Queen Contest

The Fair Queen Contest is a long standing tradition at the Burleson County Fair. Although the criteria for the queen contest has evolved over the years, these hard working young ladies are tasked with promoting the Burleson County Fair and also perform the duty of selling advanced fair memberships. Fair Queen Contestants are selected by local schools, organizations and/or businesses within Burleson County. These Contestants compete for the prestigious title of Burleson County Fair Queen as well as scholarships given by the Burleson County Fair Association.

2021 Fair Queen - Miss Macy Narro
2021 Little Miss - Miss Harper Gass

1. Contestants must be a single female, never married or had a marriage annulled. She must be a sophomore, junior or senior at the time of the contest and reside in Burleson County. She must be a member in good standing in either 4- H, FFA or FCCLA and have a Fair Project for the 2022 fair. The contestant is now and has always been a female.
2. Contestant is not now, nor has ever been pregnant. The contestant is not the adoptive parent of a child.
3. Contestant has never been charged with or convicted of a felony offense. There are no adjudications presently pending against her.
4. Contestant must have a float entry in the Burleson County Fair Parade. Float themes will be determined and selected so there are no duplicate float themes.
5. Contestants will be required to sell fair memberships. All contestants will be required to sell a minimum of $600 in individual memberships to qualify as a queen contestant. Contestant must sell a MINIMUM of 100 memberships to qualify for one of the scholarships awarded by the Burleson County Fair Association. Each contestant will be rebated a total of $3.00 for each membership sold. Rebated amounts will only be paid out upon BCFA receiving an acceptance letter from an accredited institution of higher education. The check will be made payable to the contestant. All proceeds shall be disbursed within two years of graduation from high school.
6. Hair and make-up for the contest should be age appropriate.
7. Contestants must attend all practices, pre-contest events and rehearsals unless excused, in advance, by the contest director and chairman.
8. Any official reports of misconduct or unsportsmanlike behavior of a contestant or parent may result in disqualification.
9. The Burleson County Fair Queen Contest has a ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY. This includes but is not limited to the use of drugs, alcohol, cigarettes, pregnancy, etc. In the event a situation arises, the contestant/Fair Queen will be notified of our knowledge of the situation and could be asked to relinquish their title, sash, trophy and other awards, including forfeiting any and all scholarship funds.
10. Contestants will use extreme caution and are encouraged to make certain there are no unseemly photos such as and not limited to alcohol, tobacco, illegal actions or lewd activities that the Burleson County Fair Association deems inappropriate on any social media pages. This includes written comments. This is part of the ZERO TOLERANCE POLICY. By not deleting said photos or comments, you could be asked to withdraw from the contest or relinquish the title.
11. The contestants will abstain from public displays of affection (with boyfriends) during fair week. The Burleson County Fair Queen Contestants compete in several categories, earning points by advance membership sales, stage presence, two on-stage interview questions and a biography.

POINTS ARE AWARDED AS FOLLOWS:
Total Ticket Sales = 50 Points
Three Judges scores (50 points / judge) to include:

• Stage Presence = 10 points /judge
• Interview Question #1 = 10 points/judge
• Biography = 15 points/ judge
• Interview Question #2 = 15 points/judge

Maximum Total of 200 Points. The contestant with the highest total score will be crowned Burleson County Fair Queen. Contestants agree that the decision of the judges is FINAL.

• The winning contestant will serve as the official ambassador of the Burleson County Fair and must attend all fair activities during the fair week, including but not limited to all judging events, Commercial Heifer Sale, and Youth Livestock Auction. The Fair Queen will be required to take pictures with all winners in the livestock and creative living divisions and at the Commercial Heifer Sale and Youth Livestock Auction.
• The Burleson County Fair Queen will attend and represent Burleson County at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo on Burleson County Day.
• The queen may also be requested to attend other events and/or activities within the county and surrounding areas. Should the queen be approached to attend events and/or activities outside of the Burleson County Fair, she shall direct the organizations to contact the BCFA Fair Queen Director and/or the BCFA Fair Queen Chairman. Any Fair Queen appearances must have the prior approval of the BCFA Fair Queen Director and BCFA Fair Queen Chairman.
• The Burleson County Fair Queen will also be required to be present to crown the BCFA Fair Queen at next year’s fair queen ceremony.
• During the year of the Fair Queens reign, the Fair Queen must conduct herself in a professional manner.
• No awards that were won at the 2022 Burleson County Fair will be worn while exhibiting projects at the fair. This includes crowns, buckles, and sashes. Fair Queen and contestants will NOT wear their crown or sashes while selling their projects.
• If for any reason should the Fair Queen not be able to fulfill her duties in accordance to these rules and regulations, the 1st Runner Up shall be named Fair Queen and duly authorized to perform in this capacity.
• Once a contestant has been crowned Burleson County Fair Queen, she is ineligible to run for the position in the future.
• In the event of a tie, all contestants will be brought back on stage for a tie breaker question individually. The judges will know who the tie breaker is between and will be judging only those contestants. Should there remain a tie after the tie breaker question, the 3 judges will determine the winner by secret vote.