The Miss Union County Fair Queen Pageant is held annually on the first Friday night of the fair. Contestants compete for cash and prizes, including a Union County Fair Board sponsored trip to Springfield for the opportunity to compete with 70+ other county fair queens for the title of Miss Illinois County Fair. 

 

Contestants that place will receive scholarships and the 2026 Queen will be awarded a $2000 scholarship.

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Each contestant will be judged in interview, speech, swimsuit, evening gown, and an on-stage question.

 

Contestants must be:

• Between the ages of 16 and 21 and have not reached her 22nd birthday by January 1st of next year.

• Contestants must be a resident of Union County or a resident of Jackson, Johnson, Pulaski, Alexander or Massac County (Miss division ONLY). Additional counties added  do NOT have a county fair queen pageant. If any of the added counties add a fair queen pageant to their fair, those counties will no longer be eligible to compete in the Miss Union County Fair Queen Pageant.

• She may not be competing or have competed in another county fair pageant in the current year and cannot be a former queen of another county fair.

• Have never been married, have never had a child and cannot be an adoptive parent.

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Would you like to be in the pageant this year? 

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Click on the link below to download the required Information/Signature packet, Rules packet, Practice Schedule, and T-shirt order forms.

 

 

Pageant registration forms must be submitted online through the Jotform link. The link can be found above, or on the Miss Union County Fair Queen Pageant Facebook page. For a texted, emailed link, or any questions please contact Janice Osman (618) 833-7777.

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Contestants:

 

T-shirt order forms will be available at the registration meeting and on the fair website on the Miss pageant page. T-shirt orders are due July 28, 2026 and can be dropped off at the Fair Office from 5:00-6:00 pm. Attendance is NOT required at the registration meeting to compete. If you are interested in competing and cannot make it to the meeting, have any questions or need the application link please text or call Janice Osman at (618) 833-7777.

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Would you like to be in the pageant this year? If so, an application link that includes the information packet along with the rules is available at www.unioncountyfair.net under the Miss Pageant tab, Miss Union County Fair Queen Pageant Facebook page or can be texted or emailed to you. Pageant application forms must be submitted online through the Jotform link, and the $100 sponsor fee will need to be received by midnight on July 19th, 2026.

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Deadline to enter will be Sunday, July 19th, 2026 by midnight. There will be a meeting at 6p.m. at the fair office which is located at Anna City Park. Please be picture ready at the meeting, as we will be taking a group photo and headshots.​​

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No late applications will be accepted, unless deadline is extended.

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