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Miss Laramie Jubilee Days

Amelie Binning

Amelie (Ah ma lee) Binning is the daughter of Darin Binning and Amy Binning. She attended Sheridan college and graduated in May with an associate in animal science. She has now returned home to work on her parents’ ranch. Her dream is to take over her family’s ranch one day and to continue to advocate for agriculture around Wyoming. She can’t wait to meet everyone at Laramie Jubilee Days July 1st through the 10th.

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Lady-in-Waiting

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Laramie Jubilee Princess

Katelyn Terrell

Katelyn Terrell is the 15-year-old daughter of Tracy and Amy Terrell. She has two older sisters, Megan, and Madison. Katelyn will be attending Laramie High School this fall.  Katelyn is on the honor roll. She enjoys playing tennis, participating in FFA teams as well as student government.  Her hobbies are riding horses, sports, and hunting. Throughout the year Katelyn enjoys working on her family’s cattle ranch. Katelyn is not sure about her future, but agriculture will always be in her life. Katelyn wants to be a good role model for the sport of rodeo and share her knowledge with the community, she believes being LJD Princess will help her accomplish this.

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Laramie Jubilee Princess

Stacy Ruggles

Stacy Ruggles is the 14-year-old daughter of Nicole and Mark Ruggles. She has a sister, Olivia. She is an Honor Roll student and will be a freshman this year. She has participated in the student leadership, basketball, volleyball, and track teams, also in Jr. High rodeo, her events are barrel racing, pole bending, goat tying and break away. She is also in 4-H beef, archery, horsemanship, leather works, and cake decorating. In her spare time, she likes to ski and play tennis. In the future Stacy plans to become a veterinarian. Stacy thinks being a LJD Princess will help her make a positive impact in and serve her community. 

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Royalty History

The Laramie Jubilee Days celebration of Laramie, Wyoming had its beginning in 1940. It was initiated to commemorate the Golden Anniversary of Wyoming Statehood on July 10. The first ‘Equality Days’ included a fiddlers’ contest, chariot races and a giant parade. The next year the event turned into a three-day celebration and became known as Laramie Jubilee Days. Through the years, the number of days of the festivities has varied, as have the scheduled events, ranging from horse racing and horse shows to steer roping and rodeo. One thing that has remained the same for 77 years is the representation and goodwill the Royalty has provided to Laramie Jubilee Days. The Royalty represent LJD throughout the area and fulfill the duties of goodwill ambassadors in their own unique style.

As the LJD celebration has changed and evolved over the years, so has the method of selecting the royalty. In the beginning, the two representatives were chosen by ballots that sold for 25 cents each. Today, a panel of judges evaluates the contestants on excellence of performance in horsemanship, personality and appearance. The crown in the early years was a traveling crown. Today, each queen is given her own to keep.

Photo credit: Breah’s Photography