Women
Readers' Choices

The Cornish mine fairies came to Nevada with Gold Rush miners. Some call these creatures “tommyknockers.”
Best female musician
1. Whitney Myer
2. Jenes Carter
3. Kate Cotter
Best female athlete
1. Camie Cragg
2. Mena Spodobalski
3. Katarina Nash
Most female friendly business
1. Bizarre Guitar
2. Moonlite Bunny Ranch
3. GourMelt Grilled Cheese Truck
Best business woman
1. Jessica Schneider
Junkee Clothing Exchange
2. Britton Griffith-Douglass
Reno Engineering
3. Laura Conrow
Wedge - A Cheese Shop
Best local event for women
1. Moms on the Run
2. Nevada Women's Expo
3. Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure
Most female friendly bar or club
1. Chocolate Bar
2. 5 Star Saloon
3. The Patio
Best female comedian
1. Jenny PezDeSpencer
2. Jess Levity
3. Amanda Alvey
Best female writer
1. Kathleen Berry
2. Jenny PezDeSpencer
3. Gailmarie Pahmeier
3. Cat Stahl
3. Victoria Slotto
Best female artist
1. Whitney Myer
2. Jenny PezDeSpencer
3. Cat Stahl
3. Lesa Dusich
3. Louise Brock
Best female actor
1. Mary Bennett
2. Ashley Marie James
3. Amanda Alvey
Best female chef
1. Natalie Sellers
4th Street Bistro
2. Jessica Marrufo
Wild River Grille
3. Nicholle Alumbaugh
Homage Bakery
Most female friendly company to work for
1. Moonlite Bunnyranch
2. Bizarre Guitar and Guns
3. GourMelt Cheese
3. Wedge - A Cheese Shop
Most innovative woman
1. Shanda Golden
2. Meredith Tanzer
3. Jessica Schneider
Best female politician
1. Hillary Schieve
2. Jenny Brekhus
3. Sheila Leslie
Best female-owned business
1. Junkee Clothing Exchange
2. GourMelt Grilled Cheese Truck
3. Black Hole Body Piercing
Best female activist
1. Meredith Tanzer
2. Alison Gaulden
3. Christi Cakiroglu
3. Jessica Schneider