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FAIRFIELD – Nicole Robb was crowned 2025 Greater Jefferson County Fair Queen Wednesday night, June 25.

Robb was competing for the title with Taylor Miller, who received First Runner-Up honors. Bestowing the crown and sash onto Robb in the show arena were last year’s fair queen Alisia Brock and First Runner-Up Kaleigh Adrian. Due to a death in her family, Brock was unable to represent Jefferson County at the Iowa State Fair, so Adrian went in her place. On Wednesday, the pair split the duties of the reigning fair queen.

Robb told The Union that being named fair queen was an amazing experience, and that she is glad she’ll get to represent Jefferson County. She spoke about the role 4-H played in helping her make friends and integrate into the Fairfield community when she moved here at age 13 after growing up in Virginia Beach, Virginnia.

“It was an interesting transition, but I’m glad we moved here because it’s opened up so many opportunities for me,” said Robb, who mentioned that fair board member Kolby Freeman was a big help in making her feel welcome.

Robb is 20 years old and a sophomore at the University of Iowa. During her time in Fairfield, she was a member of the Leading Hands 4-H Club and competed in the horse show during the county fair. She won the title of Cowgirl Queen and represented Jefferson County in the Cowgirl Queen Contest at the state fair.

Robb was involved in 4-H ever since she was a young girl in Virginia. She said the 4-H Club she was in was much bigger there, but the clubs were segregated so that the kids with horses were in one club, kids with cows in another, and so on. Robb said she’s loved horses as long as she can remember, even when she was in the womb and her mother went riding while pregnant with her.

Cheering on Robb from the audience were her parents, Sara and Andrew, brother Nathan and friend Elizabeth. They said they were more excited than nervous seeing Nicole on stage.

“I was so happy that she tried this again,” her mother said. “Her life is so busy right now, but the fair means so much to her, and she’s willing to put herself out there.”

As a student at the University of Iowa, Robb is a member of the U of I Pharmacy Club, and will enter the pharmacy school this fall, where she plans to obtain a doctorate in pharmacy. She said that her experiences at the county fair built a foundation of leadership skills that she will benefit from in college and beyond.

Taylor Miller told The Union she’s excited for the rest of fair week, which for her means participating in Friday’s swine show and working in the FFA food booth. She’s especially looking forward to Saturday’s Ag Olympics and the newest event at the fair, square dancing, courtesy of the 4-H Teen Council she’s on.