IGRA staged the first IGRA Royalty competition that year. The winners were

• Fitz Capone for Miss IGRA
• Gary Oliver for MR. IGRA
• Jeannie Neilson for Ms. IGRA

No one has been able to precisely recall what the drama was, but Gary Oliver was replaced by Larry Brandon shortly after the competition. There was talk of some impropriety with a judge.

In all 5 rodeos were held that year