Emma Miller crowned during 56th annual coronation put on by the Oregon Dairy Women
By Diego Flammini, Farms.com
In a light green dress, surrounded by other young women hoping their name gets called, Emma Miller, representing the counties of Linn and Benton heard hers. With the crown placed upon her head by 2014 winner Danielle Bull, the 20-year-old Miller officially became the 2015 Oregon Dairy Princess-Ambassador. Megan Sprute representing Washington County was selected as the first alternate.
Miller, a student at Oregon State University studying agricultural sciences with the dreams of becoming a high school agriculture teacher, wants to use her time to help others find their agricultural calling.
“I am passionate about agriculture,” Miller said in a press release. “I hope to help students find their passion as well.”
Part of Miller’s path to victory included days of interviews, speeches, spending time with judges, and her speech, entitled “Dairy Farming and America’s Future Generations,” touched on her appreciation for the dairy farmers.
Her duties as Oregon Dairy Princess Ambassador will require her to travel throughout Oregon to attend fairs, meetings and events as a representative of the dairy farmers. She’ll also spend time in schools educating children about life on a dairy farm and the health benefits dairy products have.
The Oregon Dairy Women, a voluntary, not-for-profit organization whose mandate is to promote the dairy industry. Dairy Princess-Ambassadors date back to 1959-1960, when Nancy Garner won the inaugural crown.