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The crowd was not expecting the magical twists, turns, and glitter (all literal!) that they got when 23-year-old Laura Sumrall, of Summit, Mississippi, took to the floor of the Kentucky Reining Cup. The already reining “Miss Rodeo Mississippi” entered wearing a dramatic purple cape on her stunning horse, Wimpys Top Model, and what happened next took the crowd (and the judges) by storm.