The Christian County Agriculture Fair has officially begun. Getting the fair started off right is the Little Miss, Jr. Miss and the Miss Christian County pageant. Lauren Phillips was the 2022 Miss Christian County winner and the spot is up for grabs now in 2023. The Little Miss Pageant begins at 6:00 P.M. and the Jr. and Miss pageants begin at 7:00.

Reporting live from the Christian County Fairgrounds Tuesday morning was Leroy Klimola, he was joined by Paige Van Dyke, the 2023 Miss Illinois County Fair Queen, and Lauren Phillips, the 2022 Miss Christian County Winner.

Phillips will be retiring her crown this year but the memories and relationships taken from pageantry will last her a lifetime.

Paige Van Dyke has had a successful run in the pageant circuit beginning her career in 2018, winning the Jr. Miss Clay County Fair Queen. Now that Van Dyke knows the ropes, she is attending many county fairs and giving knowledge of her experience to other pageant participants whenever she can.

Lauren Phillips fulfilled her duties of recruiting new contestants for this year's pageant. Phillips has brought in eight new possible Miss Christian County participants to compete in the variety of acts.

Van Dyke reminisced on past pageants and who has helped her along the way. She thanked her family and pageant directors for guidance and offered a piece of advice for future contestants saying, you just need to try it.

Stay tuned to Regional Radio News for updates about the Christian County Fair and make sure to visit taylorvilledailynews.com for information following the event.

Paige Van Dyke and Lauren Phillips appeared as guests on WTIM’s remote coverage of the Christian County Fair.