DES MOINES, IOWA (August 11, 2019) — There were 409 exhibitors that entered 1,181 exhibits in the Photography contest judged Wednesday prior to the start of the 2019 Iowa State Fair.
Skylar Bloom of DeWitt received Best of Show honors, while Jill Wallace secured the Reserve Best of Show title.
Additional results below:
Black and White
1) Rebecca Fettkether, West Union
2) Koleen Good, Eddyville
Color
1) Jill Wallace, Greenfield
2) Jayden Ellis, Anamosa
Animals
1) Grace Morhardt, Liberty Center
2) Elizabeth Rinlker, Anamosa
Still Life
1) Skylar Bloom, DeWitt
2) Haleigh Weghorst, New Sharon
Iowa Landscape
1) Tiffany Wolver, New Sharon
2) Grace Bjustrom, Eldridge
Landscape Outside Iowa
1) Jasmyn Hoeger, Dyersville
2) Kylie Dietz, Nashua
Plants
1) Jasmyn Hoeger, Dyersville
2) Emily Roberts, Thornburg
FFA
1) Brittany Vandevender, Creston
2) Maire Powell, Arlington
Supervised Agricultural Experience
1) Haleigh Weghorst, New Sharon
2) Skylar Bloom, DeWitt
Agricultural Photo Essay
1) Faith Roberts, Eddyville
2) Lydia Martins, Fairbank
Contemporary/Creative
1) Haley Palas, Postville
2) Grace Bjustrom, Eldridge
Theme Class: Goats
1) Colton Holdgrafer, Goose Lake
2) Jazmyne Graf, Belle Plaine
State Advisor's Selection: Zach Inde, North Fayette Valley
State Executive Secretary/Treasurer Selection: Daniel Vorwald, Dyersville
The Iowa State Fair is one of the oldest and largest agricultural and industrial expositions in the country and the single largest event in the state. The Fair began over 160 years ago and is now considered one of the best events in the nation, attracting more than one million Fairgoers every year from all over the world. The Fairgrounds are located at East 30th and East University, just off the interstate and minutes from Downtown Des Moines. Nothing Compares to State Fair Favorites: August 8-18, 2019. For more information, visit www.iowastatefair.org.
