ALL WOMEN'S CHAMPIONS
Flag Race . . . . . Fay Ann Horton Leach 1963 All-Around . . . . . Wanda Harper Bush Bareback Riding . . . . . . . Rae Beach BullRiding . . . . . . . . . . BillGay Barrel Race . . . . . . . Loretta Manuel Cutting Horse . . . . . . . . Becky Ray Flag Race . . . . . . . . . Betty Dusek 1962 All-Around . . . . . Wanda Harper Bush Calf Roping . . . . . Wanda Harper Bush Barrel Race . . . . Sherry Combs Johnson (Incomplete records) 1961 All-Around . . . . Sherry Combs Johnson Bareback Riding . . . . . . . Rae Beach Calf Roping . . . . . . . . Betty Dusek Barrel Race . . . . . . . . . Jane Mayo Cutting Horse . . . . . . . . Betty Ray 1960 All-Around . . . . Faye Ann Horton Leach Barrel Race . . . . . . . . . Jane Mayo Calf Roping . . . . . Wanda Harper Bush (Incomplete Records) 1959 All-Around . . . . . . . . . Jane Mayo Bareback Riding . . . . Charlene Atkinson Bull Riding . . . . . . . . Meta Adams Calf Roping . . . . Fay Ann Horton Leach Team Tying . . . . . . . . . Jane Mayo Barrel Race . . . . . . . . . Jane Mayo Cutting Horse . . . . . Jackie Worthington Ribbon Roping . . . . Wanda Harper Bush 1958 All-Around . . . . . Wanda Harper Bush Bareback Riding . . . . Charlene Atkinson Bull Riding . . . . . . . . Meta Adams Calf Roping . . . . . . . . Betty Dusek Team Tying . . . . . . . . . Jane Mayo Barrel Race . . . . . . . Billie McBride Cutting Horse . . . . . Jackie Worthington Ribbon Roping . . . . Wanda Harper Bush
1952 All-Around . . . . . Wanda Harper Bush Bareback Riding . . . . . . . Rae Beach Bull Riding . . . . . . . Tommie Green Calf Roping . . . . . Wanda Harper Bush Team Tying . . . . . . . . . Judy Hays Barrel Race . . . . . Wanda Harper Bush Cutting Horse . . . . . Jackie Worthington Ribbon Roping . . . . . . . Ruby Goble 1951 All-Around . . . . . . Jackie Worthington Bareback Riding . . . . . . . Rae Beach Bull Riding . . . . . . . . Rose Garrett Calf Roping . . . . . Wanda Harper Bush Barrel Race . . . . . . . Margaret Owens Ribbon Roping . . . . Wanda Harper Bush Saddle Bronc . . . . . . . Lucyle Cowey 1950 All-Around . . . . . . Jackie Worthington Bareback Riding . . . . Jackie Worthington Bull Riding . . . . . . Jackie Worthington Calf Roping . . . . . . . . Blanch Smith Team Roping . . . . . . . Blanch Smith Barrel Race . . . . . . . Latonne Sewalt Cutting Horse . . . . . . Nancy Binford Ribbon Roping . . . . Jackie Worthington 1949 All-Around . . . . . . . Amy McGilvray Bareback Riding . . . . Jackie Worthington Bull Riding . . . . . . Jackie Worthington Calf Roping . . . . . . . . Betty Dusek Team Roping . . . . . . Margaret Owens Barrel Race . . . . . . . Amy McGilvray Saddle Bronc . . . . . . . .Vivian White 1948 All-Around . . . . . . . Margaret Owens Bareback Riding . . . . Jackie Worthington Bull Riding . . . . . . Jackie Worthington Calf Roping . . . . . . . . Betty Dusek Team Roping . . . . . . . Blanche Smith Barrel Race . . . . . . . Margaret Owens Cutting Horse . . . . . . Margaret Owens Ribbon Roping . . . . . . . . Judy Hays
1957 All-Around . . . . . Wanda Harper Bush Bareback Riding . . . . Charlene Atkinson Bull Riding . . . . . . . . Meta Adams Calf Roping . . . . Fay Ann Horton Leach Team Tying . . . . . . . . . Jane Mayo Barrel Race . . . . . . . Billie McBride Cutting Horse . . . . . Jackie Worthington Ribbon Roping . . . . Wanda Harper Bush 1956 All-Around . . . . . . Jackie Worthington Bareback Riding . . . . . . . Rae Beach Bull Riding . . . . . . Jackie Worthington Calf Roping . . . . . Wanda Harper Bush Barrel Race . . . . . . . Billie McBride Cutting Horse . . . . . Jackie Worthington Ribbon Roping . . . . Wanda Harper Bush 1955 All-Around . . . . . . Jackie Worthington Bareback Riding . . . . . . . Rae Beach Bull Riding . . . . . . Jackie Worthington Calf Roping . . . . . Wanda Harper Bush Team Tying . . . . . . . . Blanch Smith Barrel Race . . . . . . . Billie McBride Cutting Horse . . . . . . . Nancy Bragg 1954 All-Around . . . . . . Jackie Worthington Bareback Riding . . . . . . . Rae Beach Bull Riding . . . . . . Jackie Worthington Calf Roping . . . . . Wanda Harper Bush Team Tying . . . . . . . . Betty Dusek Barrel Race . . . . . . . Latonne Sewalt Cutting Horse . . . . . . . Nancy Bragg Ribbon Roping . . . . Wanda Harper Bush 1953 All-Around . . . . . . Jackie Worthington Bareback Riding . . . . . . . Rae Beach Bull Riding . . . . . . Jackie Worthington Calf Roping . . . . . Wanda Harper Bush Team Tying . . . . . . . . .Ruby Goble Barrel Race . . . . . Wanda Harper Bush Cutting Horse . . . . . Jackie Worthington Ribbon Roping . . . . Wanda Harper Bush
1981 - the GRA Board of Directors took a stand reminiscent of the original founders requiring all rodeos to offer at least half the amount they offered for the lowest paying men’s event, which at the time was team roping. Within five years all rodeos would have to pay equal money to be approved. Of the 490 approved rodeos by the PRCA -239 offered equal money, 175 - offered half and 76 rodeos didn’t include barrel racing.
1982 - GRA changed its name to the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association (WPRA) which continues to stand for the same ideals it stood for back in 1948 when it was first conceived as a tool to help like-minded women achieve their common goals.
50 WPRA NEWS MARCH 2023
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