The annual Lil’ Miss and Mister Pageant at the Youth Building drew a good crowd. This year’s theme was “Starts and Stripes – Salute to the Military”
25 Girls and 7 Boys competed for title and crown (and a big surprise…)
Madison Werner was the MC for the event, Amanda Stein (Primetime Amusements), Mara Kendig (Teacher), Tonya Keller (My County Link) and Laura Ahrens (Darke County Fair Manager) were the judges. Becky Luce (Fry & Company) was in charge of the Score Tabulation.
The 2024 Darke County Jr. Fair Royalty escorted the contestants on and off the stage and crowned the winners of this Pageant.
The Lil’ Mister crowned first:
- Ray Sutter is the 2024 Darke County Fair Lil’ Mister
- Dalton Stover is first Runner-Up
- Bennet Robison is second Runner-Up
- Noah Lefeld is third Runner-Up
Then the Lil’ Miss was crowned:
- Zoe Swank is the 2024 Darke County Fair Lil’ Miss
- Naomi Perry is first Runner-Up
- Juniper Hill is second Runner-Up
- Sawyer Mikesell is third Runner-Up
Click here for all (almost 400) photos of the Pageant