The devil can’t look her in the eye. Such must be the courage and spirit of every Miss Frontier whenever she’s riding out on her horse and waving to the crowds at Cheyenne Frontier Days.

The line is a prominent part of the chorus of the Miss Frontier Anthem , written by the twin daughters of the 1947 Miss Frontier Ann Dinneen Smith to honor the fearless and free spirit of every Miss Frontier.

Meier said the song drew on interviews with past queens for its inspiration. That line about the devil came from Miss Frontier 1979, Shirley Holmes Churchill’s aunt Louisa Holmes Bartlett, Miss Frontier 1938.

“She is a powerhouse plus, and she was kind of coaching Shirley when she was queen,” Meier said. “She was saying, ‘Shirley, when you ride and you’re going out there in the arena, you have t

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