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Five vying for fair queen crown
Wednesday, 13 August 2008 - 2:48pm
“The girls have worked very hard this year,” she noted.
This year’s contestants are Lauren Davis (Harold McQuaker Enterprise), Dana Drennan (Emo Dental Clinic), Ashlee Nordstrom (M.L. Judson), Janel Barker (Tim Hortons), and Alyssa Strachan (Green’s BBQ Bar).
The Emo fair queen pageant, which is open to girls aged 15-18 who live in Rainy River District, is much more than about beauty. This annual contest concentrates, instead, on the competitors’ personality, attitude, and involvement in the community.
The contestants are judged on the following categories: banner (which they must make themselves), a personal interview with the judges, the fashion show, their parade float, their performance in an entertainment program, and the sale of buttons.
While this year’s group of girls has geared up for an exciting week at the fair, the reigning queen, Chelsea Bragg, First Princess Sarah Chabot, and Second Princess Raylene Smith are preparing to pass their crowns on to the 2008 winners.
“It’s been a busy but exciting year,” reflected Chabot. “We were involved in the bass tournament in Fort Frances and the walleye tournament in Emo.
“We also painted the kids’ faces at the Emo spray park fundraiser on July 1.
“It was great getting to know the other girls and taking part in so many community events,” she added.
Bragg, meanwhile, offered some advice to the incoming queen and princesses.
“Just have fun with it,” she enthused. “And remember that you are always a role model for the younger girls!”
The fashion show, which was held Monday evening in the arena, demonstrated once again how hard the girls and the organizing committee work to make the Emo Fair queen pageant a success.
The hall, located upstairs in the arena, was decorated for an afternoon at the beach—complete with beach balls and palm trees.
The girls were required to choose three outfits: casual (something to suit the theme of the evening), career (an outfit that represented what they would like to do in the future), and an evening gown they would wear to the prom or other special occasion.
Trisha Wilson, who co-ordinated Monday evening’s fashion show, provided the commentary as each girl modelled their outfits for the judges and others in attendance.
Fair board president Emily Watson thanked Sis and Trisha Wilson and their committee for all of the hard work they put into organizing this year’s fair queen pageant.
The finale for the busy contestants will be the entertainment night tomorrow night (Aug. 14), which gets underway at 7 p.m. upstairs in the arena.
The program will be followed by the crowning of the 2008 Emo Fair Queen.
Admission to the entertainment night is $2 or a fair queen button. Come out and support your favourite candidate!
It takes a huge commitment on the part of everyone involved in the annual Emo Fair queen pageant to make it a success. The girls, their parents, and the event organizers spend many hours during the summer preparing for this annual competition.
This year, five girls are competing for the crown and organizer Sis Wilson is pleased with that number.
This year’s contestants are Lauren Davis (Harold McQuaker Enterprise), Dana Drennan (Emo Dental Clinic), Ashlee Nordstrom (M.L. Judson), Janel Barker (Tim Hortons), and Alyssa Strachan (Green’s BBQ Bar).
The Emo fair queen pageant, which is open to girls aged 15-18 who live in Rainy River District, is much more than about beauty. This annual contest concentrates, instead, on the competitors’ personality, attitude, and involvement in the community.
The contestants are judged on the following categories: banner (which they must make themselves), a personal interview with the judges, the fashion show, their parade float, their performance in an entertainment program, and the sale of buttons.
While this year’s group of girls has geared up for an exciting week at the fair, the reigning queen, Chelsea Bragg, First Princess Sarah Chabot, and Second Princess Raylene Smith are preparing to pass their crowns on to the 2008 winners.
“It’s been a busy but exciting year,” reflected Chabot. “We were involved in the bass tournament in Fort Frances and the walleye tournament in Emo.
“We also painted the kids’ faces at the Emo spray park fundraiser on July 1.
“It was great getting to know the other girls and taking part in so many community events,” she added.
Bragg, meanwhile, offered some advice to the incoming queen and princesses.
“Just have fun with it,” she enthused. “And remember that you are always a role model for the younger girls!”
The fashion show, which was held Monday evening in the arena, demonstrated once again how hard the girls and the organizing committee work to make the Emo Fair queen pageant a success.
The hall, located upstairs in the arena, was decorated for an afternoon at the beach—complete with beach balls and palm trees.
The girls were required to choose three outfits: casual (something to suit the theme of the evening), career (an outfit that represented what they would like to do in the future), and an evening gown they would wear to the prom or other special occasion.
Trisha Wilson, who co-ordinated Monday evening’s fashion show, provided the commentary as each girl modelled their outfits for the judges and others in attendance.
Fair board president Emily Watson thanked Sis and Trisha Wilson and their committee for all of the hard work they put into organizing this year’s fair queen pageant.
The finale for the busy contestants will be the entertainment night tomorrow night (Aug. 14), which gets underway at 7 p.m. upstairs in the arena.
The program will be followed by the crowning of the 2008 Emo Fair Queen.
Admission to the entertainment night is $2 or a fair queen button. Come out and support your favourite candidate!