Butler Fair queen amazed to be in state competition
For Brielle Karns, 20, it wasn’t important that she didn’t win the 2023 Pennsylvania State Fair Queen competition Jan. 21 in Hershey. She was just amazed to be on stage at the Hershey Lodge & Convention Center with the 57 other contestants.
“Before I joined 4-H, I was shy. It was 4-H that brought me out of my shell,” said the daughter of Mark and Becky Karns of Butler. “I never thought of running for queen. If someone had told me I would, I would have laughed in their face.”
Nevertheless, Karns took part in three days of competition which took place from Jan. 19 to Jan. 21 during the 110th annual convention of the Pennsylvania State Association of County Fairs and Pennsylvania State Showmen’s Association in Hershey.
Karns was one of 58 contestants evaluated by a panel of three judges on their written and speaking skills, knowledge of the fair and agricultural industries, and their poise and personal presentation in business attire.
