Introduction to your new Miss Rodeo New Mexico

Hello!!

My name is Alexandria (Alex) Tapia and I am Miss Rodeo New Mexico 2014! I have never blogged before but have decided to use this blog to document my year and travels. Here is a little bit about me:

Alexandria (Alex) Layne Tapia comes from the nation’s oldest capital city – Santa Fe, New Mexico.  She is the daughter of Toni Tapia and the late Michael J. Tapia Sr., and has one older brother named Greg. Alex is a Crimson Scholar graduate of New Mexico State University where she earned a bachelor’s degree in Government and a bachelor’s degree in History with Distinction in University Honors. She currently works as a Research Assistant at New Mexico’s Legislative Council Service. 

Her family is very important to her and they work closely together to run their family owned business. As a family, Alex enjoys going to church, hunting and raising animals. Alex loves two-stepping to great county music, cooking, baking and catching up on the most recent popular novels and classic literature. Alex is a member of Toastmasters International and is active with her local PRCA rodeo, the Rodeo de Santa Fe. One of her biggest passions in life is learning. Alex loves to learn new things, from academic study and history to new hobbies and odd facts. Spending time with others and meeting new people is one source of her happiness. 

Alex has been riding horses the majority of her life and enjoys trail riding, barrel racing and competing in rodeo queen pageants. She is proud to have had the opportunity to represent her community and rodeo through various royalty titles since she was fifteen. Alex truly enjoys the ability to mentor young people through the medium of rodeo royalty titles and hopes to continue to be a role model and example to others. Her goal during her reign is to share the excitement and tradition of rodeo with the next generation of fans.  

As a lifelong New Mexican, Alex believes there are many state treasures and multifaceted rich cultural heritage that is worth sharing with others.  It has been an ongoing dream of hers to serve as an ambassador of the Land of Enchantment, the sport of rodeo and the western way of life. Alex is very proud and excited to be representing her home state as New Mexico’s First Lady of Rodeo.