COUNTY ROYALTY
Our county promotion groups are the backbone of PDPPS. Each county has a committee that organizes events and activities within their county. The committee is made up of volunteers that can include local dairy farmers, agri-business personnel or dairy supporters. The county committee may meet monthly, bi-monthly, or quarterly. Each spring, a new county royalty team is presented to the committee. If more than one candidate is competing at a county level, a panel of judges may select the county princess through an interview process, presenting a speech and/or skit and answering an impromptu question. Once the county princess is crowned, they will represent the county for one year, from June 1 to May 31. Each county princess is required to attend a four-day training seminar in July and participate in the state dairy princess competition in September.
Below are the county princesses and alternates across the state. The pictures were taken at the 2023 dairy princess training seminar at Roxbury Holiness Camp in Orrstown, PA.
2023-2024 County Princesses
Front Row : (L to R) Breann Poole, Carlie Knott, Darcy Heltzel, PA Alternate Dairy Princess; Selina Horst PA Dairy Princess; Natalie Grumbine PA Alternate Dairy Princess, Emily Wright, Avery Fogal
Second Row: (L to R) Ellie Widerman, Joylnn Durlin, Sophie Westrick, Sara Haag, Callie Whiting, Courtney Marvin, Amber Lassiter,
Third Row: (L to R) Remington Weaver, Mackayla Quick, Naomi Custer, Lakin Bingaman, Rachel Bowmen, Abby Corbin, Elyse Dilling, Makayla Bedford,
Forth Row: (L to R) Mackenzie Thomas, Ashlynne McQuait, Sydney Roberts, Alexis Butler, Shelby Alexander, Daisy Snow, Meredith Cole, Kylee Hlavaty
2023-2024 County Alternate Princesses
Front Row: (L to R) Darcy Heltzel, PA Alternate Dairy Princess; Selina Horst PA Dairy Princess; Natalie Grumbine PA Alternate Dairy Princess
Middle Row: (L to R) Ashley Ocker, Alexa Davis, Olivia Diehl, Ava Bush, Audrey Marko, Karah Blackwell
Back Row: (L to R) Haven Murray, Gabriella Coffman, Shaylin Reichard, Madison Mowrer, Casey Zirk, Morgan Larson
*Missing from Photo: Anna Longenecker, Danielle Heltzel, Kylie Burke, Abigail McQuiston, Alexis Friedl, Charlotte Quick