The crowning is at the grandstand of the Benton County Fairgrounds, Wednesday, June 19, in Vinton.

Olivia Hanson

My name is Olivia Hanson and I live just outside of LaPorte City, Iowa. I am the daughter of Robert and Maureen Hanson and I am the 5th of 6 kids in my family. I am a proud member of the Bruce Boosters 4-H club and the LaPorte-Dysart FFA Chapter. Through 4-H I have been involved in static projects, communications projects, livestock projects and the Benton County 4-H Livestock Skills team. I am also on the Benton County 4-H Youth Council and have enjoyed helping with the planning of the 4-H Night at The Grandstand event at the Benton County Fair. In FFA, I have served as my chapter’s co-reporter and President and I served at the 2023-2024 Northeast District Reporter. I am a graduated senior of Union High School where I proudly served as class president and student council president. This fall, I plan on attending Iowa State University to double major in Agricultural Education and Agricultural Communications. The Benton County Fair has always been one of my all-time favorite weeks of the year, and I am excited and honored to be running for Benton County Fair Queen.

Grayce McClintock

My name is Grayce McClintock, I recently graduated from Vinton-Shellsburg High School and am attending Iowa State University this fall, and majoring in Agricultural Studies. I live in Shellsburg on my family’s 5th generation farm where we have a contract wean-to-finish swine operation and grow 1,000 acres of corn and soybeans. My parents are Ryan and Kelli McClintock, and I have a younger brother Cooper, and a younger sister Zoey. I have been involved in many community service activities and am a 4-H member. I have shown pigs in 4-H for the past nine years. I have also been a member of the Benton County 4-H Youth Council for the past four years. I have been an active FFA member for three years, and served as the 2023-2024 Vinton-Shellsburg FFA Vice President. I have participated in numerous contests, attended State and National conventions, and my most favorite FFA experience has been the opportunity to be a Grandstand Usher at the Iowa State Fair. I have participated in many sports, such as softball for five years, basketball for three years, track for one year, and golf for one year. I have been on the honor roll all four years of high school. I am a member of the National Honors Society and served on the 2023-2024 Vinton-Shellsburg National Honors Society chapter Executive Board.