Big turnout for this year’s Mercer County Fair Pageant, as more than 50 contestants registered prior to the deadline earlier this month.
There are 25 entrants in the Little Miss competition, 17 in the Junior Miss competition, and nine entrants in the Miss Mercer County Fair Queen Pageant, totaling 51 participants.
Pageant co-director Ledith Whitehall credits the pageant committee with the event’s continued growth.
The 2025 Mercer County Fair Queen Pageant is July 8.