The 2011 Porter County Fair Queen pageant will take place inside the NWI Times Park Place Pavilion tent at the Porter County Fairgrounds on Friday, July 22, at approximately 7 p.m.

The twenty contestants will be judged based on an interview, professional wear, evening gown, and an impromptu question.

Following is a list of all pageant contestants, name of their sponsor, and town of residency:

Autumn Cole (McAfee Animal Hospital), Chesterton; Caitlin Herzog (Valparaiso Kiwanis Club), Hobart; Elise Gustafson (Sand Creek Country Club), Valparaiso; Elizabeth Burnell (BRQ Quickprint, Inc.), Valparaiso; Emily Brennecke (Part Solutions), Valparaiso; Emily DeYoung (Hebron Dairy Queen Grill and Chill), Hebron; Erica Wayne (Westchester Animal Clinic), Hebron; Hannah Granzow (Sage-Popovich, Inc.), Valparaiso; Jessica Johnson (Porter County Farm Bureau), Valparaiso; Jessica Shapley (Wisdom Ranch), Hobart; Katherine Hines (Hines Plumbing, Inc.), Valparaiso; Kristy Oats (Bloom Animal Clinic), Chesterton; Krystal Phelps (Bloom Angus Farm), Valparaiso; Logan Rassel (Goetz Hosta Farm & Landscaping), Valparaiso; Madelin Zahrn (Birky Family Farms Country Gourmet), Westville; Mandy LaFever (Culver’s of Portage), Hobart; Megan Kaczmarski (Polarek Engines), Valparaiso; Rachel Lundstrum (Anderson’s Vineyard and Winery), Valparaiso; Sarah Smith (Above Board Construction), Portage; Sloan Jones (Valparaiso Rotary Club), Valparaiso.

Four of the contestants are 2010 graduates of Chesterton High School: Elise Gustafson, Kristy Oates, Madelin Zahrn and Sloan Jones.

The fair officially opens on July 21 at 4 p.m. and runs until July 31.

The Porter County Fairgrounds and Expo Center is located at 217 E. Division Rd. in Valparaiso south of the U.S. 30/Ind. 49 intersection.

Posted 7/15/2011