Akron Iowa — The new Iowa State Fair Queen is from a town not too far away from us, the Plymouth County town of Akron.
Eighteen-year-old Plymouth County Fair Queen McKenna Henrich, from Akron, was presented the new title during a ceremony Saturday night at the fairgrounds in Des Moines. Henrich says she’s thrilled by the honor and is ready to get started.
Henrich says she received some valuable advice from the 2009 Iowa State Fair Queen, Caine Westergard, who is also from Henrich’s hometown of Akron.
Prior to her being named as the new queen, Henrich was approached by the granddaughter of Brenda Brown of Taylor County, who is about seven years old. Henrich took off her county queen tiara and placed it on the girl’s head to pose for pictures. Minutes later, Henrich was named the Iowa State Fair Queen.
