Applications are now available for upcoming pageants, Fairest of the Fair, and Preteen Fairest, taking place during the annual Warren County A&L Fair.
The Preteen event is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 5 for girls between the ages of 10 and 12 years old. Contestants must be a resident of Warren County for at least six months, and attend school in Warren County.
A $25 registration fee is required for competition. Chrystal Patton is the chairperson, and can be contacted at 607-0618.
Taylor Turner is the reigning queen, and is expected to crown her successor.
The Fairest of the Fair competition will be held Monday, Sept. 8, at 7 p.m. at the fair grandstand. The pageant is open to girls who have reached their 16th birthday, but not her 21st birthday by Dec. 31.
Registration fee is $25, with judges selecting a winner, first-, second- and third runner-up.  The queen will represent Warren County in Tennessee’s Fairest of the Fair contest in January.  She will also receive a $1,500 scholarship presented by River Park Hospital to be used at a college of her choice.
The reigning Fairest of the Fair is Melanie Rush.
Applications for both pageants are available at Kathy’s Bridal, Tan-4-U, Merle Norman Cosmetics, Southern Standard and Warren County High School.  Completed applications for both will be accepted Aug. 16 from 9 a.m. till 1 p.m.; and Aug. 18 from 3 to 6 p.m. in the Caney Fork Electric Coop auditorium.  No applications will be accepted after this date.
Susan Burks is the chairperson, and can be contacted at 273-4195.