Fair Queen

Lexi Boyd, 2023 Miss Shippensburg Community Fair Queen

Where & When

Mark your calendars for the 2024 Shippensburg Community Fair Queen Contest!

Monday, July 22, 2024
7:30pm on the fair stage

Lexi Boyd, 2023 Fair Queen

Meet the 2023 Fair Queen

Miss Lexi Boyd was selected as the 2023 Miss Shippensburg Fair Queen at the Fair's annual Queen Contest on Monday, July 24, 2023.

Lexi is the 17-year-old daughter of Ryan and Amber Boyd of Lurgan. In the fall, Lexi will be a senior at Chambersburg Area Senior High School. Lexi is a three-time varsity member of the cross country and track and field program. In CASHS, she is the treasurer of the National Spanish Honors Society and Student Government. Lexi is a member of the National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, and a member of CASHS Mini thon. Lexi is part of Just Wright Photography where she is a senior model for the company. Lexi works for Amber’s Country Catering Business in the summer. Her hobbies are painting, drawing, hiking, kayaking, walking her dog, playing cards, and hanging out with family and friends. Lexi is a huge Philadelphia Eagles fan and loves to travel. Her plans are to attend college to study physical therapy or law while continuing her running career.

Lexi has a long 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 2024 Pennsylvania State Fair Queen Competition in Hershey, Pennsylvania. 

Lily Etter, 2023 Fair Sweetheart

2023 Fair Sweetheart

Miss Lily Etter serves as the 2023 Shippensburg Fair Sweetheart and alternate to the 2023 Fair Queen.

Lily is the daughter of Scott Etter and the late Cynthia Jefferson of Chambersburg. She is 17 years old and a junior at Shalom Christian Academy. In school, Lily has the honor and privilege to be the Class of 2024’s Vice President. Lily is a part of Shalom’s National Honor Society, Distinguished Honor Roll Student Program, Activities Planning Committee and helped lead the high school’s prayer group. Lily serves on her family’s tree farm, where every Christmas season, she gets the opportunity to help sell Christmas trees to hundreds of people from Franklin County. Some of Lily’s hobbies include playing softball, reading, learning Spanish, tutoring elementary students, spending time with family, and keeping an active lifestyle. After high school, Lily plans to attend a university close to home and major in nursing, where she will one day pursue a career as a Nurse Anesthetist.

Along with the Fair Queen and rest of the royalty court, Lily 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.

  • Contest Photos

    Experience the fun from the previous Fair Queen Contests by checking out our photos!

  • 2024 Contest Rules

    View the rules and requirements for participating in the Fair Queen Contest.

  • 2024 Entry Form

    Complete the online entry form for the 2024 Shippensburg Fair Queen Contest.

 Past Fair Queens

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