The Tradition
The “Whoopie Girl” began with the vision of Ogden City Mayor Harman W. Peery to create an iconic image that would help promote the Ogden Pioneer Days celebration. The original Whoopie Girl was a charming young woman named Lorene Donaldson, who won a contest to serve as the public face of the event. Mayor Peery’s original inspiration for the Ogden Pioneer Days Whoopie Girl, which was the original spelling, came from an image on the cover of Film Fun, painted by a popular artist of the times, Enoch Bolles. From that day on, the image of the Whoopie Girl has been the symbol of Ogden Pioneer Days, Utah’s biggest and best statehood celebration.
Interested candidates will be invited to a tryout, based on approved qualifications. To be considered for a tryout, please review the provided information and eligibility requirements and submit an application by 11:59 p.m. on April 22, 2024. Tryouts will be held on May 1 at 5:30 p.m.—location to be announced.