Fair Queen
Rory Jones, 2025 Miss Shippensburg Community Fair Queen
Where & When
Mark your calendars for the 2026 Shippensburg Community Fair Queen Contest!
Monday, July 20, 2026
7:30pm on the fair stage
Rory Jones, 2025 Fair Queen
Meet the 2025 Fair Queen
Miss Rory Jones was crowned the 2025 Miss Shippensburg Fair Queen at the Fair's annual Queen Contest on Monday, July 21, 2025.
Rory is the daughter of Timothy and Melissa Jones of Shippensburg and the younger sister of Kyla Jones. Rory is entering her senior year at Shippensburg Area Senior High School. She is participating in the Ship Start program where she is taking college classes. Rory is a gymnastics class coach at Wilson Gymnastics where she loves watching kids grow in their gymnastics skills as well as building relationships with the kids. She also works at a privately-owned equestrian barn. Rory loves working with the horses and playing with all the farm animals. Rory is also involved in the Shippensburg varsity cheerleading team, student athletic training, and is an active member of the mini-thon club. She loves being a part of school activities and helping in the community. Some of Rory's hobbies include horseback riding, tumbling, spending time with family and friends, and being outside. Rory plans to attend college for livestock and equine science. Her sponsor is the Shippensburg Area Athletic Association.
Rory has a busy but exciting year ahead of her as Fair Queen, and is excited to participate in many parades and community events, as well as in the 2026 Pennsylvania State Fair Queen Competition in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
Elleri McKenrick, 2025 Fair Sweetheart
2025 Fair Sweetheart
Miss Elleri McKenrick serves as the 2025 Shippensburg Fair Sweetheart and alternate to the 2025 Fair Queen.
Elleri is the 17-year-old daughter of Tony and Amy McKenrick of Chambersburg. Elleri is an incoming Chambersburg Area Senior High School senior who has many interests. She loves riding her horse, and has been taking horseback riding lessons for a little over ten years now. She competed in horse shows for several years. She also enjoys gardening, kayaking, and songwriting when she finds some free time, and has even released a song on Spotify. Elleri is the president of the CASHS Eco Warriors, president of the CASHS Special Olympics planning committee, a leader in the CASHS Glee Club, and is a proud member of the CASHS Drama Club, National Honors Society, and the International Baccalaureate Program. Elleri hopes to pursue the best of both worlds by studying ecology in college while still taking music classes, so she can fulfill both of her dreams by being a scientist while still producing music. Elleri enjoys playing both piano and ukulele, and is very passionate about the conservation of native plants. Elleri is so excited to see what the next year brings! She is proud to be sponsored by her employer, Totem Pole Playhouse, Fayetteville.
Along with the Fair Queen and rest of the royalty court, Elleri represents the Fair and town of Shippensburg in many events throughout the year including parades, children’s events, and other community activities!
Contest Information
Each year, hundreds of residents from Shippensburg and surrounding communities gather on the hill behind the stage to witness the crowning of the new Miss Shippensburg Community Fair. Check out the resources below to learn more about the contest and how you can participate.
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Contest Photos
Experience the fun from the previous Fair Queen Contests by checking out our photos!
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2025 Contest Rules
View the rules and requirements for participating in the Fair Queen Contest.
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2025 Entry Form
Complete the online entry form for the 2025 Shippensburg Fair Queen Contest.
Past Fair Queens
2025 – Rory Jones
2024 – Abby Bucher
2023 – Lexi Boyd
2022 – Caitlyn Williams
2021 – Alexa Henry
2019/20 – Hannah Franklin
2018 – Sophia Wall
2017 – Lacey Maclay
2016 – Andrea Crawford
2015 – Ashlyn Riccione
2014 – Jordan Fleming
2013 – Rebecca Shotto
2012 – Keri Wolfe
2011 – Hannah Strohm
2010 – Katelyn Carson
2009 – Elizabeth Rule
2008 – Hannah Taylor
2007 – Lauren Anne Shotts
2006 – Maryann Steenstra
2005 – Tiffany Reese
2004 – Madeline Dinda
2003 – Kristine Koziar
2002 – Jessica Sheaffer
2001 – Cassandra Bonitz
2000 – Julie Wadel
1999 – Sarah Kipley
1998 – Angie Davidson
1997 – Beth Dickinson
1996 – Megan Ginnick
1995 – Laura Strayer
1994 – Stacey Lytle
1993 – Melanie Ginnick
1992 – Meg Nichols
1991 – Sharon Bietsch
1990 – Kristin Kay Cypher
1989 – Ruth Hutchison
1988 – Alonda Willis
1987 – Michelle Winters
1986 – Holly Hershey
1985 – Lisa Proctor
1984 – Chris Kitzmiller
1983 – Michele Talhelm
1982 – Tracy Warren
1981 – Dawn Drexler
1980 – Yvonne Forrester
1979 – Siobhan Reichlin
1978 – Jill Horneys
1977 – Donna Crider
1976 – Tabitha Owens
1975 – Lisa Ommert
1974 – Laura Ulsh
1973 – Jessica Baum
1972 – Sharon Mears
1971 – Michelle Luhrs
1970 - Glenda Diehl
1969 – Tace Taylor
1968 – Sue Cummins
1967 – Ralma Burkhart
1966 – Judy Bard
1965 – Romaine Brechbiel
1964 – Vicki Martin
1963 – Mary McDonald
1962 – Doris Mae Potteiger
1961 – Jo Ellen Kirssin
1960 – Nancy McCulloch
1959 – Norma Wagner
1958 – Theresa Cocklin