 Reeves, of Danville, is the daughter of Susan Willaman and Art
Reeves. She is currently pursuing a degree in art and fashion design
at Illinois College in Jacksonville and hopes to create her own
clothing line someday and donate a percentage of her profits to
charity.
"The young ladies who participated in the pageant are bright,
talented individuals who represented their counties well," Hartke
said. "I want to congratulate Molly on being crowned the 2008 queen,
and I look forward to working with her this year to promote Illinois
agriculture."
As Miss Illinois County Fair Queen, Reeves will reign over the
2008 Illinois State Fair, Aug. 8-17, and the DuQuoin State Fair,
Aug. 23-Sept. 1.
"I am truly honored to be named Miss Illinois County Fair,"
Reeves said. "This is a tremendous opportunity for me to travel the
state, promote Illinois agriculture and grow as a person. I would
like to thank the Illinois Association of Agricultural Fairs, the
Department of Agriculture and everyone who has supported
me throughout this competition."
The judges selected Miss Union County Fair, Kate Winzenburger of
Cobden, as first runner-up. Miss Effingham County Fair, Lauren
Hoffman of Effingham, was named second runner-up. The remaining nine
finalists were Miss Williamson County Brittni Dunning, Miss Knox
County Jayla Landon, Miss Champaign County Kayla Zacholski, Miss
Richland County Jenna Cazel, Miss Calhoun County Kimberly Klunk,
Miss Greene County Breanna Lovel, Miss Lawrence County Johnna
Thompson, Miss Moultrie-Douglas County Katie Schweighart and Miss
Clay County Julia Wendling.
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Non-finalist competition awards were presented to Miss Lake County
Fair, Heather Callan of Libertyville, for best interview; Miss Macon
County Fair, Emily Beck of Decatur, for best communication skills;
Miss Clinton County Fair, Savahna Voss of Germantown, for best stage
presence; and Miss Warren County Fair, Brenna Kesinger of Monmouth,
for beauty and physique. The Ruby Crum Memorial Award for charm and
enthusiasm was presented to Miss Clay County Fair, Julia Wendling of
Louisville.
The Miss Illinois County Fair Queen Pageant was held at the
Crowne Plaza in Springfield as part of the annual convention of the
Illinois Association of Agricultural Fairs. This was the 49th year
of the IAAF pageant, and more than 67 contestants participated in
the event.
[Text from
Illinois Department of
Agriculture news release
received from
the
Illinois Office of
Communication and Information]
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