2019 Logan County Fair

2019 Logan County Fair LINCOLN DAILY NEWS July 28-August 4, 2019 Page 61 Sesleigh Peacock of Lincoln, daughter of Stacy Peacock and Caleb Peacock, who will be a junior at Lincoln Community High School. To display their communication skills, which is 40 percent of the score, queen contestants spoke on a topic of their choice. The women delivered a range of subjects that included doing something out of your comfort zone, doing anything you put your mind to, having determination and a strong work ethic and changing the face of the future by being a pediatric surgeon. Others spoke of the need to “just keep swimming,” letting your light shine, never doubt yourself and never take small things in life for granted. For the pop question, contestants were asked their thoughts on whether their social media should be used in judging. Most thought it should because their posts will always be there, what people post says a lot about them and reflects on their character and their image. Others said it shows how people can be a different person behind a screen, how people view themselves, how they represent themselves and how they show themselves to the community, which is a big part of being queen. The rest of contestant scoring was based on an interview done earlier in the day with the judges, a swimsuit competition to display their beauty and physique, and an evening gown competition to show their stage presence. In 2017, a Junior Miss competition was added for girls between the ages of nine and 12, and last year, the age range was changed to 11 to 13. Junior Miss contestants danced across the stage to the song “Under the Sea” from Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” as they introduced themselves. This year’s seven Junior Miss contestants included Anna Kindred, Elizabeth Hudson, Lauryn Crawford, Lyvia Mundy, Myah Bowman, Sophie Morgan and Trista Davis. A three-minute personal interview done before the contest was worth 75 percent of their score. Ten percent of the score came from their appearance on stage and 15 percent from answering a question asked by Kurtz. Kurtz asked these contestants, “If you could take your judges anywhere in Logan County, where would you take them and why?” Answers included their favorite rides, their family farm, Route 66 in Atlanta, country roads to see corn and bean fields and cows, Top Hat Creamery and Kickapoo Creek Park because of how these places represent the county. As always, the Little Miss contestants provided some adorable moments as they introduced themselves. They also told what they like about the fair, which included the fish game, the slide, the rides, the Scrambler, CONTINUE