Corbett to reign as queen of the 2026 Pendleton Round-Up
By Terry Murry on Saturday, November 29th, 2025 in Columbia Basin News More Top Stories
ADAMS – The 2026 Pendleton Round-Up queen and court are being announced today (Saturday) at the annual breakfast to introduce them to the media hosted by the Corey family. The queen is Olivia Corbett, 21, of Pendleton. Princesses are Cora Habein, 19, of Bend; Dakota McLaughlin, 18, of Pendleton; Faith Olson, 18, of Pendleton; and Isabella Orr, 21, of Ukiah.
This year, the breakfast is being held at the home of Doug Corey. In addition to him, the hosts are Steve Corey, Michael and Jenny Corey, Tyson and Megan Furstenberg, Kipp and Cydney Curtis, and Bobby and Addie Corey.
Queen and Court Director Stuart Roberts is excited for the season to promote the Round-Up at events both near and far to begin.
“Last year was my first as the queen and court director,” Roberts said. “What I enjoyed most about the experience was witnessing 10 months of work manifest into the most iconic and exciting grand entries in the world. Sharing the front row seat to dreams coming true for five young ladies with our ticket holders cannot be expressed in words.”
Queen Olivia Corbett is the daughter of Robb and Liz Corbett. A 2022 graduate of Pendleton High School, she earned the highest honors and excelled as a four-year varsity tennis athlete and a three-year varsity basketball athlete. She was also a member of the National Honor Society and participated in numerous community service and volunteer events.
Corbett is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in business administration with an emphasis in management at Whitworth University in Spokane. She is also a member of Whitworth’s tennis team. She has served three years on the Whitworth Student Athlete Advisory Committee and has been team captain for two years. In 2025, she was recognized as a College Sports Communicators Academic All-District honoree and received the Sportsman of the Year award.
Corbett grew up riding horses and began volunteering at the Pendleton Round-Up as a pennant bearer when she was 9. She participated in 4-H, competing in Western pleasure, in-hand, and trail events. During high school she was a member of the Oregon High School equestrian team, competing in working ranch horse, figure-eight, and flag races. In 2022 she participated in the Milton-Freewater Pioneer Posse. She was a Round-Up princess in 2024.
Princess Cora Habein is the daughter of Rick and Jessica Habein. Born in Hawaii, her ranching roots began early as her parents built a business raising and selling cattle and sheep. When she was 6, her family moved to Eastern Oregon to expand their operation on the historic Lamb Ranch near Drewsey.
Habein’s early days on horseback shaped her love for the cattle industry and the Western way of life. She was active in 4-H and the Angus breed for more than a decade, raising sheep, market steers, and purebred Angus breeding stock.
With her family, she has spent the past six years traveling nationwide, showing and raising elite Angus cattle. She has represented Oregon as the Oregon Angus Queen for two consecutive years and served as a voting delegate in selecting the National Junior Angus Board of Directors. She has served in leadership roles in the Oregon Junior Angus Association, as president of her 4-H club, and mentoring younger members.
Habein is a business administration major at Central Oregon Community College with interests in communications and marketing. She plans to continue to grow her Angus herd while pursuing opportunities to promote agriculture and the Western lifestyle.
Princess Dakota McLaughlin is the daughter of Ryan and Talia McLaughlin. A 2025 graduate of Pendleton High School, she was active in high school basketball and FFA, earning Greenhand, Chapter, and State degrees. She was the Pendleton FFA chapter reporter.
McLaughlin grew up showing lambs and steers at the Milton-Freewater Jr. Show, the Umatilla County Fair, and Pendleton Jr. Show. As for riding, she competed in various events at Mustangers and continues to volunteer there. She also works with her father, helping with the day-to-day cattle operations.
She attends Blue Mountain Community College, pursuing studies in agriculture business and marketing. She also works at Big Johns Hometown Pizza, in addition to her studies and her work on the ranch.
McLaughlin attended her first Round-Up when she was 2 months old and hasn’t missed a performance since. She has worked in various areas including the retail store, the hay and barns crew, the souvenir booth for both Round-Up and Happy Canyon, and selling Happy Canyon programs.
Princess Faith Olson is the daughter of Jimmy and Allison Doherty. She was raised in Pendleton and graduated from Pendleton High School in 2025. She is currently attending Blue Mountain Community College to earn an associate’s degree in science. She then plans to transfer to a four-year college for a degree in agriculture.
At PHS, Olson was very active in FFA, serving as a chapter officer for three years and as president in her senior year. She was also a district officer serving as reporter. She competed in a variety of FFA events including creed speaking, prepared public speaking, agricultural sales, and horse judging.
She also served as president of her senior class in high school, was a member of National Honor Society, a member of Leadership, and was involved in the high school equestrian team, competing in a variety of gaming and performance events.
Olson has been involved with the Pendleton Round-Up, beginning as a volunteer in eighth grade with hay and barns. She then added helping out during slack for barrel racing. During her senior year in high school, she began carrying flags for the Round-Up in parades over the summer.
She was awarded Top Hand for being the minor volunteer of the year for Round-Up in 2024. Olson’s aunt served on the court as a princess in 2012 and queen in 2013.
Princess Isabella “Bella” Orr is the daughter of Ted and Laura Orr. She grew up in Ukiah and graduated from Ukiah High School as valedictorian in 2022. She was active in sports including volleyball, trap shooting, skiing, and dance. She was also active in the Ukiah Community 4-H club, serving as a career member, a junior leader, and Morrow County ambassador.
After high school, Orr attended Blue Mountain Community College. She was a member of the Ag Club and was awarded the Anne-Marie Moss Excellence in Agriculture Award in 2024. She earned her associate’s of science degree and vet assisting certificate with honors in 2025. She plans to continue her education at Oregon State University studying large animal sports medicine and poultry science.
Orr’s 4-H sheep project developed into a small flock of Valais Blacknose, and she is the youngest member of the Valais Blacknose International Sheep Breeder Association and Registry. She is pursuing a goal of developing a full purebred Valais flock to help her build on her knowledge of livestock genetics.
She has been a long-time Pendleton Round-Up volunteer helping in many positions including pennant bearer, usher, setting up the 1910 Room, and assisting with the Children’s Rodeo. She earned the Francie Hansel Kindness Award in 2023, recognized for her many years of participation and work within the Happy Canyon Night Show as a performer and in the costume room.
Roberts can’t wait to get started.
“I look forward to the 2026 year because of the quality of young ladies we are fortunate to call our queen and court. Led by Queen Olivia Corbett, I know that this group will exemplify the core values of Pendleton royalty while earning their place in this prestigious sorority.”
