Although the vision of a life-size Miss Frontier on horseback began a year and a half ago, its roots go back six years earlier with the passing of two remarkable women - both Miss Frontiers, both dear friends, and both mothers of identical twin daughters.
In January 2019, Miss Frontier 1946, Lois Hofmann Deaver, passed away. Just one month later, Miss Frontier 1947, Ann Dinneen Smith, followed. To honor their mothers, Janet Hofmann McLean, Marcia Deaver Swisher, Amy Smith Meier, and Annie Smith Jackson purchased banners of Lois and Ann in their Miss Frontier days to be displayed at the Old West Museum.
By July of 2019, Janet and Marcia promised five former Miss Frontiers that by the 90th Celebration in 2021, every Queen would be represented with her own banner. With the help of Miss Frontier 1982, Tricia Pattno Nichols, that promise was fulfilled. At that same celebration, Amy and Annie wrote and produced the Miss Frontier Anthem to honor the legacy of all the women who carried the title.
