STATE COMPETITION
The 68th annual Pennsylvania Dairy Princess Competition was held on Saturday September 21, 2024. Each county princess was individually interviewed and participated in other informal meetings with the judges. They each presented their dairy skit presentations, speeches and scrapbooks, tested on their dairy promotion knowledge and submitted three dairy recipes. In addition, some participated in the radio spot and poster display contests. Below are pictures of the winners, runner-ups and honorable mentions from the contests.
Top Seven Finalists
Front row left to right: Sadie Innerst, Perry County ~ Charlotte Wallace, Berks County ~ Morgan Larson, Erie County
Back row left to right: Madison Mowrer, Huntingdon County ~ Olivia Spako, Sullivan County ~ Anna Longenecker, Blair County ~ Elena Hazelton, Tioga County
Speech Winners
Front Row left to right Winner: Elena Hazelton Tioga County ~ Runner-Up: Elsie Ely, Allegheny County
Back Row: left to right Honorable Mentions: Anna Longenecker, Blair County ~ Madison Mowrer, Huntingdon County ~ Tashia Woods, Cambria County
Radio Spot
Front row: left to right Winner: Ashley Ocker, Franklin County ~ Runner-Up: Elena Hazelton, Tioga County
Back row left to right Honorable Mentions: Charlotte Wallace, Berks County ~ Kendall Craft, Crawford County ~ Ravyn Bashore, Lebanon County
Dairy Knowledge Test
Front Row left to right Winner: Ashley Ocker, Franklin County ~ Runner-Up: Morgan Larson, Erie County
Back Row left to right Honorable Mentions: Madison Mowrer, Huntingdon County ~ Frances Weaver, Centre County ~ Kendall Craft, Crawford County
Poster Display Board
Front Row left to right Winner: Anna Longenecker, Blair County ~ Runner-Up: Mercedes Guynup, Butler County
Back row left to right Honorable Mentions: Casey Zirk, Adams County ~ Ashley Ocker, Franklin County ~ Elena Hazelton, Tioga County
Scrapbook
Front Row left to right Winner: Madison Mowrer, Huntingdon County ~ Runner-Up: Lyma Dunbar, Schuylkill County
Back Row left to right Honorable Mentions: Jillian Smiley, Somerset County ~ Charlotte Wallace, Berks County ~ Ashley Ocker, Franklin County
Presentation
Front Row left to right Winner: Ravyn Bashore, Lebanon County ~ Runner-Up: Ashley Ocker, Franklin County
Back Row: left to right Honorable Mentions: Kendall Craft, Crawford County ~ Elsie Ely, Allegheny County ~ Joy Lillian Sheatz, Clarion County
Royal Recipe
Front Row left to right Winner: Danni Wilcox, Lycoming County ~ Runner-Up: Miranda Schury, Washington County
Back Row left to right Casey Zirk, Adams County ~ Kelley Alcorn, Warren County ~ Sadie Innerst, Perry County
Tina M. Shultz Memorial Scholarship Award
Alexis Butler, 2023-2024 Schuylkill County Dairy Princess
Jan Harding-Ruslavage Perseverance Award
Carlie Knott, Somerset County
Miss Congeniality
Tashia Woods, Cambria County
Miss Congeniality is selected and voted on by all the other princesses.