July 12, 2023
By: Dwayne Page
The 2023 DeKalb County Fair’s Mrs. Fair Queen is 49-year-old Cindy Taylor of Smithville. The pageant was held Tuesday night.
Taylor, who was also named Miss Congeniality, succeeds the 2022 Mrs. Fair Queen, 48-year-old Amy Clare Lockhart of Smithville. Taylor and her husband Ken have been married for 30 years and are the parents of three daughters, Shauna, Abbi, and Kenlee and one grandchild. All three daughters have been participants and winners in various beauty pageants including the DeKalb County Fair over the years, but this was the first time Cindy has ever entered a pageant.
First runner-up was 31-year-old Kayla Brooke Harvey of Alexandria who was also awarded as Most Photogenic. She and her husband Chad have four children ranging in age from six months to eight years and sadly lost their son Eli in a tragic accident last year. The family operates a farm and bushhogging business and attend the Helton Creek The Baptist Church.
28-year-old MaKayla Shea Turner of Smithville was second runner up. She has been married for two years and is currently a student in a medical lab program at Vol State Community College. She also works and plans to pursue a career in the medical field.