Julie Harper, representing the 4-Way Rodeo Association, was selected to reign as the 2008 Miss Rodeo Oklahoma Teen on August 4, 2007, in Oklahoma City. Harper was chosen from a field of five outstanding contestants who competed in horsemanship, interviews, modeling, impromptu questions, and speech during the three-day competition. She will travel throughout the Oklahoma representing rodeo.

Harper is the 17-year-old daughter of Jeff Harper and Carol and Donnie Nottingham. In addition to rodeo, Harper enjoys the great Oklahoma outdoors and everything it offers. Harper will attend Owasso High School this fall as a senior and will also be a part-time student at Tulsa Community College. Harper’s future goals are managing her own hunting lodge and becoming an elementary school teacher.

Harper will receive a $500 scholarship from the Rodeo Oklahoma Pageants Council at the end of her reign. Other prizes included: a traveling crown and chaps, trophy saddle, trophy buckle, and a Bailey Hat. Harper won the categories of appearance, personality, horsemanship, speech, and photogenics.

The Miss Rodeo Oklahoma Scholarship Pageant is sponsored by the Oklahoma Rodeo Pageants Council. The mission of the ORPC is to provide opportunities for the young women of Oklahoma to maximize their educational potential while promoting the state of Oklahoma through the sport of Rodeo. The pageant selects Oklahoma’s representative to the Miss Rodeo America Pageant held each year in Las Vegas, as part of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. To learn more about the pageant and its mission visit www.missrodeooklahoma.com.