Miss California Rodeo Salinas 2022 is Mayson Bothwell of King City, CA. The competition took place over the past two days at the Salinas Sports Complex with four contestants participating- Mayson Bothwell, Miss La Grange Rodeo Princess, Rose Escobar, Miss Salinas Valley Wine Country Pro Rodeo, Macee Nunes, Miss West Hills College Rodeo and Chelsea Rogell, Miss California Gymkhana Association District 14. Escobar earned 1st runner-up honors while Rogell was second runner-up.
Categories of evaluation included personality & appearance, scholarship, and horsemanship. Bothwell was the winner of the personality, horsemanship, and appearance categories while Escobar won the scholarship portion of the competition. Rogell won the congeniality award voted on by fellow contestants.
Miss California Rodeo Salinas 2022, Mayson Bothwell, received a $3,000 educational scholarship, a gold and silver belt buckle, a gold and silver tiara sponsored by the Harden Foundation, the use of a two-horse trailer for the next year and many other gifts and awards. Bothwell will travel to events including rodeos, parades and other community celebrations throughout California representing the California Rodeo Salinas as an ambassador for the event and western lifestyle.
The Miss California Rodeo Salinas 2022 contest was sponsored by Holiday Inn Express & Suites.
Photo by Ronnie Esparza.
About California Rodeo Salinas
The California Rodeo Salinas will take place July 21st-24th, 2022. The California Rodeo Association is a not-for-profit organization that strives to preserve and promote the traditions of the California Rodeo Salinas and the West. We support the community and other non-profit organizations through the staging of the annual California Rodeo Salinas and other year-round operations of the Salinas Sports Complex. Through donation of our facility, vending and fundraising opportunities during Rodeo and other events, the California Rodeo Association returns over $500,000 annually to local non-profits. For more information about the California Rodeo Salinas, log on to www.CARodeo.com or call the California Rodeo Office at 831-775.3100. ‘Like’ the California Rodeo on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CARodeoSalinas or follow us on twitter @CaliforniaRodeo for updates, photos and more.