Winning in Style: The Complete List of WPRA’s Jerry Ann Taylor Award Recipients
Casey AllenAug 28, 2026
The Jerry Ann Taylor Best Dressed Award is a prestigious one handed out to barrel racers and voted on by fans at the National Finals Rodeo in December.
Meet the women who have won this award since its inception in 1995, and see some of their best looks. As a bonus, we’ve included the winners from the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo’s installment of the award in February. Both awards are brought to barrel racers by the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame and Museum.
Jerry Ann Taylor Award Recipients
2025: Julie Plourde
Julie Plourde and Rocky at NFR 2025 | Jamie Arviso photo
“This was one of my favorite outfits,” said Josey. “It was the year I won the world in 1980. I always tell everybody it was my girlfriend’s wedding dress and I wanted to be best dressed. I just cut the bottom off the dress and put a pair of white pants with it, and my white hat.”