2026-27 Clark County Fairest of the Fair Court Crowned

Wednesday, August 5th, 2026 -- 8:55 PM

The 2026-27 Fairest of the Fair Coronation was held in the Dairy Show Arena at the Clark County Fair Wednesday evening.

Your 2026-27 Fairest of the Fair Court includes Karcyn Schmitz of Neillsville as Fairest of the Fair. She is the daughter of Kevin and Shelly Schmitz and sponsored by Schmitz Family Farm, LLC.

Alexis Pongratz of Granton was selected as the Fairest of the Fair 1st Attendant. She is the daughter of Bill and Amie Pongratz and sponsored by Trierweiler Construction of Marshfield.

Your 2026-27 Future Fairest of the Fair Court is Baylee Boon, daughter of Bradley and Kristine Boon. Your Future Fairest of the Fair First Attendant is Jocelyn Vine, daughter of Travis and Ashley Vine.

The other Future Fairest of the Fair candidates that ran this year was Nora Laufenberg, daughter of Brady and Allison Laufenberg and Teresa Thomas, daughter of Michael and Tabitha Thomas.

Your outgoing court consisted of Jordan Berg as Fairest of the Fair, Madison Stieglitz as 1st Attendant, and Lizzy Reinart as 2nd Attendant. Your outgoing Future Fairest of the Fair Court consisted of Emerson Schmid as Future Fairest of the Fair, Emilee Mercer as 1st Princess, and Kami Schultz as 2nd Princess.

Thank you to the judges Amanda Conrad and Tammy Anderson. And a big thank you to the coordinators of the program, Janalee Kapusta, Jaidyn Teschner, and Trena Abbott.

If you missed the coronation, it will be broadcast on 98.5FM/1370AM WCCN on Thursday just after 11am.

Feel free to contact us with questions and/or comments.