As a lifelong lover of the western way of life, Ashley Kerby is thrilled to have the opportunity to represent professional rodeo in the state of Idaho in the year 2024. Ashley is the daughter of Leroy and Quyann Kerby of Kuna. As Miss Rodeo Idaho 2024, she will travel thousands of miles across the Gem State representing not only the sport of rodeo but also the state’s robust equine industry and the vitality of agriculture to our society. 

Ashley was named Miss Rodeo Idaho 2024 in July 2023 at the culmination of the weeklong Miss Rodeo Idaho Pageant where she demonstrated her ability horseback as well as her equine and current event knowledge and public speaking skills. Ashley was crowned in Nampa on the dirt of the 108th annual Snake River Stampede. 

A 22-year-old graduate of the University of Idaho, Ashley holds a bachelor’s degree in Animal Science and aspires to go on to graduate school to become a doctor of veterinary medicine specializing in large animal medicine. In addition to her scholastic ambitions, Ashley is a lover of the outdoors. As a constant adventure seeker, when Ashley is not horseback, she enjoys traveling, hiking and learning new things. In addition to traveling for fun, Ashley has also traveled abroad in Thailand to expand her knowledge of large animal care at an Elephant sanctuary. 

As a lover of her community and her beloved state of Idaho, Ashley looks forward to spending 2024 sharing her knowledge of the rodeo and western worlds with lifelong rodeo fans as well as those just discovering the sport. Her job as Miss Rodeo Idaho will also allow her to promote other causes important to Idahoans. Specifically, Ashley will serve as a spokesperson for Stampede for the Cure, a nonprofit in Idaho’s Treasure Valley that provides mammograms for uninsured and underinsured women. Ashley is also a team member for Project Filter – Idaho Fights Tobacco, encouraging Idahoans of all ages the importance of living a tobacco-free and vape-free lifestyle. 

Following her year as Miss Rodeo Idaho, Ashley will represent the Gem State at the Miss Rodeo America Pageant in Las Vegas, Nevada in December 2024.