Who Are The Waukesha County Fairest of the Fair 2013 Finalists?

Editor's Note: The following information was provided to Patch via a news release from the Waukesha County Fair.

The final competition for 2013 Fairest of the Fair will be held Wednesday on the Waukesha County Fairgrounds at 6 p.m. on the Leinie Lodge Stage. The Fairest of the Fair, presented by Waukesha Kiwanis and Waukesha Farm Bureau, is selected on the basis of personality, communication skills, school and community activities and knowledge of the fair.

While the judges deliberate, Sarah Hovey, our 2012 Fairest of the Fair will share her experiences as our Fairest and what the completion of her reign means to her. Steffani Koch, the 2012 Dodge County Fairest of the Fair and 2013 State Fairest of the Fairs, will speak to the audience about her tour of the state and what being the state Fairest means. Hovey will then give a tour of our fairgrounds to Koch and show her all the agriculture, entertainment, food and fun to be had at our Fair.

Wednesday is Double Dollar Day presented by All World Transmission & Service. Gates open at 3 p.m. with $2 admission and $2 parking. Children 5 and under are always admitted free. All midway rides will be just one ticket each ($1.25) from 3 - 10 pm.

The Waukesha County Fair Association is a non-profit volunteer organization that is completely separate and receives no funding from Waukesha County or the City of Waukesha. Main Stage VIP Seating tickets are available online until noon the day of the show, while supplies last. To purchase tickets, visit WaukeshaCountyFair.com. 

The Finalists

This is Cecelia’s 10th year participating in the fair. She has shown quilting, photography, beef cattle and horses as well as volunteered in the 4-H kitchen. She has met some of her best friends through the fair and has learned the value of hard work and determination. She currently attends St. Norbert College where she is studying history and classical studies. She also has the honor to cheer at Packer games as a St. Norbert’s Cheerleader. She plans to study abroad in Rome and continue studying anthropology/archeology of other cultures. 

Lynn Bartholomew, 20, Big Bend 

Lynn began showing at the fair in the Little Britches show at age 5 with her calf, Clover. Since then she has shown pigs and dairy cattle, winning numerous awards with them. She has also shown projects like stenciling, cake decorating and woodworking in the 4-H Forum. She helps the Swine Barn superintendents, Little Britches show, sheep rodeo and setup/teardown of the annual livestock auction. Although she is no longer in 4-H, she still volunteers for the fair in any way that she can.  She is currently attending UW-River Falls pursuing a marketing communications degree. She is interning this year with the East Central/Select Sires and coordinates many tasks at the local county fairs. She plans to go to grad school to get a master’s in Marketing and then working in the agricultural industry.

Hayley Lynn Parsons, 19, Eagle

Hayley’s family started attending the fair in 1996, when they moved to Waukesha County and Hayley has been showing since 2000. She has shown vegetables, photography, her dog and her horse. She volunteers every year in the 4-H Activity area and has worked the horse shows, the hipology testing and post-Fair cleanup of the 4-H kitchen. She is currently attending UW-Madison and pursuing a degree in zoology.  She then plans on graduate school to pursue a degree in marine biology or wildlife ecology.

Megan Leanna, 18, Eagle

Horses, dogs, sewing, quilting, woodworking, foods and nutrition, vet science, scrapbooking and photography categories fill Megan’s portfolio of projects shown over the last nine years at the fair. She has also held many roles including president of her 4-H club. She has volunteered in the foods judging booth in assisting the superintendent and organizing the projects. She plans to attend UW-Oshkosh this fall to major in education and wants to teach business education at the high school level.