The Mandan Rodeo Committee is seeking contestants for its 2010 Miss Rodeo Mandan queen and princess pageants. The queen and princess serve as ambassadors for Mandan Rodeo Days, the community and the sport of rodeo.

Miss Rodeo Mandan contestants must be residents of the state and between the ages of 17 to 23 as of Dec. 31, 2010, to assure eligibility for the Miss Rodeo North Dakota Pageant in 2011. Princess contestants must be between the ages of 8 and 12 as of July 1 and be from Mandan or within an approximate 125-mile radius.

Contestants in both divisions need to be available July 1-4 for participation in pageant competition and rodeo activities. Contestants are judged on horsemanship, a speech and personal interview, appearance and modeling.

Complete rules and entry forms are available online at mandanrodeo.com or by contacting Keely Spilde of the Mandan Rodeo Pageant Committee at 701-527-5118 or keelys99@yahoo.com. The deadline for entries is May 21.

New royalty will be crowned preceding the July 4 rodeo performance by 2010 Miss Rodeo Mandan Brittany Schock, of Mandan and Miss Rodeo Mandan Princess Libby Bateman, of New Salem. Mandan Rodeo Days is celebrating its 131st anniversary in 2010.