FORT FAIRFIELD, Maine — Five new queens received crowns during pageant festivities at the 2018 Maine Potato Blossom Festival.
Chloe Wheeler of Mars Hill earned the title of Maine Potato Queen. She is the daughter of Mitch and Allison Wheeler. Mackenzie Conroy of Caribou was first runner-up and Emma LaJoie of Van Buren was second runner-up and Miss Congeniality.
Paige McHatten of Mapleton, daughter of Matt and Kelly McHatten, was crowned Teen Miss Maine Potato Queen. Taylor Hedrich of Presque Isle was first runner-up and Kearstin Coty of Caribou was second runner-up.
In the Junior Miss Maine Potato Queen category, Kira Rogers of Fort Fairfield, daughter of Shawn and Heather Rogers, won the title. First runner-up is Renee Lapointe of Van Buren, with Danica Haskell of Presque Isle as second runner-up.
The new Pre-teen Miss Maine Potato Queen is Madelynn Putnam of Presque Isle, daughter of Cole and Kristina Putnam. First runner-up is Macy MacLean of Ashland, while Lauren Lister of Caribou was named second runner-up and Miss Congeniality.
Crowned the new Little Miss Maine Potato Queen was Brigid Schupbach of Fort Fairfield, daughter of Edward and Katherine Schupbach. Molly Kinney of Mapleton was named first runner-up and Miss Congeniality, and Sara Cassidy of Easton is second runner-up.
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- Brigid Schupbach of Fort Fairfield, left, takes her place as 2018 Little Miss Maine Potato Queen. She is the daughter of Edward and Katherine Schupbach. With her are, from left, Sara Cassidy, Little Miss Easton, daughter of Eric Cassidy and Nicole Leavitt, second runner-up; and Molly Kinney, Little Miss Mapleton, daughter of Kevin and LeRae Kinney, first runner-up and Miss Congeniality. (Courtesy of David Deschesne/Fort Fairfield Journal)
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- The new 2018 Maine Potato Queen, Chloe Wheeler of Mars Hill, center, is flanked by first runner-up Mackenzie Conroy of Caribou and Emma LaJoie of Van Buren, Miss Congeniality, following the annual pageant on Saturday, July 21. Conroy is the daughter of Ralph and Vickie Conroy; Wheeler, the daughter of Mitch and Allison Wheeler; and LaJoie, the daughter of John and Peggy LaJoie. (Courtesy of David Deschesne/Fort Fairfield Journal)
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- Paige McHatten of Mapleton, center, the daughter of Matt and Kelly McHatten, is the new Teen Miss Maine Potato Queen and Miss Congeniality following the annual pageant during the Maine Potato Blossom Festival. With her are, left, second runner-up Kearstin Coty, Teen Miss Caribou and daughter of Heather Michaud and Gordon Coty, and first runner-up Taylor Hedrich, Teen Miss Presque Isle, daughter of Todd and Jenn Hedrich. (Courtesy of David Deschesne/Fort Fairfield Journal)
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- The 2018 Junior Miss Maine Potato Queen, chosen during the annual Maine Potato Blossom Festival pageant, is Kira Rogers of Fort Fairfield, center, the daughter of Shawn and Heather Rogers. With her are Renee Lapointe, left, Junior Miss Van Buren, daughter of Michael and Christine Lapointe, first runner-up, and Danica Haskell, Junior Miss Presque Isle, daughter of Chris and Cathy Haskell, second runner-up. (Courtesy of David Deschesne/Fort Fairfield Journal)
