Makenzi Marek was crowned the 2017 Washington County Fair queen. Photo by Sam McIntosh.

The next Washington County Fair Queen will be crowned Sunday.

Nine contestants are in the running at this year’s pageant. This year’s contestants are Peyton Cuddeback, Natalie Guzman, Madelyn Janecek, Katie Palmer, Amanda Pfeifer, Madison Ross, Clara Schmitz, Abigail Statler, and Kristen Twinam. Last year’s queen Makenzi Marek will be crowning the new queen to kick off the Washington County Fair. The pageant will take place at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Washington Community Center. Listen to KCII to hear who is crowned this year’s queen and join the KCII Big Red Radio at the Washington County Fair July 15th-20th.

Photos courtesy of Jaimy Ellis Photography

Peyton Cuddeback


Natalie Guzman


Madelyn Janecek


Katie Palmer


Amanda Pfeifer


Madison Ross


Clara Schmitz


Abigail Statler


Kristen Twinam