Miss Rodeo America

WOW what a week! The Miss Rodeo America Pageant 2011 concluded on Saturday December 4, 2010. Congratulations on a job well done Amanda Breitenfeldt! I am very proud to be your successor and hope that my year will be as flourishing and fun as yours was! Congratulations also go out to South Dakota, the home to Miss Rodeo America 2011, McKenzie Haley!


On my flight home from Las Vegas, my mother and I were looking on the internet of possible leather dress colors. Our steward, Stephen had been watching us look at colored squares and replied “Don’t you have anything better to look at than paint chips?” I replied to him what we were trying to accomplish and he was fascinated with the whole Miss Rodeo lifestyle. He could not believe that we made dresses out of leather and found it rather difficult to visualize what a full size dress would look like having only a little square to see. We talked about how it would be easier to view the dresses if we could simply drag the color on a “computerized manikin” and see the dress on her. He is looking for a program and is going to let me know if he finds one.

After watching, learning, and documenting everything I could, I am ready to start my year promoting the Cowboys and Cowgirls competing in the sport that the Weekend Warrior’s dominate, RODEO!

My Biography

Sara Fuchs of Medford was crowned Miss Rodeo Wisconsin 2011 at the Wisconsin River Pro Rodeo Miss Rodeo Wisconsin pageant in June. Portions of the competition included a speech titled Why You Should Visit my Home Town of Medford, modeling, impromptu and media interviews, personality, personal interactions at the children’s library, golf outing, 5 K run, and horsemanship skills.
The 22 year old daughter of Daniel and Tracy Fuchs graduated from Medford Area Senior High School in 2006. She is currently attending the University of River Falls, and will graduate in May 2011, obtaining a Bachelors degree in Animal Science with an Equine emphasis. During her four years at River Falls, she served as treasurer of UWRF Horseman’s Association and IHSA, Interscholastic Horse Judging Association, selected to participate in judging Reining competition at the 2009 Futurity in Oklahoma City, Captain of the Western Stock Show Team, chaired dozens of horse shows, and traveled to Europe for a 3 week assignment in 2009 to assist Dr. Kris Hiney in instructing students for horsemanship, reining, and basic rodeo events.
As a proud Wisconsin cowgirl, Sara began riding at the age of 7. She grew up competing in local 4-H and Black River Rider events, moving to open horse shows, and intercollegiate competitions. These experiences gave Sara her passionate appreciation and love for the sport of rodeo.
Her hobbies include reining, gymkhana, camping with and without horses, canoeing, traveling, snowmobiling, darts, and one of her favorite sports, Rodeo!
Sara’s reign as Miss Rodeo Wisconsin will begin in 2011 when she will represent the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) and the Badger State. Sara will spend a year traveling to various rodeos and western celebrations throughout the United States and Wisconsin. Her time in 2011 will be spent promoting and educating others about Wisconsin’s heritage and the sport of rodeo. In December, 2011 she will join the nation’s best cowboys and cowgirls in Las Vegas, Nevada for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, where she’ll proudly represent Wisconsin in the Miss Rodeo America Pageant with the opportunity to be crowned Miss Rodeo America 2012.