She did not finish in the top 10, but Vanessa Van Pay ranks her time serving as your Kewaunee County Fairest of the Fair as her number one experience. Van Pay went up against 34 other Fairests across the state for the title of Wisconsin Fairest of Fair, which will tour the state over the next 12 months promoting the Wisconsin State Fair, among other activities. Contestants auctioned off items representing their home counties, participated in individual and group interviews, and rehearsed sample radio commercials as a part of the contest. Miss Racine County Kelsey Henderson may have ultimately won the coveted title and sash, but Van Pay felt like a winner just being up on stage with so many others.

Van Pay presided over last week’s Kewaunee County Fairest of the Fair Gala that saw Vicki Christoph get chosen as her replacement. Christoph will be joined by Junior Fairest of the Fair Vivian Barta and Fairest of the Fair Court Member Kaylyn Martin this year as they tour the area promoting agriculture and the Kewaunee County Fair in July. Van Pay’s advice to the three was to have fun with the experience and soak it all in along the way.