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2026 Miss Mini Rodeo, Isabella Holtman

Isabella is 11 years old and lives in Santa Maria, California. She is homeschooled and is in the 5th grade.

Isabella is passionate about her hobbies which include horseback riding, surfing, and gymnastics. When she is not busy with school and riding lessons, she enjoys spending time with her family and two Yorkshire Terriers, Penny and Daisy. Isabella also loves to visit Disneyland and especially enjoys riding the big roller coasters.

Isabella is very excited to be this year’s Miss Mini Rodeo. Her love for the rodeo began in 2020 when she attended both the Santa Maria Elks Rodeo and NFR. She has attended every year since and looks forward to
participating in rodeo in the future as a barrel racer. She’s finally getting her own horse and can’t wait to grow more in the sport. Isabella also hopes to be a future Rodeo Queen!

2026 Jr. Barrelman, Thomas Salamacha

Thomas is 10 years old and was born in Charleston, SC., and moved to
Texas shorty after. After a few years there, his family relocated to Orcutt,
CA. Thomas loves staying busy with flag football, his elementary school’s
track and field team, and a boys’ travel gymnastics team!

Thomas is excited to be this year’s Jr. Barrelman and thinks it will be a
great experience. He loves making people laugh and believes his outgoing
personality and love for the rodeo make him a great fit. He says he’s been
dreaming of doing this for years-probably since attending his first rodeo in
Texas. Having experienced rodeos in a couple different states, Thomas
says he loves the rodeo and Western Lifestyle, especially since he helps
his family raise and care for their chickens.

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2025 Miss Santa Maria Elks Rodeo, Paige Stehly

Hello everyone! My name is Paige Stehly, and I’ll be serving as your Miss Santa Maria Elks Rodeo 2025! I grew up on my family’s ranch in Southern California, alongside my four brothers and wide variety of animals. I currently reside in San Luis Obispo, and am pursuing a degree in Agriculture Business at Cuesta College.

I’ve been riding horses my whole life, and held my first Rodeo Queen Title as Valley Center Stampede Rodeo Jr. Queen from 2022 to 2024 Rodeo is my greatest passion, and I’m proud to be a member, and serve as secretary of the Cuesta College Rodeo Team. I compete in the women’s breakaway roping on my horse Rego. Rego is my all around boy, we’ve been all over the state together, and have competed in everything from gymkhana to team roping!

Representing the sport of rodeo is a huge honor, and I can’t express how thankful I am to hold the title for Miss Santa Maria Elks Rodeo. This wouldn’t be possible without the support of my wonderful family and friends. Working alongside the rodeo committee has been such an amazing experience, and I’m very excited for this upcoming year.

Thank You and God Bless!
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