Daily Local News (West Chester, PA)
Fair queen competes in virtual state fair
UNIONVILLE » Lauren Chamberlain, a Unionville High School senior, competed virtually at the 109th annual PSACF Convention in Kennett Square.
Normally the event is held at Hershey Lodge in Hershey, Pa. In 2018, the UCF Queen, Varshika Mandalapu, won Miss Congenitally. In 2011, the UCF Queen, Claire Werkiser, obtained the highest honor when she was crowned State Fair Queen.
Attending the virtual coronation banquet were Lauren’s parents, Chris and Danielle Chamberlain, Lauren’s grandparents and aunt, Unionville Fair president Cindy Wallace, her daughter Katrina, Fair Queen Coordinator Debbie Pritchard and her husband David, Board member and Past President, Bonnie Musser and President Elect Ed Schultz and his wife Debbie, and Lindsey Townsend who was the 2009 UCF Queen.
The event was live streamed on Facebook in the Kennett Square Golf and Country Club ballroom.
Debbie Pritchard, Fair Queen Coordinator for Unionville, has supported Lauren every step of the journey. During the virtual pageant, Debbie said “Our community should be extremely proud of this amazing young lady.” Bonnie Musser agreed and added “I have watched Lauren grow up in the Fair, become more involved volunteering and grow in a lovely young woman.
Lauren is a junior fair board member and has won the Youth award 9 times and the Robert Struble award twice during her many years of involvement with the fair. She has also competed in the National American Miss pageant, winning 4th in Photogenic and 4th in Actress in 2019. Lauren works at The Fairville Inn and Kendal Crosslands in food service and as a supervisor and an innkeeper.
The PA Fair Queen Program mission is to provide educational opportunities for young women in Pennsylvania through scholarships and to provide a representative who can promote greater public understanding, awareness and interest in Pennsylvania’s top industries of agriculture and tourism.