2022 Boone County Fair kicks off with fair queen pageant
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Maci McCoy, left, 17, of Belvidere, reacts to being named the 2022 Miss Boone County Fair Queen, as first runner-up Dakota Schober-Kramer, 16, of Poplar Grove, holds her hands Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022, during the Boone County Fair queen pageant in Belvidere.
The Boone County Fair kicked off Tuesday at the Boone County Fairgrounds, 8847 Illinois 76 in Belvidere.
Opening day featured a horse and pony show, harness racing, musical performances and swine weigh-ins. The day ended with the Boone County Fair Queen and Little Miss pageants.
At the end of the pageant, Maci Paige McCoy of Belvidere was crowned the 2022 Miss Boone County Fair Queen. Kasia Kapri Meyer of Poplar Grover was named the 2022 Little Miss Boone County Fair.
First runner-up went to Dakota Lynn Schober-Kramer of Poplar Grove, while second runner-up went to Keara Cheyenne Watson of Belvidere. Other titles given Tuesday night included Miss Congeniality Jilliane Nicole Cummings, Miss Interview to Kayla Marie Knoepfle of Belvidere, Miss Photogenic to Brianna Marie Fowler of Belvidere and Go For the Gold (Most Improved) to Kayla Marie Knoepfle of Belvidere.
There were nine contestants in the pageant for queen and 17 in the pageant for Little Miss.
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The fair continues each day through Sunday.
Saturday night headliners are Neal McCoy and Jo Dee Messina. Tickets are $25.
Admission to the fair is $8.
2022 Boone County Fair Queen and Boone County Fair Little Miss winners and runners-up pose for photos following the fair pageant Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022, at the Boone County Fairgrounds.
A demolition derby will be held Sunday evening. A diesel and gas truck shootout will be Wednesday and Next Level Pro Bull Riding will be Friday night.
For a full schedule of events, visit the fair’s website at boonecountyfair.com.
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