The newly crowned Miss Rodeo America, representing the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, debuted that evening during the 36th Annual National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas. Having grown up in a family with deep roots in ranching and agriculture, I've learned the value of hard work, sportsmanship, respect for people and animals, and the Western way of life. It's important to me to give something back, not only by representing professional rodeo and America, but the wonderful people that make it what it is. Rodeo isn't here for me. She also was awarded Miss Photogenic and Miss Personality, two areas she said don't come as naturally for her.
Horsemanship comes naturally, much easier than speaking or modeling.
As the youngest of six children, Green said her four older brothers who competed in the sport had a large influence on her interest in rodeo. She has competed at the high school and college levels in barrel racing, goat tying and breakaway roping. It was just an extra thing to do to get involved, and something that in recent years I've taken more seriously. Green entered her first contest in 1980 when she was nine years old, and her first tile came in 1982 when she was named Fremont County Little Britches Rodeo Princess. Green went on to win the National Little Britches Rodeo Princess title in 1984.