Menard County Fair Queen Pageant

06/01/2026

We need your support! Please reach out if you have any questions. As always, we appreciate everyone showing up for us and all the contestants!

05/31/2026

Can I be in the pageant (and possibly win) and still thrive in school and have a job? YES. 🙌🏻

We have had queens in high school, out of state at college, in state at college, have 1 job, many jobs... and they were all GREAT QUEENS.

Your education is ALWAYS priority. We schedule events around YOU. The best part about being queen, it's your year and you get to decide what you do with it! If you're on the fence about competing this year, reach out! I would love to answer any questions!

📷: Queen Maggie working as a photographer this weekend at the Orange Ribbon Livestock Classic where she ran into fellow county fair queen and friend, Miss Scott County! 🧡

05/29/2026

You know you want to! Here's your sign to sign up for the 2026 Miss Menard County Fair Queen Pageant! Email [email protected] for more info!

We currently have 11 Little Miss and 11 Junior Miss contestants! We have room for 4 more in each category! ✨

05/22/2026

Congratulations Queen Maggie 💚

Congratulations to the Menard CFB Foundation's 2026 Scholarship Recipients! Between these two awards, we were able to give over $50,000 towards students furthering their education. Congrats to all! 📚✏️

05/20/2026

The contestants are signing up and now we need YOUR help! We are looking for 2026 sponsors for the Menard County Fair Queen Pageant!

Pageant donations fund part of our scholarship (which we hope to continue growing), the queen's state fund, contestant goodie bags, cash prizes and so much more! We truly couldn't do it without our wonderful community!

If you are interested in becoming a 2026 sponsor, message us! Our fair office staff will send an invoice through email.

If you are looking to contribute in a smaller way, we will have our Amazon wish list link live soon!✨

05/17/2026

We're off to a great start but there is plenty room for more! ✨

To register email your age group! We will respond with a couple forms to fill out!

Little Miss 6-8
[email protected]

Junior Miss 9-12
[email protected]

Miss 16-21
[email protected]

05/16/2026

Registration for the 2026 Menard County Fair Queen Pageant is now OPEN!

To register email your age group. We will respond with a couple forms to fill out!

Little Miss 6-8
[email protected]

Junior Miss 9-12
[email protected]

Miss 16-21
[email protected]

05/15/2026

Registration for the 2026 Menard County Fair Queen Pageant opens TOMORROW at 8am!

Did you know Miss Maggie won over $5,000 in prizes?! Including a $2500 scholarship and her beautiful gown she competed in at the Miss Illinois County Fair Queen Pageant! 👏🏻

To register email your age group starting at 8am 5/16. We will respond with a couple forms to fill out!

Little Miss 6-8
[email protected]

Junior Miss 9-12
[email protected]

Miss 16-21
[email protected]

05/13/2026

We rounded out our Menard County school visits today with Greenview Elementary! ❤️ Miss Maggie and Jr Miss Mollie loved answering all the questions about the fair and listening to stories about everyone's farm animals at home!

02/05/2026

As we reflect back on the 2025 Miss Illinois County Fair Queen Pageant we once again want to mention how proud of Queen Maggie we are! She was stunning on the stage and I know she will carry what she learned throughout this process to become successful in the next step of her life.

A big thank you to "Team Maggie" who voted and showed their support through the People's Choice competition. Because she won, she got to choose a charity or foundation to donate $500 to.

Maggie chose to donate the $500 to Channeling Hope Foundation. The mission of CHF is to connect families of ultra-rare NALCN genetic disorders and raise money for research and treatment therapy. Maggie's cousin Rory was diagnosed with a CLIFAHDD, which is a NALCN genetic disorder. Maggie chose this foundation in hopes of bringing awareness to CHF’s mission, as well as the donation will go toward rare genetic disease research funding.

We hope this gift can play a small part in helping others. We encourage you to read more about it here: Channeling Hope Foundation

And thank you to Miss Illinois County Fair Pageant for using the People's Choice award to make a difference in our communities. 🫶🏼