BELLVILLE — As the much-awaited 96th Austin County Fair approaches, the 11 candidates vying for the prestigious titles of Austin County Fair Queen and Ticket Queen have been busy traversing the county to promote the annual event.
The 2023 Austin County Fair Queen and Ticket Queen will be crowned Saturday, Oct. 7 at the Austin County Fair Expo Center in Bellville, which is open to everyone to attend.
The pageant will begin at 5:30 p.m. The candidates will have an interview portion before the pageant where they meet oneon- one with the judges. The judges score the candidates on poise and personality, personal appearance and how they respond to the questions. This year the candidates only sold season passes, to make it more of an even playing field for the ticket queen title.
Also, new this year, each of the candidates will set up a small table and decorate it to reflect themselves.
The fair queen and ticket queen will leave their tables up for display for the duration of the fair for the fairgoers to see.
The chairmen for the queen’s pageant is Shannon and Kevin Hanath. The committee members are Kerstyn Hanath, Robin Haugen, Kortney Estep, Courtney Hollis, Angela Hoppe, Jennifer Schroeder and Kristi Mathis. If you have not purchased your season pass and if there is still time, please go online to the Austin County Fair website and purchase from a queen candidate of your choice.
Queens candidates are Olivia Bagnall- Bolten, Dominique Castillo, Jessica DeBerry, Lylah Durrett, Ryleigh Gilfoil, Tylin Jackson, Keanah Lizotte, Sophie Martinez, Emmy McDaniel, Jaylen Tesch and Samantha Weems. The chairmen, committee, and queens hope to see everyone at the Austin County Fair Queens Pageant.
The Little Miss/Mister, Jr. Miss/Mister and Jr. Fair Queen Contest starts the morning of Oct. 7. This will kick off at 9 a.m. with the Little Miss/Mister at the Austin County Fair Expo Center.
These cowgirls and cowboys do such a great job up on stage and have a good time.
The judges score them on their personality/interview and attire. You just never know what they may say, sing, or rope on stage!
The Little’s will be followed by the Jr. Miss/Mister and will kick off the Jr. Fair Queen contest after a break.
The chairmen for the Little Miss/Mister, Jr. Miss/Mister and Jr. Fair Queen contest are Shannon and Kevin Hanath. Committee members are Marisa King and Samantha Reed.
