WRMJ Interview: Sherrard Grad Szpek Named Miss Mercer County Fair Queen

July 8, 2026 Ty Taylor Western Illinois Today
(from left) Mercer County Junior Miss Lydia Clark, Little Miss Emsley Smith, Miss Mercer County Fair Queen Olivia Szpek Photo credit: Shauna Darr

2026 Sherrard High School graduate Olivia Szpek was crowned Miss Mercer County Fair Queen on Tuesday night.

She spoke with WRMJ following the pageant.

Lydia Clark won the Junior Miss competition, and Emsley Smith won the Little Miss competition.