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Neosho, Mo. —
Newton County Fair royalty were crowned Monday night in front of an audience of family and friends at the Elsie Plaster Center at Crowder College.
Maddie Garren was crowned Newton County Fair Queen, Cady Littlefield princess, Kendall Platner Little Miss Newton County and Riley Gray was named Little Mister Newton County. Runner-ups were Whitney Gray for queen and Lacey Barnes for princess.
Contestants were asked questions during judging Monday night after pre-interviews on Sunday. They were also given points on their fair entries.
“This is my first pageant ever,” Littlefield said. “I watched the pageant last year and said ‘Oh, it looks like fun.’”
She joined the pageant this year and is looking forward to her responsibilities as princess.
For Garren it was the first time she had run as queen, she won the princess title in 2008
“I chose to run from queen because my sister was princess last year and I wanted to serve again,” Garren said.
She likes handing out the ribbons and noted that during the fair, as during the pageant, she would get to wear her boots.
Hers is the job of role model. By the end of the week the challenge, Garren said is “keeping a smile on your face and staying happy.”
Garren said she will be showing goats, horses, quilt and a plant book. Littlefield plans to show market broilers and breeding goat. She loves the exhibits and the corn dogs, but her favorite part of the fair is a little messier.
“I like the pig scramble, just jump for the pigs and get dirty and everything,” Littlefield said.
PRINCESS
Other princess candidates included:
Runner-up Lacey Barnes, Seneca
Barnes will exhibit a beef cow, quilt, sewing projects, cake decorating, arts and crafts, gardening. She loves to swim in the summer and plans to enjoy the fair, then relax and get ready for school during the rest of the summer.
Clara Keplar, Neosho
Keplar will be exhibiting her horse and photography. She loves to go horseback riding and plans to ride and spend time ice-skating and swimming this summer.
Proctor Lankford, Seneca
Lankford will be exhibiting rabbits, sewing and jewelry making examples. She loves to play with her brother in the summer and plans to work on her piano sonatina this summer. She is involved with 4-H, band, debate and drama at school.
Kenzie McAlister, Diamond
McAlister will show two Simmental heifers and silkie chickens at the fair. She loves to show her cattle, ride horses and go fishing during the summer and she plans to show at Newton and McDonald County, OEF and the state fair also this summer.
Newton County Fair royalty were crowned Monday night in front of an audience of family and friends at the Elsie Plaster Center at Crowder College.
Maddie Garren was crowned Newton County Fair Queen, Cady Littlefield princess, Kendall Platner Little Miss Newton County and Riley Gray was named Little Mister Newton County. Runner-ups were Whitney Gray for queen and Lacey Barnes for princess.
Contestants were asked questions during judging Monday night after pre-interviews on Sunday. They were also given points on their fair entries.
“This is my first pageant ever,” Littlefield said. “I watched the pageant last year and said ‘Oh, it looks like fun.’”
She joined the pageant this year and is looking forward to her responsibilities as princess.
For Garren it was the first time she had run as queen, she won the princess title in 2008
“I chose to run from queen because my sister was princess last year and I wanted to serve again,” Garren said.
She likes handing out the ribbons and noted that during the fair, as during the pageant, she would get to wear her boots.
Hers is the job of role model. By the end of the week the challenge, Garren said is “keeping a smile on your face and staying happy.”
Garren said she will be showing goats, horses, quilt and a plant book. Littlefield plans to show market broilers and breeding goat. She loves the exhibits and the corn dogs, but her favorite part of the fair is a little messier.
“I like the pig scramble, just jump for the pigs and get dirty and everything,” Littlefield said.
PRINCESS
Other princess candidates included:
Runner-up Lacey Barnes, Seneca
Barnes will exhibit a beef cow, quilt, sewing projects, cake decorating, arts and crafts, gardening. She loves to swim in the summer and plans to enjoy the fair, then relax and get ready for school during the rest of the summer.
Clara Keplar, Neosho
Keplar will be exhibiting her horse and photography. She loves to go horseback riding and plans to ride and spend time ice-skating and swimming this summer.
Proctor Lankford, Seneca
Lankford will be exhibiting rabbits, sewing and jewelry making examples. She loves to play with her brother in the summer and plans to work on her piano sonatina this summer. She is involved with 4-H, band, debate and drama at school.
Kenzie McAlister, Diamond
McAlister will show two Simmental heifers and silkie chickens at the fair. She loves to show her cattle, ride horses and go fishing during the summer and she plans to show at Newton and McDonald County, OEF and the state fair also this summer.
Chaney Platner, Seneca
Platner will show an angel food cake, icing, painting and photographs this year. She loves swimming in the pool or in the creek and playing softball. She also plans to visit her uncle in Texas, garden with her mother and play with her brothers this summer.
Miranda Roller, Neosho
Roller will be showing Hereford cattle at the fair. She loves swimming, working with her cattle and plans to spend the summer outside riding her bike, swimming and camping. Two of her cows will calf this September.
Jesse Shilling, Neosho
Shilling will show her horse, meat goats and indoor exhibits. She loves to go to church camp and plans to have fun with friends and volunteer at church camp this year.
Kassie Stapp, Granby
Stapp will show chickens, rabbits and several indoor exhibits. She plans on going to 4-H camp, visiting Florida with her family, getting ready for school, having fun and helping her grandma at the fair this summer.
Jayme Willis, Seneca
Willis is showing rabbits and a pair of pies at this year’s fair. She loves swimming, taking care of her rabbits and hanging around outside and will spend the summer writing her speech for fall and in cheerleading competition.
QUEEN
Other queen candidates included:
Runner up Whitney Gray, Neosho
Gray enjoys FFA, 4-H, horses, cows and making new friends at events like the fair and she enjoyed being a part of Neosho High School’s agronomy team last year. This year she will exhibit beef cattle and clothing she has made. She plans on going to Crowder for a degree in general studies then continuing to William Woods University to become a sign language interpreter.
Alyssa Scott
Scott enjoys riding horses, reading, sewing and photography. She plans to attend Crowder in the fall and get a pre-veterinary medicine degree. She will exhibit horses, photography, quilts and the cake decorating, embroidery and shooting sports categories. Scotts said she loves showing at the fair “because that is her vacation.”
Breanna Wortman, Neosho
Wortman who loves rodeo – barrel racing, breakaway roping, pole bending and goat tying – and also basketball. She plans to get her pro rodeo card and horse judging card and attend college for and equine degree.
