Announcing Miss California Rodeo Salinas 2023 Rose Escobar

SALINAS, CA, July 8, 2023 – Miss California Rodeo Salinas 2023 is Rose Escobar of Salinas, CA. The competition took place over the past two days at the Salinas Sports Complex with five contestants participating- Rose Escobar - Miss Salinas Valley Wine Country Pro Rodeo, Sydney Goldwyn - Miss Cal Poly Rodeo Team, Karina Leyva - Miss Hope, Horses & Kids, Macee Nunes - Miss Monterey County Sheriff’s Posse, and Karissa Rogers - Miss Rodeo Oakdale. Rogers earned 1st runner-up honors while Nunes was second runner-up.

Categories of evaluation included personality & appearance, scholarship, and horsemanship. Escobar was the winner of the personality, horsemanship, and appearance categories while Rogers won the scholarship portion of the competition. Leyva won the congeniality award voted on by fellow contestants.

Miss California Rodeo Salinas 2023, Rose Escobar, 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. Escobar 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 2023 contest was sponsored by Holiday Inn Express & Suites.

Rose Escobar was crowned Miss Salinas Valley Fair in March of 2019.

Photo by Ronnie Esparza.

About the California Rodeo Salinas

The California Rodeo Salinas will take place July 20-23, 2023. 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 $560,000 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 them on Instagram or twitter @CaliforniaRodeo for updates, photos and more.

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