Ella Hart of Indianapolis, IN was crowned as the 50th Knoxville Nationals Queen Tuesday night. 

In the ceremony held at Dyer Hudson Hall, Hart was crowned the 2025 Nationals Queen by a panel of six judges including sprint car drivers Justin Peck and Kelby Watt. Each contestant introduced themselves on stage and then was later asked a question by one of the six judges. The contestants were from all over the Midwest and Canada and they also participated in a daytime portion of the contest. The winner of Miss Congeniality was Azalee Elliot of California, Mo., second runner up was Addison Hayes of Webster City, IA, and first runner up was Melanie Kent of Bristow, OK. 

Hear from the entire queen court on Thursday’s Let’s Talk Knoxville.