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