.
Eligibility Requirements
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Willing and able to fulfill all of the “queen’s responsibilities” during her reign
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Single, never married, without children, and have not had any children previously
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Never previously held the title of Miss Woodlake Lions Rodeo
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A minimum of 16 years old, but not older than 24 years of age as of the date of the initial orientation meeting
The Woodlake Lions Rodeo Queen Committee works with the contestants each year in the contest categories, preparing them not only for the Miss Woodlake Lions Rodeo competition, but for future contests at other rodeo associations.
Applications for the Miss Woodlake Lions Rodeo contest are available January 1 of each year. If you are interested in representing the Woodlake Lions Rodeo as our official royalty, please follow us on Facebook or visit our website to download the application.
Miss Woodlake Lions Rodeo
CANCELLATION OF 2021 CONTEST
The Woodlake Lions Club has made the decision to cancel the 2021 Miss Woodlake Lions Rodeo contest, previously scheduled for the Spring of 2021, due to the state and local impact of COVID-19 pandemic during 2020. The cancellation of 2020 rodeos and community events that Miss Woodlake Lions Rodeo would normally be a part of to represent the Woodlake Lions Rodeo, Woodlake Lions Club and community of Woodlake, spurred the decision to allow the 2020 Miss Woodlake Lions Rodeo, Macie Kulikov, to continue her reign through 2021. A number of other rodeo queen contests have taken the same approach to provide the best opportunity for their 2020 titleholders, including the Miss Rodeo California and Miss Rodeo America contests.
To the contestants who were looking forward to running for the 2021 Miss Woodlake Lions Rodeo title, the Woodlake Lions Club and Miss Woodlake Lions Rodeo Committee apologizes for any inconvenience this decision has caused. The rodeo industry has been hit hard during the challenges of 2020, and we look forward to having you compete in 2022!
MISS WOODLAKE LIONS RODEO 2020-2021
Macie Kulikov is 18 years old, from Sanger, California, and graduated from Clovis East High School in 2020. She currently attends California State University, Fresno, majoring in Animal Science, and will compete on the Fresno State Bulldogs Rodeo Team once the college rodeo season begins. After she graduates from Fresno State, she plans on becoming a certified Equine Chiropractor. Macie was an active member of the California High School Rodeo Association throughout her high school years, and qualified for the 2019 National High School Rodeo Finals in the event of pole bending. Besides high school rodeo, Macie has been involved in Fairmont 4-H and Clovis FFA. Her favorite hobbies include riding dirt bikes and eating ice cream.
In December 2020, Macie was also crowned the Pole Bending World Champion at the Junior World Finals!
Macie Kulikov
Miss Woodlake Lions Rodeo 2020-2021
The Miss Woodlake Lions Rodeo Contest is presented by
PAST RODEO ROYALTY
Barbara Ainley
The first Miss Woodlake Lions Rodeo, circa 1949
1949 – Barbara Ainley
1950 – Frances Jean Wells
1956 – Linda Pardue
1957 – Pat Chappell
1958 – Monica Robinson-Pizura
1959 – Carolyn Chappell
1960 – Jeannie Fultz-Vonkonsky
1961 – Dorothy Moore-Peck
1962 – Linda Ragle-Barter
1963 – Joan Ferry-Smith
1964 – Cynthia Hansen
1965 – Jackie Horton
1966 – Gayle Diamond
1967 – Linda Keller-Sankoff
1968 – Candy Mann
1969 – Barbie Ruth
1970 – Kathie McGill-Hargrove
1971 – Patsy Sanchez
1972 – Donna McGee
1973 – Anne Dudley
1974 – Cindy Furman-Redfearn
1975 – Cindy Randell-Robinson
1976 – Desiree Longbotham
1977 – Susie Sanchez-Medina
1978 – Cathy Davis
1979 – Kim Van Fossen
1980 – Joy Sweeney-Aiello
1981 – Donna Wells
1982 – Julie Johnson-Hawes
1983 – Danielle Mayer
1984 – Valerie Hayward
1985 – Debbie Costa
1986 – Kimberly Joramo-Melancon
1987 – Joanna Herrera-Howard
1988 – Erin Suzy Sweeney
1989 – Monica Rodriguez
1990 – Sara Crumly-Taylor
1991 – Melissa Wood
1992 – Rebecca Vincent
1993 – Fidela Rodriguez
1994 – Pamela Wood-Konishi
1995 – Trisha Whiteside-Perez
1996 – Heather Warren
1997 – Nakoma Roberts
1998 – Tami Tarbell-Lea
1999 – Andrea Whiteside-Searcy
2000 – April Tyler
2001 – Corrine Ainley-Manes
2002 – Alisha Nelson-Perret
2003 – Kara Morris-Fanning
2004 – Audra Ainley-Wyngarden
2005 – Kendra Burkheimer-Abercrombie
2006 – Crystal Hasson-Grimmer
2007 – Alex Cervantes
2008 – Mindy Garrison
2009 – Jennifer Murphy-Tilley
2010 – Tarah Rowland-Baker
2011 – Justine Day
2012 – Matlyn Matta-Hoffman
2013 – Amanda Lawrence-Willis
2014 – Markie Hageman
2015 – Cierra Wittig
2016 – Morgan Moisi
2017 – Kelsey Story
2018 – Chloe Boling
