Seven young ladies are on stage Monday night for the queen pageant at the 2014 Ford County Fair.

 Contestants include 16-year-old Merceds Wise of Loda, Courtney-Ann Schwing, age 16, of Paxton, 18-year-old Elise Chriss of Gibson City, 17-year-old Sydney Porter of Paxton, 17-year-old Haley Brokate of Paxton, 16-year-old Emily Komnick of Clarence, and 17-year-old Tamberly Lough of Gibson City.

The winner will be crowned by the reighning queen, Kristen Batte of Paxton.

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