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Queens Court Hall of Fame

In 1949, five girls ran for the first Miss Kendall County. Penny jars were placed in local businesses and each penny was a vote cast. The girls were Bonnie Lee Kemp, Barbara Massey, Joan Cunningham, Lorriane Esser and Ikey Hartz. The winner was Miss Bonnie Lee Kemp.

The second queen, Miss Lorriane Martin, was selected by a committee of Directors and their wives. This practice continued until the 1960's when it changed to a panel of judges as we do today. The queen was crowned in February at a formal dance and was given a heavy red robe, sceptor and roses.

Our Queen's Court has grown over the years adding a Duchess in 1979, Little Miss in 2000 and a Jr. Miss in 2017.
Bonnie Lee Kemp

Bonnie Lee Kemp

1st Kendall County Fair Queen
Lorraine Martin Schomburg

Lorraine Martin Schomburg

Doris Vadnais Wall

Doris Vadnais Wall

Emmie Jo Harz

Emmie Jo Harz

Kay Cartwright

Kay Cartwright

Maydelle Ratcliff Jones

Maydelle Ratcliff Jones

Patsy Schmidt, Rose Kemp, Johnnie Jo Reynolds, Maydelle Ratcliff Jones (Queen)
Patricia Schmidt Cater

Patricia Schmidt Cater

Johnnie Jo Reynolds

Johnnie Jo Reynolds

Raynell Massey

Raynell Massey

Joan Bohnert

Joan Bohnert

1949..........Bonnie Lee Kemp
1950..........Lorranie Martin
1951..........Doris Vadnais Wall
1952..........Joy Krause
1953..........Emmie Jo Harz
1954..........Kay Cartwright
1955..........Maydell Ratcliff
1956..........Patricia Schmidt
1957..........Jonnie Jo Reynolds
1958..........Raynell Massey
1959..........Joan Bohnert
1960..........Frances Chamberlain
1961..........Diane Rausch
1962..........Theda Sultenfuss
1963..........Diane Bryant
1964..........Charlene Linnartz
1965..........Gretchen Chamberlain
1966..........Diane Ingenhuett
1967..........Nancy Bowman
1968..........Carol Heyland
1969..........Mary Dean Howell
1970..........Alice Asher
1971..........Barbara Mitchell
1972..........Mary Dudley
1973..........Terry Lee Reed
1974..........Regina Wall Tripp
1975..........Leslie Magers
1976..........Donna Ludolph
1977..........Lonna Livingston
1978..........Ann Arnold
1979..........Lolly Seidensticker
1980..........Molly Erben
1981..........Anne Ritter
1982..........Michelle Monaco
1983..........Suzanne Taylor
1984 - 1985..........Kristin Cherry
1985- 1986..........Cindy Cammer
1986 - 1987..........TeDee Zrzavy
1987 - 1988..........Karla Bohnert-Dietz
1988 - 1989..........Jennifer Rogers
1989 - 1990..........Kimberly Marquardt
1990 - 1991..........Brit Alison Brunkenhoefer
1991 - 1992..........Kim Maytum Berny
1992 - 1993..........Alison Smink Burkholder
1993 - 1994..........Patti Jones and her court, Stacey Friesenhahn & Whitney Whitworth
1994 - 1995..........Rachel Maytum and her court, Jennifer Turley & Kim Goforth
1995 - 1996..........Lora Geistweidt and her court, Brenda Sealy & Susan Sidensticker
1996 - 1997..........Tiffany Engelhardt and her court, Melody English & Wynne Rae Whitworth
1997 - 1998..........Deanna Brinson and her court, Leslie Chamberlain, & Amanda Patterson
1998 - 1999..........Julie Gerth and her court, Kari Jo Sill & Terra Roff
1999 - 2000..........Jennifer Calvert and her court, Elizabeth Brown & Lori Laughety
2000 - 2001..........Ashley Hardy and her court, Rebekah Brown & Shelly Skains
2001 - 2002..........Leah Smith and her court, Rebekah Brown & Holly Wilcox
2002 - 2003..........Jana Jackson and her court, Julia Hurd & Holly Wilcox
2003 - 2004..........Catherine Force and her court, Ashley Cowan & Ashley Weheim
2004 - 2005..........Ashley Cowan and her court, Savannah Rust & Susan Geistweidt
2005 - 2006..........Leslie Rittimann and her court, Stephanie Grafe & Kari Beth Langbein*
2006 - 2007..........Amanda Hare and her court, Lindsey Merritt & Melissa Jesuren
2007 - 2008..........Jordan Hernandez* and her court, Megan Miller & Ashlee Juliano*
2008 - 2009..........McKenzie Rittimann and her court, Jocelynn Williams & Taylor Rittimann
2009 - 2010..........Taylor Rittimann and her court, Amanda Bustamante & Paige Coy
2010 - 2011..........Savannah Shrum and her court, Kendall Bernhard* & Maci Paxson
2011 - 2012..........Kendall Bernhard* and her court, Allison Loggins & Amanda Bustamante
2012 - 2013..........Steely Lott* and her court, Briana Downard & Diedra Eisenmenger
2013 - 2014..........Sterling Shrum and her court, Tiffany Beck & Emily Hare
2014 - 2015..........Callie Morgan and her court, Kylie McIntosh & Cloe Lozano
2015 - 2016..........Kylie McIntosh and her court, Becca Bernhard & Kortni Langlinais
2016 - 2017..........Leighton Dorman* and her court, Kortni Langlinais & Merina Jackson
2017 - 2018..........Hannah Culak, Queen and Kassidy Langlinais, Princess.
2018 - 2019..........Johanna Olivarez*, Queen and Allison Turnbill, Princess.
2019 - 2020..........Madeline McFarland, Queen and her court, Aleks Lally and Audrey Buffington

* donates Past Little Miss
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