Miss Charolais USA
Nissa Olsen
Kansas
Nissa Olsen is the 20-year-old daughter of Livia Olsen, and the granddaughter of Don & Charlotte Olsen of Fancy Creek Charolais. She is currently a senior in the Animal Science and industry Department at Kansas State University. She grew up in the Kansas Flint Hills helping her grandpa with his Charolais herd and she has continued managing his herd after he passed away. She was President of her high school’s FFA chapter, and an officer in the Kansas Junior Charolais Association, and the AIJCA. Nissa is a member of K-State’s Meats Judging Team and is active in the Collegiate Cattlewomen’s organization. After meats judging, she plans to competent on K-State’s Livestock Judging Team. She enjoys working with kids through volunteering with FFA, 4-H, her church, and doing a youth-focused internship with K-State Extension in 2024. She plans to graduate from Kansas State in May 2026, and pursue graduate studies.
Nissa is sponsored by Fancy Creek Charolais, Randolph, KS
Charolais Princess
Jessi Hanskins
Missouri
Jessi Hankins is the 14-year-old daughter of Jason and Pam Hankins of Springfield Mo. Together, with her family, they own and operate Hankins Farms. She attended her first junior nationals before she was even one-year old, in Grand Island, Nebraska in 2011 and has not missed one since. The first junior nationals she showed cattle at was Brookings, South Dakota in 2020 when she was 8 years old. Outside of showing, Jessi is a volunteer student teacher during children's church at Sac River Cowboy Church and an active member in the youth program at North Point Church. She served a leadership role on the lighthouse team at Price Elementary in Republic, Mo. Jessi is also a member of the National Junior Honors Society at Republic Middle School. She is a member of the SoPoCo 4-H group and the Missouri Cattlemen's Association. She is a member of the Missouri Junior Charolais Breeders Association and the American-International Junior Charolais Association. She is a member of the Missouri Junior Red Angus Association, the American Red Angus Junior Association, and the American Junior Simmental Association. Jessi loves helping the younger generation and hopes to be a mentor just like the others have been to her as a younger kid.
Jessi is sponsored by Bradley Cattle Company, Marshfield, MO.
2026
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Jessi Hankins (Missouri) - Charolais Princess
Nissa Olsen (Kansas) - Miss Charolais USA
2025
(R-L)
Tatum Carlson (Nebraska) - Charolais Princess
Casey Conway (Texas) - Miss Charolais USA
2024
Bella Parker
(Texas)
2023
Emma Hankins
(Missouri)
2022
Baylee Butler
(Iowa)
2021
Emily Meyer
(Missouri)
2020
Baylee Mangrum
(Arkansas)
2019
Madison Voet
(Kansas)
2018
Annaleigh Hobbs
(Missouri)
2017
Kendra Elder
(Texas)
2016
Rachel Bonacker
(Missouri)
2015
Addi Marston
(Kansas)
2014
Taylor Husz
(Missouri)
2013
Mariah Kinkade
(Missouri)
2012
Evelyn Nord
(Illinois)
2011
Haley Stalcup
(Iowa)
2010
Jessica Schuknecht
(Missouri)
2009
Allison Jones
(Kansas)
2008
Katelyn Snider
(Texas)
Ambassador Program changed back to Miss Charolais
2006-07: Drew Obermeyer (Kansas)
2005-06: Timothy VanReenen (West Virginia)
2004-05: Misty Wilburn (Texas)
2004: Jamie Sparks (Missouri)
2003: Carrie Rhoades (Ohio)
2002: Kelly Sonderup (Nebraska)
2001: Matthew Odden (South Dakota)
2000: Michael Norton (Texas)
1999: Tessa Bob (North Dakota)
1998: Carmen Liebelt (Wisconsin)
1997: Vickie Linville (North Carolina)
1996: Tammie Liebelt (Wisconsin)
1995: Tara Poss (Texas)
1994: Kevin Hardy (Iowa)
Queen Contest became Ambassador Program
1993: Amy Watje (Minnesota)
1992: Lisa Milligan (Texas)
1991: Stephanie Reed (Missouri)
1990: Lesa King (Texas)
1989: Sally Diederich (Missouri)
1988: Nancy Ahrens (Missouri)
1987: Brenda Bedwell (Iowa)
1986: Anita Geddes (Missouri)
1985: Rena Hickman (West Virginia)
1984: Renee Hanson (South Dakota)
1983: Daphne Davis (Illinois)
1982: Ann Barton (Utah)
1981: Holly Rookstool (Indiana)
1980: Lois Smith (Illinois)
1979: Stacey Rasmussen (Utah)
1978: Carol Meyer (Missouri)
1977: Connie Eaton (Montana)
1976: Lucky Kindig (Virginia)
1975: Valynnda Fairchild (Indiana)
1974: Penny Nash
1973: Connie Graham (Iowa)
1972: Nena Roncco (Wyoming)
1971: Vicki Johnson (Missouri)
1970: Kristine Arlitt (Texas)
1969: Pam Palmer (Missouri)
1968: Jeanette Ecklerle (Missouri)
1967: Janice Bailey (Oklahoma)
1966: Elizabeth Jandera (Kansas)