Miss Rodeo Illinois 2012

Jeannette Lynn Hull of Mansfield, Illinois, is a junior at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale where she is an Illinois Soybean Checkoff Scholar. She is pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in Agronomy within the Plant and Soil Sciences Department. Her goal is to earn a Master’s degree in Plant Breeding and Genetics, where she plans to work for a leading crop production company developing new varieties that will produce record-breaking yields, and have resistance to crop pests and pathogens. She is active in Collegiate FFA, PAS, and Block and Bridle Club. While attending Parkland College she was the Equestrian Team president and competed in reining. There she placed 4th in the Nation in Agri-Business, and was a National Qualifier in Equine Management in PAS. Jeannette is the daughter of David and Tammy Hobbs and has a brother, Travis. Jeannette served as the 2007 PRCA Piatt County TrailBlazer’s Rodeo Queen and was a world qualifier for the National Barrel Horse Association since 1998. Jeannette was an NBHA Barrel Racing Champion from1998-2002. She is a member of the Illinois Quarter Horse Association, the American Quarter Horse Association, and NBHA. In addition to her professional duties as Miss Rodeo Illinois, Jeannette volunteers with the C-Bar Land and Cattle Company’s Drill Team, Riding Clubs, and Shriners Hospitals for Children. In her spare time she enjoys trail riding, barrel racing, hunting, four-wheeling, wakeboarding, camping, working out, scrapbooking, going to church, cooking, zumba, fishing, being outdoors, educating children about the sport of rodeo, drug and alcohol abuse, and continuing education, spending time with friends and family, and helping out on her grandfather’s farm.

“As a young cowgirl, I learned it is not where you start but where you end up.  I want to share my love for rodeo, the standards, and excitement that rodeo brings to me with others as Miss Rodeo Illinois.  It is my job to make a difference serving others within our state and nation bringing industries closer together, and to promote the great sport of rodeo!  To me being part of the “rodeo family” is that rodeo is not just a sport it’s a way of life!”   

As the reigning Miss Rodeo Illinois 2012, Jeannette will be competing in the 58th Miss Rodeo America pageant in Las Vegas, Nevada, in conjunction with the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (PRCA).

~ Jeannette Lynn Hull