August 23, 2011, Greencastle, Ind. — "Abby Emmert didn't expect to be named one of the 10 finalists at Sunday’s Indiana State Fair Queen Pageant," notes today's edition of Indiana's Lebanon Reporter. " 'It was just a surprise,' the 2011 Boone County 4-H Queen said Monday as she took a break from preparing to return to classes at DePauw University, Greencastle, where she will be a sophomore majoring in English literature."
The article reports that Emmert -- one of 88 contestants --was named the pageant's fourth runner-up.
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