Isabella Wayne was crowned the winner of the Miss Western Kentucky State Fair pageant, which featured a delay caused by a pair of tornado warnings that moved through Christian County on Saturday night.
Right after Wayne completed her display for the judges in the opening swimsuit competition, fair officials put a halt to the pageant at the convention center so that it could be used as a shelter for fair-goers during the storm warnings.
After an hour-long delay, the pageant resumed, and Wayne was later named the winner. She said the delay allowed the pageant contestants to bond for a bit while waiting out the storm.
click to download audioThe Muhlenberg County High School graduate was named Elite American Teen Kentucky last year, but Saturday’s win was the first on the county fair circuit.
click to download audioWayne now lives in Madisonville and attends Brescia University in Owensboro. She is the third straight winner from Hopkins County, joining last year’s queen Krisalyn Littlepage and Hilary Devon Curneal in 2024.
Heer Patel of Russellville was named first runner-up and Miss Congeniality, while Skylar Kirby was the second runner-up.
Wayne will represent the fair at the state competition in January.
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Isabella Wayne discussed winning the title of Miss Western Kentucky State Fair in this News Edge interview.
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