The 2025 Great Allentown Fair Queen, who will reign over the 173rd agricultural and entertainment exposition, will be crowned, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 27, Astound Broadband Farmerama Theater, in the Fair Queen Contest and Coronation, sponsored by Signal.

Four contestants are vying to succeed the 2024 titleholder, Zoie Jones of Kutztown, and win a $1,500 scholarship provided by Lehigh-Northampton Pomona Grange No. 68 and the Allentown Fairgrounds Farmers Market.

Here are the contestants:

Faith Smith, 16, is a daughter of Marvin and Beverly Smith of New Tripoli. A junior at Northwestern Lehigh High School, she has earned a 3.7 GPA, was named to the Honor Roll and Principal’s Honor Roll and ranks among the Top 20 students in her class.

This year, she will take AP courses and has been accepted into the Veterinary Technician Program at Lehigh Career & Technical Institute.

A member of the Lehigh County 4-H Club for eight years, Faith shows beef cattle, competing with market steers and breeding cows.

Through Teen Council, she volunteered at a Halloween Trick-or-Treat event for children with disabilities and participated in a Christmas party for migrant children.

She has contributed many hours at the Allentown Fairgrounds, helping clean the grounds in preparation for the Fair, as well as participating in highway litter cleanups.

Faith works at a horse farm, caring for animals and cleaning stalls, and assists with her father’s contracting business. In addition, she babysits and provides pet care for family and friends.

Her career goal is to become a large-animal veterinarian. Upon graduation, she plans to attend Delaware Valley University.

Catalina Ocasio, 16, is a daughter of Ashley Ocasio of Allentown. She is a sophomore at the Lehigh Valley Charter High School for the Arts, where she is in the school’s arts programs and maintains honor-roll status. Catalina is a gifted pianist and flutist and performs with the Community Music School.

Catalina volunteers at Sacred Heart Church and St. Francis Church. She shares her passion for music by working with younger students and her peers. At Sacred Heart Parish, she is training to become a PREP assistant teacher. Catalina hopes to one day own her own bakery. After graduation, she plans to attend a four-year university to major in education, with the goal of becoming a history teacher.

Olivia Wisser, 18, is a daughter of Amy and Jason Wisser of New Tripoli. She is a graduate of Northwestern Lehigh High School. At the 2024 Schnecksville Fair, Olivia earned the Supreme Champion Dairy Beef Steer award, along with Reserve Champion Showman titles in Dairy Cattle and Dairy Beef categories.

During high school, she was involved in the school newspaper and held leadership roles in Lehigh County 4-H clubs, including President and Secretary of the Dairy Club, Secretary of the Teen Council, and participation in the Livestock Club and Programming Development Committee.

Olivia is OSHA Veterinary-Certified and has received multiple scholarships, including the Lehigh County Conservation District Scholarship and the Lehigh County Farm Bureau Scholarship.

Olivia works at her family’s dairy farm and cares for horses at Golden View Horse Farm. Her career goal is to become a herd manager for a dairy farm in the Northeast or Midwest after graduating from college. She plans to attend The Pennsylvania State University to major in Animal Science with a focus on dairy cattle nutrition.

Cyani Gonzalez, 19, is a daughter of Jeannette Cruz of Allentown. She graduated from Bethlehem Catholic High School in 2024 and is a freshman at Northampton Community College, majoring in Early Childhood Education with a minor in Special Education.

Throughout high school, Cyani was involved in competitive dance, color guard, Eco Club, mock trial and debate team, baton-twirling, tennis, and cheerleading.

She has earned several honors, including internships with FE and the United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley. Cyani volunteers at food banks, animal shelters, and participates in planting flower gardens and trees in local parks. She teaches dance to inner-city children and tutors middle and high school students.

She is a Pre-K teacher at St. Elizabeth’s Regional School. Cyani’s career goal is to become an Environmental Science teacher.