The 55th Annual FVP Knoxville Nationals Queen Contest will take place this evening.

Knoxville natives Lacie Lambert and Shauna Schmitt are among the 15 contestants in this year’s competition. 1996 Knoxville Nationals Queen Kendra Jacobs will once again host the event.

It will be held in the Dyer-Hudson Hall on the Marion County Fairgrounds beginning at 7:30pm. A full list of this year’s contestants is available below:

This year’s Queen Candidates are; Leah Blaney (Hartford, OH), Shannon Edd (Stanford, CA), Brandi George (Venice, FL), Sadie Mae Jones (Crescent, IA) Lindsey Kekich (West Middlessex, PA), Lacie Lambert (Knoxville, IA), Michaela La Spina (Rancho Cordova, CA), Blaney Markman (Jackson, MN), Brooke Martens (Wentworth, SD), Ally McClure (Bloomfield, IA), Beth Meyer (Sheboygan Falls, WI), Brooke Natress (Luvrne, MN), Shauna Schmitt (Knoxville, IA), Kila Timm (Roseland, NE), Jacee Wren (College Station, TX).