Ever since she was in kindergarten attending the World Dairy Expo, Denmark’s Katrina Hoesly has had her eyes on Alice in Dairyland. She admits that at the time, she did not know everything that it took to be that girl who graced the color shavings in Madison who was presenting the show’s Supreme Champion. Her involvement in agriculture has grown over the years, which included being a Wisconsin State FFA Officer. Now a student at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Marketing Communications and Agricultural Business, she is excited to potentially be that role model for other little girls in the state like Alice in Dairyland was for her.

Hoesly will compete against Fox Lake’s Cierra Essock, Oconomowoc’s Halei Heinzel, Kewaunee’s Kiley Pagel, Kiel’s Lauren Siemers, and Big Bend’s Michaela King for the title of Alice in Dairyland this May. Tickets for associated events with the Alice in Dairyland Finals go on sale on Monday. We will feature all six Alice in Dairyland Finalists this week. You can meet the current Alice in Dairyland Ashley Hagenow and support the program at a fundraising meat raffle at Apple Valley Lanes in Sturgeon Bay on March 9 from 3 p.m. until 6 p.m.