Rylee Jedrzejek of LaGrange, OH was crowned the 2026 Knoxville Nationals Queen at the 51st Nationals Queen Contest held at Dyer Hudson Hall Tuesday night. Each contestant came onto the stage to introduce themselves and then later came back on in formalwear where they answered a question from one of the six judges. Last year’s queen Ella Hart was there to crown this year’s new royalty. Jedrzejek was crowned queen while Taya Hagarty of Rainy River, Ontario was selected as first runner-up, Esther Ford of Pella was selected as second runner-up, and Jaylyn Piggott of Iberia, MO earned Miss Congeniality. Hear from this year’s court on Thursday’s Let’s Talk Knoxville.