STATE PAGEANT
The 64th annual Pennsylvania Dairy Princess Pageant was held on Sat., September 19, 2020. 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
(l-r): Katelyn Taylor, Lycoming County; Abigail Shuck, Somerset County; Katerina Coffman, Huntingdon County; Gabrielle Swavely, Centre County; Kristin Johns, Berks County; Elizabeth Chidester, Susquehanna County; Selina Horst, Franklin County
Speech Winners
Winner: Selina Horst, Franklin County (right front), Runner-up: Gabrielle Swavely (left front)
Honorable mention: back row (l-r) Abigail Shuck, Somerset County; Elizabeth Chidester, Susquehanna County; Katerina Coffman, Huntingdon County
Radio Spot
Winner: Kristin Johns, Berks County (right front), Runner-up: Abagail Bryan, Crawford County (left front)
Honorable Mentions (left to right): Selina Horst, Franklin County; Victoria DiAndrea, Delaware County; Elizabeth Chidester, Susquehanna County
Dairy Knowledge Test
Winner: Katerina Coffman (right front), Runner-up: Anna Brubaker, Perry County (left front)
Honorable mention: Dana Heltzel, Blair County; Gabrielle Swavely, Centre County; Katelyn Taylor, Lycoming County
Display Board
Winner: Erika Teagarden, Washington County (right front), Runner-up: Jillian Verelst, Sullivan County (left front)
Honorable mention: Selina Horst, Franklin County; Katerina Coffman, Huntindgon County; Madison Sleeman, Warren County
Scrapbook
Winner: Lauren Smoker, Mifflin County (right front); Runner-up: Kristin Johns, Berks County (left front)
Honorable mention: Abigail Shuck, Somerset County; Katelyn Taylor, Lycoming County; Katerina Coffman, Huntingdon County
Presentation
Winner: Katerina Coffman, Huntingdon County (right front); Runner-up: Abigail Shuck, Somerset County (left front)
Honorable mention: Abagail Bryan, Crawford County; Anna Brubaker, Perry County; Kristin Johns, Berks County
Royal Recipe
Winner: Lacy Kilgore, York County (right front); Runner-up: Elizabeth Chidester, Susquehanna County (left front)
Honorable mention: Riley Syester-Campbell, Wyoming/Lackawanna County; Katerina Coffman, Huntingdon County; Morgan Gooch, Chester County
Tina M. Shultz Memorial Scholarship Award
Alice Hoover
2019-2020 Cambria County Dairy Princess Alice Hoover was honored with the Tina M. Shultz Award. The award recognizes the princess met second level incentive, submitted and completed an application and was selected by a panel of judges. She is the daughter of Mary Kenny and William Hoover.
Miss Congeniality
Katerina Coffman, Huntingdon County
Dairy Princess Katerina Coffman of Petersburg, Huntingdon County, was voted “Miss Congeniality” by the other county princesses. She received the honor in memory of Cochranville, Chester County, dairy farmer and princess program supporter Horace Prange.
William C. Nichol Appreciation Award
$500.00 Scholarship
Paige Peiffer