Katie Leichty of Wayland was named Washington County Fair Queen at the Washington County Fair in July. PBS Iowa will live stream the Iowa State Fair queen competition on August 13th, and highlights of the event will be shown on the 14th. Leichty spoke with KCII about what it means for her to represent Washington County.

‘I love it when people come up to me and say hello; it means the world to me. I’m just so happy to represent Washington County because we’re so tight as a community, and there are so many great things going on. And I’m just so grateful to be the one chosen to represent Washington County.”

Judging for the Iowa State Fair Queen Competition is based on personality, attitude, leadership, citizenship, contribution to community, overall appearance, charm and poise. McKenna Henrich of Plymouth County was last year’s winner and took home $8,000 in scholarships. Kelsey Smith of Mt. Pleasant was the last winner of the Iowa State Fair Queen Competition from the KCII listening area in 2013.

The competition will be on Saturday, August 13th at 7 pm on the Anne and Bill Riley Stage at the State Fairgrounds in Des Moines.