Vanderburgh County 4-H Fair Crowns Its 2019 Queen
The 99th Annual Vanderburgh County Fair began Monday with one of the first orders of business being to crown a Queen to represent them not only throughout the week, but for the next year.
Monday's ceremony concluded with the crowning of 20-year-old Claudia Duncan as the new reigning queen. Duncan, the daughter of Mark and Laura Duncan is a 10-year member of 4-H who is currently enrolled at Purdue University where she's majoring in Applied Statistics.
The remainder of the Court played out as follows:
1st Runner-Up: Lauren Rexing
- 19-years-old
- 10-Year 4-H member
- Attends Purdue University
- Major - Agriculture Economics and History
- Parents - Don and Sayelle Rexing
2nd Runner-Up: Kelsey Rexing
- 19-years-old
- 10-year 4-H member
- Attends University of Louisville
- Major - Communications
- Parents - Kent and Melissa Rexing
3rd Runner-Up: Olivia Baehl
- 16-years-old
- Attends North High School
- Member of North High School Student Council, Armstrong Highlighters, and Junior Leaders.
- Parents - Jeffery and Stacey Baehl
4th Runner-Up: Abigail Duval
- 17-years-old
- Attends Central High School
- Member of Medical Professions Academy, Honey Bears, 4-H Star Club, Livestock Club, and Junior Leaders.
- Parents - Alice and Larry Duvall
Miss Congeniality: Laura Shafer
- 18-years-old
- 10-year 4-H member
- Attends Indiana University
- Major - Informaties
- Minors - Russian and German
- Parents - Paul and Christine Shafer
Congratulations to all six young women! For the complete schedule of events and admission prices, visit the Vanderburgh County Fair website.
[Source: Vanderburgh County Fair Press Release]