Jackson Denton Duke and Clara Ruth Cox were crowned Little Mister and Miss at the DeKalb County Fair.
Duke is the four-year-old son of John and Whitney Duke of Smithville and Cox is the four-year-old daughter of Brandon and Whitney Cox of Smithville.
They follow the 2017 Little Mister and Miss, Zailan Martinez and Caitlyn Lee Adcock. Martinez is the six-year-old son of Michelle and Michael Martinez of Smithville and Adcock is the seven-year-old daughter of Jessie and Tia Adcock of Smithville.
The Little Miss and Little Mister contests saw 44 girls and six boys vying for the title that included entrances from four to six years of age.
First runner-up in the Little Miss contest was Destiny Keys, the six-year-old daughter of Rick and Kendra Guinn of Smithville; Brylee Michelle Key of Alexandria, was second runner-up. She is the six-year-old daughter of Shannon and Holly Key; third runner-up was Zoie Dee Ashburn, the 6-year-old daughter of Jeremy and Trista Ashburn of Smithville; Paisley Marie Bain, the five-year-old daughter of Larry and Rachel Bain of Smithville, was fourth runner-up. She was also named Most Photogenic. Abigail Hale was Miss Manners. She is the four-year-old granddaughter of Candy Hale of Smithville.
Rounding out the top 10 were Eden Marie Donnell, 4, daughter of Travis and Amber Donnell of Alexandria; Brinley Sage, 4, daughter of Leshe and Austin Maxwell of Alexandria; Charley Loren Prichard, 6, daughter of Andy and Chrissy Prichard of Liberty; Shaniya Bates, 4, daughter of Ada and Tom Bates of Liberty; and Lydia Brooke Wright, 6, daughter of Jeff and Nicole Wright of Smithville.
In the Little Mister Pageant, the first runner-up was Noah Bradley Hall, five-year-old son of Bradley and Lacey Hall of Alexandria; Emmitt Hale was second runner-up. He is the grandson of Candy Hale of Smithville; third runner-up was Aden Houser, five-year old son of Tia Bajar and MacKenley Turner of Smithville. He was also named Mister Photogenic; Jonathan (Cain) Hall, six-year-old son of Johnny Hall and Cayden Cantrell of Smithville was fourth runner-up. Mister Manners was Kayson Taylor Staggs, four-year-old son of Danielle Staggs, raised by David and Sandra Bain, of Smithville.
