Sixteen candidates will seek to be the next Marion County Junior Miss.
The competition will be held on Thursday night, August 3rd, in front of the Marion County Fair Grandstand.
The contestants are Kinli Biegeleisen, Tessa Bookhout, Kenzi Lewis, Savannah Williams, Shea McGee, Aubree Hoagland, Aubrey Parker, Baylie Purcell, McKenleigh Parker, and Arianna Asroff of Salem, Charlie Bunton of Centralia, Reagan Jezek, KyLynn Hopkins of Sandoval, Dylann Rosenthal of Odin, Hunter Olmsted of Alma and Aubri Landreth of Patoka.
The 16 will work with current Junior Miss Queen Paisley Stanford over the summer in preparation for the competition that includes interview, speech and communication, themed attire and evening gown.