Pageant Director
Emma Robbins – Contact 606-407-1057, Email -emmarobbinsmkt@gmail.com

Ages 16-21 Contestants must be 16 years of age on October 31, and cannot be 22 on October 31 of
the year when the local pageant is held at the Mercer County Fair and Horse Show.

Pictures for the program will be June 17th and 24th from 6-8pm. Contestant only needs to
come one day at any of these times for their headshot and to turn application and money in.
The location of pictures is at the fairgrounds The Stable building.
More information will be handed out at pictures

2025 MISS MERCER CO. FAIR APPLICATION

RULES
The contestant must be single, never married, never had a marriage annulled and never had any
children. The pageant director’s and fair board reserves the right to revoke the crown and the
scholarship funds if the winner is charged with a felony, misdemeanor or any negative social
media activity. The pageant director’s and fair board also reserve the right to prohibit any
contestant from competing if they are charged with a felony, misdemeanor, or any negative
social media activity.
This is a closed pageant to Mercer County girls only. All contestants must be a resident of
Mercer County. Contestants in college living on campus can still compete if the contestants’
parents live in Mercer County. If a question comes up, proof of contestant Driver’s License
and/or contestant parents’ Driver’s License will be required.
The winner will be required to attend the week of the Mercer County Fair events, KY State Fair
Opening Day ceremony and assist with the Little Miss and Mr. KY State Fair Pageant. Also, the
winner will represent the Mercer County Fair in the KY State Fair Pageant in January held in
Louisville. For any reason the winner can’t attend, the first runner-up will represent the fair and
the winner’s scholarship money will be revoked. All decisions by the judges are final. Rules
from the KY Associations of Fair & Horse Shows apply to pageant participants
Your signature gives the pageant director’s the permission to use your photography for publicity
in the local newspapers, fair website and social media and printed material.

**Please Note: Texting will be the primary means of communication in addition to the Facebook page.

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2025 Mercer County Fair Pageant
FAQ’s
1. Why would we need to provide proof of residence? Mercer pageants are closed to
outside counties; therefore, only children that reside in Mercer County can participate &
you MUST show proof of residence in Mercer County. (Example...a child who
predominately lives in another county w/one parent but spends weekends with the other
parent that lives in Mercer County does not actually reside in Mercer County)
2. Why do you need the name of my child’s school or daycare? We use this information in
the newspaper photo’s leading up to the pageant.
3. Will you accept late entries? Late entries may or may not be accepted. Factors such as
the maximum # of contestants has been reached may prohibit additional entries.
However, if the application is accepted/received after the photo session date, the couple
will not be eligible for the most photogenic award and no photos will be used in the
paper or program.
4. Can we submit our own photograph? We are sorry but we are not
accepting privately submitted photographs.
5. Can we contact the photographer after the deadline to photograph the couple?
Contacting the photographer requesting photos to be taken after the deadline is not
permitted.