CHADRON, Neb. (AP) _ Amy Amack of Chadron has been coronated Miss Rodeo Nebraska 2009 during a ceremony at the Chadron State College student center.

Amack was raised on a northwest Nebraska ranch and graduated from Chadron State in May with a bachelor's degree in business administration with an option in agribusiness. Amack says she began her journey of rodeo royalty when people encouraged her to compete for the title of queen at Crawford's Old West Trails Rodeo. She later was Miss Rodeo Cherry County.

She won Miss Rodeo Nebraska last June at Nebraskaland Days in North Platte. She won personality, speech, written test, photogenic, appearance and the horsemanship award during the competition. Her coronation was Monday.