2026 Festival Royalty and Special Honors

2026 Queen
Kourtney Jones — WV Strawberry Festival

1st Runner Up
Mattie Vandale — WV Cupcake Festival

2nd Runner Up
Brooklynn Markley — WV Trout Festival

3rd Runner Up
Lakyn Campbell — WV Black Walnut Festival

4th Runner Up
Haley Spencer — WV Oil and Gas Festival

Special Awards

Miss Photogenic
McKennah Wilborn — Mercer County Fair

Miss Congeniality
Ashlyn Donohew — Ripley Fourth of July

Fan Favorite
Aliana Ashworth — Stonewood Firefighter’s Festival

Top 15 Semi Finalists

Brooklynn Markley — WV Trout Festival
Coray Martinez — Mannington District Fair
Haley Spencer — WV Oil and Gas Festival
Kendall Tucker — New Martinsville Regatta Fest
Mia Grace Bailey — Nicholas County Potato Festival
Taylor Randolph — Calhoun County Wood Festival
Natalie Mertz — Clay County Golden Delicious Festival
Sophia Smith — Spring Mountain Festival
Mattie Vandale — WV Cupcake Festival
Kylee McKinney — Webster County Woodchopping Festival
Lakyn Campbell — WV Black Walnut Festival
Anna Elizabeth Poore — WV County Roads Festival
Isabelle Hauser — WV Turkey Festival
Elizabeth Evelyn McDonald — WV Interstate Fair & Exposition
Kourtney Jones — WV Strawberry Festival