Pageants
QUEEN PAGEANT
Monday, July 21st, 2025 | 7:00 pm Auditorium
Pageant Coordinator, Beth Schmitt
(812) 550-3487 | baschmitt53@gmail.com
Committee: Katie Barnes, Sara Coomes, Robin Lax, Dru Moreland, Abbey Riggs, Rhonda Klueg-Slater, Alyssa Welte, Lauren Ziliak
Deadline for entering is June 27, 2025. To enter upload the form below. Entry fee of $20.00 and picture will be collected at first meeting. Beth will notify each contestant of this date!
The Vanderburgh County Fair Queen Contest is an opportunity for young women from across the county to come together for a unique and exciting experience. Contestants learn valuable life skills by sharpening their interview abilities, build courage by speaking publicly, and become more confident in who they are as an individual. Additionally, many of the ladies often walk away with new lifelong friends.
Throughout the program,
all of our contestants have the chance to be part of special Fair events, including the annual Fair Parade, Frog Jumping Contest, and passing out grand champion ribbons to 4-H members! The newly crowned queen will represent the Vanderburgh County Fair during our annual 6-day event and throughout the year at other special events. She will also be eligible to compete in the Miss Indiana State Fair Pageant in January.
QUEEN ENTRY FORM
YOUNG MISS PAGEANT
Monday, July 21st, 2025 | 5:00 pm Auditorium
Chairperson, Abbey Riggs
(812) 306-1744 | abbey.j.duvall@gmail.com
9737 Chatteris Rd. Evansville, IN 47725
Committee: Olivia Baehl, Katie Barnes, Sara Coomes, Lauren Durchholz, Robin Lax, Dur Moreland, Abbey Riggs, Rhonda Klueg-Slater, Alyssa Welte
The deadline for entering the Young Miss Pageant is June 27, 2025. To enter, send online form, a copy of the contestant’s birth certificate, and an entry fee of $20.00 (Make checks payable to the Vanderburgh County Fair Association) to: Young Miss Pageant, Abbey Riggs, 9737 Chatteris Rd. Evansville, IN 47725 Entry forms must be postmarked by June 27, 2025, to be eligible.
YOUNG MISS ENTRY FORM
MISS GOLDEN PAGEANT
(Pageant for Females with Special Needs)
Saturday, July 26th, 2025 | 6:00 pm Auditorium
Chairperson, Robin Lax
(812) 459-8971 | rclax67@gmail.com
Co-Chairperson, Lauren Durchholz (Ziliak)
812-664-8152 | laurenziliak@gmail.com
The deadline for the Miss Golden Pageant is July 4th, 2025. To enter, upload the application form and a photo of the contestant below. A $10.00 entry fee is due at the time of registration.
MISS GOLDEN ENTRY FORM
LITTLE MISS & MISTER CONTEST
Tuesday, July 22nd, 2025 | 6:00 pm Auditorium
Chairperson, Sara Coomes | Assistant, Alyssa Coomes
(812) 455-8363 | saracoomes@gmail.com
19900 St. Joseph Ave, Haubstadt, IN 47639
Committee: Katie Barnes, Sara Coomes, Robin Lax, Dru Moreland, Abbey Riggs, Beth Schmitt, Rhonda Klueg-Slater, Alyssa Welte, Lauren Ziliak
The deadline for entering the Little Miss and Mister Contest is June 27, 2025. To enter, send the form below, a recent picture, a copy of the contestant’s birth certificate, a self-addressed stamped business size envelope, and an entry fee of $10.00 (Make checks payable to the Vanderburgh County Fair Association) to: Little Miss and Mister Contest Sara Coomes 19900 St. Joseph Ave., Haubstadt, IN 47639
LITTLE MISS & MISTER ENTRY FORM
TINY TOTS CONTEST
Thursday, July 24th, 2025 | 6:30 pm Auditorium
Chairperson, Dru Moreland
dkschmitt@eagles.usi.edu | 11801 Breckenridge Drive, Evansville, IN, 47725
Committee: Katie Barnes, Sara Coomes, Lauren Durchholz, Robin Lax, Dur Moreland, Abbey Riggs, Rhonda Klueg-Slater, Alyssa Welte
Deadline for entering is July 17, 2025. All entries must be mailed in! To enter, send the entry form, entry fee of $10.00 (make checks payable to the Vanderburgh County Fair Association), and copy of birth certificate to chairperson's address listed above.
