Updated 6/17/2025
DIVISION X: SPECIAL CONTESTS/EVENTS
Section 1: Junior Fair Royalty
Consultants – Stacey Sandfoss, Cindy Stegbauer, Faith Stegbauer, Theresa Herron, Kelly Royalty
2024 Royalty
Queen - Mackenzie Specht
King - Braydon Stamper
Queen Runner Up - Elizabeth Angelo
Prince - Aaron Gunasekera
Princess - Jenna Gay
Beef - Lillian Seibert
Dairy - Lizzie Derflinger and Pierce Derflinger
Equine - Abigail Herren
Fiber - Madison Layne
General Projects - Paisley Bensanko-Jensen
Dairy Goat - Alison Kohler
Pygmy Goat - Savannah Pennington
Poultry - Lilly Stutz
Rabbit - Lucy Whitmer
Sheep - AJ Cunningham
Swine - Katelyn Brandenburg
Time: 5 p.m. Sunday
Location: Multi-purpose Building
General Rules:
1. Participants must be eligible and registered Junior Fair exhibitors in a recognized Clermont County Junior Fair organization.
2. Participants must be single, with no children.
3. Participants named as members of the Royal Court must have a project on the fairgrounds of the current fair.
4. Candidates must have been a fair exhibitor the previous year.
5. Participants in the King and Queen Contest must be at least 16 years of age on January 1 of the current year and no older than 18 years of age on the same date.
6. Participants of the Prince and Princess Contest must be at least 11 years of age as of January 1 of the current year and no older than 13 years of age on the same date.
7. Industry representatives must be at least 15 years of age as of January 1 of the current year and no older than 18 years of age on the date. One male and one female will be selected for each industry rep.
8. If no applications are received for a Royalty seat by the designated deadline, that seat will remain vacant until the following year’s application period.
9. A contestant may compete/interview for one species seat only. The nominee also may run for Fair Queen or Fair King if age eligible. Only one application must be submitted if competing for both species representative and Fair Queen or Fair King.
10. To be declared a winner of a Royalty seat the Fair King, Fair Queen and Industry Representative contestants must score at least 250 points out of 300; Prince and Princess contestants must score at least 150 out of 200 points throughout the judging process. In addition, each contestant must score a minimum of 75 points, out of 100 points, on the application to be eligible for a royalty position.
11. Clermont County Junior Fair contests include:
a. Junior Fair King and Queen
b. Junior Fair King and Queen Runners Up
c. Junior Fair Prince and Princess
d. Beef Representative
e. Dairy Cattle Representative
f. Dairy Goat Representative
g. Meat Goat Representative
h. Pygmy Goat Representative
i. Equine Representative
j. Fiber Animal Representative
k. General Project Representative
l. Poultry Representative
m. Rabbit Representative
n. Sheep Representative
o. Swine Representative
12. The Fair Queen is expected to represent Clermont County at the Ohio Fairs’ Queen contest the following January at the Ohio Fair Managers Association annual convention held in Columbus, Ohio.
13. Current Royalty Contestants must take part in all activities associated with the judging process held prior to the Royalty crowning ceremony the Sunday of the fair.
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All completed applications must be received by Friday June 13, 2025
b. All applicants will be expected to complete a royalty orientation prior to the day of interviews. Days and times to be determined.
c. Interviews will be held Sunday, July 13, 2025, in the Multi-Purpose Building. Entrants not participating in this interview session will not be considered for a Royalty position. No alternative interview dates or times will be considered.
d. Those who interview for a royalty position must participate in the fair parade Sunday of the fair. Details regarding their required participation will be presented to those who interview the Sunday before the fair begins.
14. The prince, princess and industry representatives will be selected at the interview session the Sunday before the fair and announced at the Royalty contest the Sunday of the fair.
15. The Junior Fair King and Queen will be chosen after an on-stage question session held during the Royalty Contest the Sunday of the fair.
16. All Royalty members of the current year must attend the Royalty Contest the next year to assist in crowning their replacements.
17. The Royal Court must attend a scheduling session to be held immediately after the Royalty Contest of the current year to schedule activities during the current fair week or risk losing their crown/title.
18. Royalty members are to be at their assigned activities during the current fair week or risk losing their crown/title.
19. Royalty members are asked to participate in promotional activities before the next year’s fair to promote Junior Fair.
20. Accepted clothing is as follows for all members of the Royalty Court and is intended to project a professional appearance:
a. Males: Clean, nice pants with no holes with clean, nice oxford or polo shirts. Neat grooming is expected when appearing as a member of the royal court. Hats are not permitted inside buildings, but they are allowed inside show arenas and barns.
b. Females: Clean, nice pants with no holes with clean, appropriate length tops. No crop tops, or tank tops will be accepted as appropriate. No short shorts will be accepted. Neat grooming is expected when appearing as a member of the royal court. Dress or skirts must be no more than two inches above the knee.
21. Crowns and/or sashes are not to be worn during the Royalty member’s competitions or sales but are to be worn during shows and sales the Royalty member is presiding over.
22. Any Junior Fair Royalty Court member arrested, indicted and/or convicted of a crime before their reign is complete will automatically forfeit their crown and Royalty status.
23. Any member of the Royalty Court, male or female, who becomes a parent or is expecting a child before passing on their crown, automatically forfeits their crown and Royalty status.
24. All decisions by judges are final.
25. Entrants and their parent/legal guardians must read, sign and submit the Junior Fair Royalty code of behavior/ethics with the application by the designated application deadline.
26. All special circumstances will be referred to the Junior Fair Royalty consultants for consideration and a final decision.
27. Once being crowned Queen, King, Prince, Princess or Industry Representative, a person may not run for that royal position again.
28. All royalty members are expected to work the livestock sale Friday and Saturday of the fair.
29. Skill-a-thon will be part of the industry representative’s score. Each person running for an industry representative must participate in that species’ skill-a-thon and achieve a skill-a-thon score of 70 or higher to be eligible to be an industry representative candidate.
30. Contestants must consider before applying for a royalty position if he or she will be available at the fair during their assigned duties. If college or work conflict, then that person should not apply to be a royalty candidate.
31. The Clermont County King and Queen scholarships are sponsored by the Clermont County 4-H Endowment Fund in memory of Kathleen Retzler. This fund is used to support the Clermont County 4-H program. This support may include, but is not limited to, the funding of trips and awards for 4-H youth and purchasing materials and supplies to enhance 4-H programs in Clermont County. For more information or to donate, contact Pat Louiso at 513-383-6870.