Youth Fair Queen Race Draws Three Candidates

Three young women are competing for the Brown County Youth Fair Queen title as the fair runs January 3 through 9.

Updated on Nov. 9, 2026 in Philanthropy

Youth Fair Queen Race Draws Three Candidates

Paisley DuBose, Hutsyn Hohertz and Sarah Gilligan are competing for the Brown County Youth Fair Queen title. The Brown County Youth Fair runs January 3 through 9, and the Brown County Youth Fair Association is selling memberships to support its facilities.

Why it matters

The fair and its queen competition are part of the youth livestock and rodeo tradition in Abilene and Brown County. Membership sales help the association keep its facilities in use and sustain the event for future participants.

Three candidates are in the running, and the fair runs January 3 through 9. Hohertz has shown at the fair since age 6, while the association's membership drive figures were not reported.

The players

Brown County Youth Fair Association

The association organizes the Brown County Youth Fair and is selling memberships to help fund its facilities.

Brian Clark

Clark is president of the Brown County Youth Fair Association and showed at the fair while in high school.

The details

Paisley DuBose, Hutsyn Hohertz and Sarah Gilligan are the candidates for the Brown County Youth Fair Queen title. Current queen Cate Smith holds the title, and the Brown County Youth Fair Association is selling memberships to help support its facilities and keep the youth fair going.

January 3 through 9: Brown County Youth Fair takes place.

Philanthropy Context

Texas county youth fairs such as Brown County's have long used queen competitions and community memberships to recognize young exhibitors and fund their grounds. This year's membership drive follows that model of local giving keeping youth agricultural events running.

Residents who want to support the fair can buy a Brown County Youth Fair Association membership to help maintain its facilities. Attending the fair from January 3 through 9 is a direct way to see the candidates compete.

The takeaway

Community memberships and volunteer participation keep long-running youth events like the Brown County Youth Fair operating for the next generation of exhibitors. Supporting local fairs is one practical way residents can help sustain youth agriculture programs in their own county.