Area young ladies invited to compete for the crown of 2025 Allamakee County Fair Queen and, again this year, Little Miss
Little Miss competition for girls ages 7-9, Fair Queen contest for ages 16-21
The Allamakee County Fair Board is seeking applicants for the 2025 Allamakee County Fair Queen contest and is also offering a similar pageant experience to younger girls again this year, as the 2025 Allamakee County Fair will run from July 16-20. The Allamakee County Fair Queen Contest is open to young ladies ages 16-21, and the Allamakee County Fair Little Miss competition is also going to be held again this year for girls ages 7-9.
LITTLE MISS CONTEST
Adding a younger dimension to the pageantry of the Allamakee County Fair again this year, the Little Miss competition will be held for girls living in Allamakee County who are 7-9 years of age as of July 15 of this year and who plan to participate in the Allamakee County Fair in some way. That participation can include Clover Kids, the Kiddie Tractor Pull, Kiddie Calf Shows during the 4-H livestock shows, Mutton Bustin’ at the rodeo grandstand event, or some other involvement.
Little Miss contestants must complete (handwritten only) and email or mail the contest application form and a headshot photo by Sunday, June 1. The application form can be found on the Allamakee County Fair website at https://www.allamakeecountyfair.org/ and should be postmarked by that June 1 date and mailed to: Diana Davison; Attn: Little Miss Committee; 516 2nd Street NW; Waukon, IA 52172. Applications can also be emailed to allamakeefairqueen@gmail.com by that June 1 date.
Contestants must be present for the Little Miss judging and coronation event taking place at the Allamakee County Fairgrounds Pavilion in Waukon Wednesday, July 16 at 1 p.m. The Little Miss coronation will take place in conjunction with the Allamakee County Fair Queen coronation event also being held July 16.
Titles will be awarded to Little Miss, 1st Runner-Up, 2nd Runner-Up and 3rd Runner-Up, all of whom will make up this year’s Little Miss Court. Contestants who are crowned or placed on that Court this year will not be eligible for future Little Miss contests.
More complete details and a full list of expectations for this year’s Little Miss can be found within the application information on the Allamakee County Fair website at https://www.allamakeecountyfair.org/.
FAIR QUEEN CONTEST
The Allamakee County Fair Queen event will consist of a full day of pampering and pageantry at the Allamakee County Fairgrounds Pavilion in Waukon. Contestants will need to be available Wednesday, July 16 from 8 a.m.-9 p.m. for contest activities, the queen crowning and a pie auction. Conflicts need to be addressed as soon as possible with coordinator Diana Davison.
Girls who are at least 16 years of age and not more than 21 years of age as of August 7 of this year, and who have community involvement, are able to participate in this year’s Fair Queen Contest. That community involvement could include being an active member in at least one service organization such as a church group, Girl Scouts, 4-H, FFA, etc. The contest is not limited to only 4-H/FFA membership.
Contestants must not be married, should not be professional models, nor have been crowned a County Fair Queen in the past to compete in this year’s contest. Girls who have competed at the County level in prior years but who were not crowned Queen are also able to run again, as long as they still meet the above requirements.
Candidates are judged on personality, attitude, overall appearance, awareness, leadership, citizenship, charm and poise. Candidates will also be asked to help with various activities the entire week of this year’s Allamakee County Fair, July 16-20.
Those who would like to enter the contest are asked to type-fill the entry form and release/consent form. In order to maintain uniformity in the entry process, the applications can be found on the Allamakee County Fair website at www.allamakeecountyfair.org or may be received by emailing allamakeefairqueen@gmail.com. Completed entry forms can then be emailed to that same address, along with one wallet-sized, head-and-shoulder photo to be used in press releases.
The consent forms required for entry need to be signed and mailed to Diana Davison at 516 2nd Street NW Waukon, IA 52172. Entry and consent forms must be postmarked by Sunday, June 1 in order to be eligible to participate in the contest.
The young lady crowned the 2025 Allamakee County Fair Queen will need to be available to represent Allamakee County at the Iowa State Fair Queen Contest, which is scheduled for August 5-9 in Des Moines.
Anyone with questions about the contest may contact Diana Davison at 563-794-0381 or by email at allamakeefairqueen@gmail.com. Once she receives a candidate’s entry and consent information, she will send them more information about the contest.
MANDATORY MEETING
Tuesday, June 24 there will be a mandatory candidate informational meeting held at the Allamakee County Fairgrounds Pavilion at 6 p.m., where candidates for both the Little Miss and Fair Queen contests and at least one parent or guardian must attend. Discussion will take place regarding the expectations of the pie auction pre-fundraising, practice for the contest judging day and participation throughout the week of the Fair.
More complete details and a full list of expectations for this year’s Allamakee County Fair Queen can be found within the application information on the Allamakee County Fair website at https://www.allamakeecountyfair.org/.
