2023 Maverick County Junior Livestock Show Pageant Winners Announced, Janel Ramos Crowned Miss MCJLS Queen and Melannie Alexandra Martinez Crowned Miss Western Queen
By: Ricardo E. Calderon, Eagle Pass Business Journal, Inc., Copyright 2023
A large enthusiastic crowd of adults and children estimated at 1,000 persons attended the highly anticipated 2023 Maverick County Junior Livestock Show (MCJLS) Pageant on Sunday, January 15, 2023, at the Zan Mathies Show Barn at the Maverick County Lake in Eagle Pass, Texas, kicking-off the 2023 Maverick County Junior Livestock Show and Sale during January 17-21.
Daniella Byrne was the Mistress of Ceremonies at the 2023 MCJLS Pageant.
Eagle Pass High School senior Janel Ramos was crowned as the 2023 Miss Maverick County Junior Livestock Show Queen while Melannie Alexandra Martinez was crowned as Miss Western Queen.
Natalee Nicole Morales was named 2023 Miss MCJLS Princess while Lorelei Gonzalez garnered Miss MCJLS Duchess honors.
In the Miss MCJLS Queen category, Janel Ramos was named the Most Photogenic and Natalee Nicole Morales received Miss Amity.
Crowned as the 2023 Mr. MCJLS King was Brandon Vargas while Nicolas Curi garnered Mr. Western King honors.
Michelle Uribe was crowned as the 2023 Teen Miss MCJLS Queen and Rylee L. Gloria was crowned as Teen Miss Western Queen.
Nathan Sanchez was crowned as 2023 Teen Mr. MCJLS King while Eran Gonzalez received Teen Mr. Western King honors.
Crowned as the 2023 Junior Miss MCJLS was Kayleen M. Chuey while Emma Jules Barfield was crowned as Junior Miss Western Queen.
Logan Guardiola was crowned as 2023 Junior Mr. MCJLS King and Ethan Aguinaga received Junior Mr. Western King honors.
Crowned as the 2023 Little Miss MCJLS Queen was River Reese Blanchard while Ximena Michelle Velez garnered Little Miss Western Queen.
Roel Sanchez was crowned as 2023 Little Mr. MCJLS King while Leonel V. Castillo was crowned as Little Mr. Western King.
Crowned as the 2023 Tiny Miss MCJLS Queen was Veronica Ramos and Regina Balderas received Tiny Miss Western Queen honors.
Eleazar Cardenas was crowned as the 2023 Tiny Mr. MCJLS King while Gael Quiroz was crowned as Tiny Mr. Western King.
Judges for the Miss MCJLS and Western Queen Pageants were Yolanda Rivas, Alyssa Gomez, Claudia Lopez Cruz, Linda Clark, and Cynthia Magellan Trevino. In the Mr. MCJLS and Western King Pageants, the judges were Lisa Cain, Sairah Gonzalez, and Kazandra Cain.
The MCJLS Pageant Committee members included Olga Ramos, Pageant Director; Brandi Villarreal, Patricia Delgado, and Savannah Almaguer, Assistant Pageant Directors; Daniella Byrne, Mistress of Ceremonies; Rosa Elena Clark, Honorary Pageant Advisor; Vero Guevara, Registration Coordinator; Lizanna De La Garza and Lisa Ruiz, Awards Coordinators; Mirtha Dickerson, Myrna Rodriguez, Cindy Sanchez, and Patricia Delgado, Pageant Runway Coordinators; Rosie Willars, Pili Hardt, Alma Chapa, and Maggie Martinez, Finance Committee; Birgit Junfin, Kimberly Clark, and Alma Guevara, Pageant Staff; Ivanna Riojas and Sarah Blanco, Dance Choreographers; Mayela Reyes of Emporium, Decorations Director; Armando De La Cruz, Stage; Oscar Galindo and Maverick County 4-H Council, Concessions; and Diana Sepulveda and GXR A/C & Heating, Music Coordinators.
Corporate Sponsors of the 2023 MCJLS and Western Queen Pageants include Brown of Eagle Pass, Adan Ortiz, Ram Country Auto World, Stewart Title, Eagle Pass Dental Clinic, Little Hearts Little Hands Day Care, Cowboy Corral Western Wear, MJC Real Estate, Ram Security, Elite Pediatrics, Blamar Feed and Surplus, Stephany Valdez State Farm, Minit Mart, KCG Builders, Peter Piper Pizza, 293rd Judicial District Judge Maribel Flores, Sarah June Farms, J’s Welding, Keller Williams Eagle Pass, F-H Alliance, The Cactus Flower, Gonzalez and Associates, P. C., Eagle Pass City Councilman Eliaz Diaz, Maverick County Commissioner Precinct 2 Rosanna “Roxy” Rios, The Byrne Family, Ricardo Flores and UX Cattle Company, The Backyard, Alma Laura Chapa, Realtor, Miss City of Eagle Pass Scholars Pageant, Miss Maverick County Scholars Program, David Garza, Chula’s Accessories and Sonia Tovar, Socializando Con Sandra, and Heriberto Morales.
The 2023 MCJLS Board of Directors include Roberto Martinez, President; Tim Hardt, Past President; Armando De La Cruz, Vice-President; Dora Barfield, Secretary; Rosie Willars, Past Secretary; Luis Rodriguez, Treasurer; David Rodriguez, Past Treasurer; Alex Flores, Fito Ruiz, and Bob Martinez, Board Members.
