After finishing as first runner-up last year, Vanessa Lynch got the crown she sought when she was named the winner of the Mrs. Western Kentucky State Fair pageant Saturday.
For Lynch, the win was for past contestants and one she hopes sends a message to her children.
click to download audioLynch, who works for Cox Automotive, and her husband Blaine have three children. Having them in attendance to cheer her on was felt by her on the stage.
click to download audioLynch has strong advice to anyone who wants to walk in her shoes on the pageant runway.
click to download audioDanielle Pool of Hopkinsville was named second runner-up and Mrs. Congenialty. Lacey Shanklin of Hopkinsville was named first runner-up.
Lynch is the 40th winner of the Mrs. Western Kentucky State Fair pageant which began in 1982.
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