The 2025 and 2026 Gillespie County Fair Court includes, from left, ’26 Second Duchess Bailee Treibs; ’25 Second Duchess Kristen Hartmann; ’26 First Duchess Annie Eilers; ’25 First Duchess Ellie Tatsch; ’26 Queen Lainey Beyer; ’25 Queen Nora Schoessow; ’26 Third Duchess Allie Benitez; ’25 Third Duchess Halston Staudt; ’25 Fourth Duchess Rayleigh Beyer and ’26 Fourth Duchesss Layna Ottmers. Both courts supported one another during the coronation at the Gillespie County Fair Grounds on Friday. — Standard-Radio Post/Michaela Rush
Community, Gillespie Life
August 27, 2025
Royal besties: Present, past queen’s courts celebrated
This year’s Gillespie County Queens contest drew 15 contestants, one of the largest competitor draws in Gillespie County Fair’s history, according to organizers.
