HR0938 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to congratulate Molly Reeves of Danville, who was recently named 2008 Miss Illinois County Fair Queen; and

WHEREAS, Molly Reeves took the title of Miss Illinois County Fair Queen at the Illinois Association of Agricultural Fairs convention in Springfield on January 20, 2008; she won the Miss Georgetown Fair competition last August in order to compete with 66 other county fair queens for the title; and

WHEREAS, She will reign over the Illinois State Fair from August 8 through 17, 2008; 67 contestants competed in evening gown and swimsuit divisions, gave a one-minute speech on stage, and had a four-minute private interview with the judges off stage for the first round; after the top 12 contestants were announced, the slate was wiped clean of scoring; the final round included repeating the one-minute speech, swimsuit and evening gown competitions, and a two-minute private interview, and each contestant was given three questions to answer; and

WHEREAS, Her duties as Miss Illinois County Fair Queen will include reigning over the Illinois State Fair and attending the DuQuoin County Fair and visiting as many county fairs as possible; next year is the 50th anniversary of the state fair queen pageant, and she will be helping to plan for this special convention; she is taking a semester off from school this spring and will attend Southern Illinois University in the fall, majoring in fashion design and minoring in Spanish; and

WHEREAS, Molly Reeves will receive access to wardrobe through assistance from pageant sponsors and the Illinois County Fair Queen Directors Association; she will have a car and gas reimbursement when she represents the Department of Agriculture; she will also be employed by the Department during the months of June, July, and August; and

WHEREAS, Molly was the first runner-up in the 2005 Miss Vermilion County Fair competition and won the 2006 Miss East Central Illinois competition, the local title in the Miss America competition; she has worked with Georgetown Fair pageant directors Karen Thornsbrough and Jill Pope every Monday since she won that title; and

WHEREAS, Molly Reeves is a graduate of Schlarman High School and is the daughter of Art Reeves and Susan Willaman; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Molly Reeves on this honor and wish her the best in her future endeavors; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the 2008 Miss Illinois County Fair Queen, Molly Reeves, as a symbol of our respect.