Brylee Johnson was crowned as Miss Rodeo Texas 2023 on Friday, June 23rd, 2023 at the Miss Rodeo Texas Pageant coronation in San Antonio, Texas. Brylee represented as Miss Rodeo SandHills during the pageant. In addition to being crowned Miss Rodeo Texas 2023, Brylee also garnered top awards in the Personality and Horsemanship categories.
Brylee Lark Johnson, born and raised in Texas, is the 21-year-old daughter of Marty and Cyndee Johnson and big sister to Kascee, Grady and Rorry. She loves roping and riding with her family in their arena at their ranch in Flatonia, Texas. Soon, she will be graduating from Texas A&M- Corpus Christi with a Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences. She then plans to work in the field of equine-assisted therapy and psychotherapy for the betterment of individuals with special needs and disabilites.
During her reign as Miss Rodeo Texas 2023, Brylee will have plenty of opportunities to accomplish her goals as she travels over 50,000 miles promoting professional rodeo, western heritage, and agriculture. Ms. Johnson took home an incredible prize package, including a trophy saddle, trophy belt buckle, luggage, Texas ring, two custom Heads or Tails cowboy hats, plus much more. She will also receive a scholarship sponsored by Pepsi.
A Texas tradition for more than five decades with the Miss Rodeo Texas inauguration crowning in 1959, the Miss Rodeo Texas Pageant has produced eight Miss Rodeo Americas. Since the inception of the Miss Rodeo Texas Pageant, Miss Rodeo Texas has served as a vibrant, colorful goodwill ambassador of rodeo, the official sport of Texas, working closely with professional rodeos, rodeo associations and community organizations to preserve our western heritage and keep the western industry alive and flourishing in today’s society.
Contestants from all over the state participate in the Miss Rodeo Texas program competing for thousands of dollars in scholarship awards and other prizes among three age groups vying for their respective crowns. The Miss Rodeo Texas contest consists of pageant winners from 20 to 26 years old. The Miss Rodeo Texas Teen consists of winners from 14 to 19 year old. The Miss Rodeo Texas Princess competition consists of 9 to 13 year old contestants. The selection of each of the rodeo queens is based on horsemanship, appearance, and personality competitions with the crowning of the winners on coronation night in San Antonio, Texas.