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2016 LOGAN COUNTY FAIR
LINCOLN DAILY NEWS July 29 - August 6, 2016
The seven candidates
vying for this year’s title were:
Alexis Beard, 17, Lincoln, daughter of Chris and
Jamie Beard, will attend Lincoln College this fall.
Jessica Maxheimer, 18, Mount Pulaski, daughter of
Douglas and Angela Maxheimer, will attend Lincoln
Land Community College this fall.
Meg Meeker, 19, Emden, daughter of Bob and
Diane Meeker, attends the University of Illinois in
Champaign.
Kaitlyn Nelson, 21, Lincoln, daughter of Jake and
Kenda Kitner, will attend St. John’s College of
Nursing this fall.
Michelle Paulus, 20, Lincoln, daughter of Kent
and Lynn Paulus, attends University of Illinois in
Champaign.
Jade Stewart, 16, Mount Pulaski, daughter of Jason
and Angie Stewart, attends Mount Pulaski High
School.
Lexi Tibbs, 19, New Holland, daughter of Pamela
Tibbs, attends Monmouth College.
To display their communication skills, contestants
spoke on a subject of their choice with the contestants
discussing topic such as how FFA helped them
develop skill sets, rising up to a challenge, the need
to respect police officers, family traditions at the
fair, turning a passion into a purpose, not letting the
sun go down on your anger, and life lessons such as
positivity, strength, and flexibility.
For the pop question, contestants were asked to
express their opinion about whether the judges should
be able to see the contestants’ social media pages as
a part of judging. All of them said the judges should
be able to see their social media pages because social
media can “show how we represent ourselves,”
“show who we are,” “it is how the world sees us,”
and “it helps them find out more about us.”
The other parts of their score are based on an
interview done earlier in the day with the judge, a
swimsuit competition to show beauty and physique,
and an evening gown competition to show stage
presence.
As always, the Little Miss contestants, who ranged in
age from five to eight, provided some cute and sweet
moments as they introduced themselves and told what
they liked best at the fair. Their favorites included
“the rides,” “the Octopus,” “the swings,” “the big
slide,” “the pageant,” “Ritchhart’s Exotic Animals,”
“corn dogs,” “cotton candy,” “eating,” “hanging
around with family and friends,” and “everything.”
The fifteen Little Miss
contestants were:
Jaelyn Anderson, 8; Paisley Baker, 7; Myah Bowman,
8; Mia Clark, 8; Aleaha Crane, 7; Lydia Doolin;
6, Brooklyn Edwards, 5; Paisley Holmes, 5; Kaeli
Jones, 7; Aliannah Kodatt, 7; Charlotte LaForge, 8;
Eva Leonard, 6; Rosie Polen, 5; Bralan Werner, 6;
and Ellie Wrage, 6.
Little Miss contestants were judged on an interview
done before the fair, which is 75 percent of their
score and on their stage presence, which is the other
25 percent of their score.
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