Miss Putnam County Fair Alyssa Smith; Charleston Sternwheel Regatta Queen Taylor Miller; Miss Yuletide in the Park Autumn Wooding; Miss WV Cupcake Festival Breanna Herrick; and Miss Hurricane Independence Day Madison Gill. (Photos courtesy of Ed Conner)

The West Virginia Association of Fairs and Festivals pageant is the premier statewide beauty event because every participant is a 2024 winner of a West Virginia fair or festival.

Four of the 88 contestants promoted Putnam County events…