Josie Wills of Bloomington, Indiana is now the 2016 All American Quarter Horse Congress Queen Committee Chair. Courtney Coughlin, of London, Ohio is handing over the reins as the Congress Queen Committee Chair. As the new Vice-President of Sales at Enservio based out of Boston, Massachusetts, Coughlin will be traveling nationally and believes Wills is the correct choice to take over the position.

Wills, a native of Richwood, Ohio (home of the Ohio Quarter HorseAssociation headquarters) is a longtime American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) member and exhibitor hopes to blend her passion for quarter horses, pageantry, and fashion as she moves forward as Committee Chair. She owns, operates, and designs clothing for her company, Fashion Factory, based in Bloomington, Indiana. Her designs can be seen on the runway, in both state and national pageants, and in boutiques. To learn more about Josie Wills, please visit www.josiewills.com.

Wills partnered with Coughlin in the 2015 Congress Queens Fashion Show with design and execution of the event. She has also helped with prepping Congress Queen contestants in previous years.

Wills is currently drafting plans to grow the Congress Queens Contest in years to come. Her plans include eventually expanding the contest to each AQHA affiliate association having a representing queen in the Congress competition, stating, “It is important that we keep young women involved in pageantry and the quarter horse industry.”

She is also planning new activities for the contestants to experience during Queen week at the Congress.

Coughlin, who plans to remain active with the Queens contest in an advisory role, added, “Josie Wills will do a phenomenal job taking the contest to the next level.”

For more information on the Congress Queen Contest, please visit www.congressqueen.com.