JUBILEE DAYS ROYALTY
Miss Laramie Jubilee Days
Tanner Rogers
Tanner Rogers is the daughter of Rod and Nikki Rogers and sister to Tristan and Trenton. She was born and raised in Laramie. Tanner earned her Bachelor of Elementary Education from the University of Wyoming and is currently pursuing her Master’s degree in Elementary Education at Grand Canyon University.
Tanner has gained a wide range of work experience, beginning with running her own lawn care business alongside her brothers. She has also worked as a student employee for the Livestock Manager at the Wyoming State Veterinary Laboratory, served as Swine Superintendent for the Albany County Fair, and worked as a nursery attendant at the United Presbyterian Church. Additionally, she sells Mary Kay products, provides pet care services, and works as a substitute teacher for the Albany County School District.
Tanner is actively involved in her community through numerous volunteer efforts, including the Albany County Junior Livestock Sale Committee, Albany County 4-H, Snowy Range FFA, and Wyoming FFA. Tanner is also a member of P.E.O. She enjoys mentoring Albany County youth in their 4-H and FFA projects and spending her free time camping, sewing, baking, and reading. Tanner also loves time in the barn caring for her horse, cows, pigs, cats, and dogs. Tanner previously served on the 2019-2020 Wyoming 4-H State Leadership Team and as the 2022-2023 Wyoming FFA State Secretary. She was also honored to serve as a Laramie Jubilee Days Princess in 2018 and 2019. Tanner is excited and honored to represent her community as your 2025–2026 Miss Laramie Jubilee, promoting the western way of life, heritage, and the sport of rodeo.
Laramie Jubilee Lady-in-Waiting
Roberta (Bobijo) Cordingly
Roberta (Bobijo) Cordingly is the daughter of Teri Cordingly and the late Robert Cordingly. She was born and raised in Wheatland, Wy. She grew up in Agriculture with a passion for all things equine. Bobijo has two Associate's Degrees from Eastern Wyoming College– one in Pre-Veterinary Medicine and one in Ag Business. She is currently a senior at the University of Wyoming pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Ag Business. Bobijo loves living in Laramie – where she grew up camping in the Snowys, attending Laramie Jubilee Days, making quick trips over for dinners, and visiting her sister when she was attending college at the University of Wyoming.
She has had many work experiences including being a horse groom, pet sitting, house cleaning, working in a cafeteria, as a ranch hand, and a resident assistant. She also had the opportunity to complete the Kentucky Equine Management Internship in Lexington, KY. She currently works as an Apartment Live-in Assistant and as farmhand for the Equine Unit at the Laramie Research and Extension Center. Her true pride and joy is her Tibetan Yak herd and business, Mom-N-Us Yaks and Crafts, that she owns with her sister.
Bobijo is also a multiple time competitor at the Wyoming 4-H Horsebowl, Hippology, and Horse Judging at both the Quarter Horse Congress and the Arabian Nationals. She enjoys volunteering as a 4H leader and a coach for these competitions, along with Horse and Cat project areas. Additionally, she enjoys volunteering at clinics for fitting and showing horses, goats, cats, and dogs, as well as knowledge-based competitions. Bobijo also volunteers in local equine assisted therapy camps. If she is not busy enough with all of this, Bobijo enjoys competing in horse shows or working with her Off-the-Track horses, yaks, dogs, and cats. Her favorite leisure activities are fishing and reading on family camping trips.
Bobijo’s highest academic achievement was being Phi Theta Kappa’s Secretary. She was a member of the Block and Bridle Club and the Student Senate at Eastern Wyoming College. Bobijo currently is a part of the Pistol and Pete Teamster Club at UW. She previously served as the Platte County Horseman’s Association Queen and as Miss Wyoming High School Rodeo Association. She is honored and enthusiastic to serve as your 2026 Miss Laramie Jubilee Lady-in-waiting!
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 since 1940 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.