STATE PAGEANT

The 65th annual Pennsylvania Dairy Princess Pageant was held on Sat., September 25, 2021. Each county princess was individually interviewed and participated in other informal meetings with the judges. They each presented their dairy presentations, speeches and scrapbooks, tested on their dairy promotion knowledge and submitted three dairy recipes. In addition, some participated in the radio spot, recipe and poster display contests. Below are pictures of the winners, runner-ups and honorable mentions.

Top Seven Finalists

Front Row left to right  Natalie Grumbine Berks County ~ Selina Horst Franklin County ~ Darcy Heltzel Blair County

Back row left to right  Sara Kennedy Tioga County ~ Cheyenne Bastian-Brown Lycoming County ~ Lauryn Irwin Crawford County ~ Evelyn Troutman Lebanon County

Speech Winners

Front Row left to right  Winner: Selina Horst Franklin County ~ Runner-Up: Darcy Heltzel Blair County

Back Row: left to right  3rd Honorable Mention: Sarah Kosack Erie County ~ 2nd Honorable Mention: Lauryn Irwin Crawford County ~ 1st Honorable Mention: Kaylee Knapp Clarion/Venango

Radio Spot

Front row: left to right  Winner: Darcy Heltzel Blair County ~ Runner-Up: Lauryn Irwin Crawford County

Back row left to right  3rd Honorable Mention: Evelyn Troutman Lebanon County ~ 2nd Honorable Mention: Lynsay Trostle Sullivan County ~ 1st Honorable Mention: Kaitlin Sleeman Warren County

Dairy Knowledge Test

Front Row left to right  Winner: Darcy Heltzel Blair County ~ Runner-Up: Shelly Bliss Huntingdon County

Back Row left to right  3rd Honorable Mention: Lauryn Irwin Crawford County ~ 2nd Honorable Mention: Sara Stoltzfus Somerset County ~ 1st Honorable Mention: Selina Horst Franklin County

Display Board

Front Row left to right  Winner: Selina Horst Franklin County ~ Runner-Up: Lauryn Irwin Crawford County

Back row left to right  3rd Honorable Mention: Evelyn Troutman Lebanon County ~  2nd Honorable Mention: Kaitlin Sleeman Warren County ~  1st Honorable Mention: Natalie Grumbine Berks County

Scrapbook

Front Row left to right  Winner: Evelyn Troutman Lebanon County ~ Runner-Up: Natalie Grumbine, Berks County

Back Row left to right  3rd Honorable Mention: Holly Harvatine Susquehanna County ~ 2nd Honorable Mention: Ashlee Riley Mercer County ~ 1st Honorable Mention: Sara Kennedy Tioga County

Presentation

Front Row left to right  Winner: Natalie Grumbine Berks County ~ Runner-Up Selina Horst Franklin County

Back Row: left to right  3rd Honorable Mention: Shelly Bliss Huntingdon County ~ 2nd Honorable Mention: Darcy Heltzel Blair County ~ 1st Honorable Mention: Sara Kennedy Tioga County

Royal Recipe

Front Row left to right  Winner: Cheyenne Bastian-Brown Lycoming County ~ Runner-Up: Sara Stoltzfus Somerset County

Back Row left to right  3rd Honorable Mention: Evelyn Troutman Lebanon County ~ 2nd Honorable Mention: Darcy Heltzel Blair County ~ 1st Honorable Mention: Natalie Grumbine Berks County

Tina M. Shultz Memorial Scholarship Award

Kelly Bliss, Huntingdon County

Jan Harding-Ruslavage Perseverance Award

Abigail Mitchell, Washington County

Miss Congeniality

Brooklyn Peters, Butler County

William C. Nichol Appreciation Award

Mikayla Davis, PA Dairy Princess