Marlee Sexton, of Parkersburg, was selected as the 2011 West Virginia Oil and Gas Festival Queen by a panel of judges at the pageant held on Aug. 14.

Sexton will reign over the 43rd Annual West Virginia Oil and Gas Festival held in Sistersville Sept. 15, 16 and 17.

The queen’s court selected at the pageant is as follows: 1st runner up – Jordyn Williams of Mineral Wells; 2nd runner up – Morgan Leigh Smith, Parkersburg; 3rd runner up – Taylor Hostuttler, Mannington; 4th runner up – Alicia Greenwalt, Moorefield; Miss Congeniality – Morgan Cottrell, Spencer; and Miss Photogentic – Morgan Leigh Smith.