Cecilia Barber was chosen as the second runner-up, Morgan Reatherford was first runner-up, and Gauck was awarded the Miss Congeniality sash and the crown as Miss Decatur County 2025. Gauck has ...

A former Morgan County royal has taken on competition at the state level and now is representing the state as Miss Illinois Teen. Lillie Brown, 16, the daughter of Ted and Sissy Brown, started her ...

West-central Illinois was well-represented by county fair queens at the state pageant. Current Miss Morgan County Fair, 19-year-old Tate Morrisey of Jacksonville, had strong support as she competed.

• Miss Berks County — Morgan Harrar of Pottstown is a Kutztown University graduate. She was also the recipient of the Miss Interview Award and the Christine Biese Memorial Scholarship.