1938 - Present
The first North Iowa Band Festival queen was crowned in 1938 and the first king in 1998. Due to the cancelation of the 82nd annual North Iowa Band Festival, no royalty were selected in 2020.
| Year | Queen | King |
|---|---|---|
| 1938 | Shirley Morgan, Sheffield | - |
| 1939 | Marjorie Smith, Clarion | - |
| 1940 | Charlotte Ann Foss, Belmond | - |
| 1941 | Alberta Joslyn, Clear Lake | - |
| 1942 | Bethel Lashbrook, Osage | - |
| 1946 | Marilyn Flower, Greene | - |
| 1947 | Elaine Broessel, Monona | - |
| 1948 | Shirley Eyler, Clarion | - |
| 1949 | LaDonna Gleiden, Luverne | - |
| 1950 | Kay Cayou, Livermore | - |
| 1951 | Audrey Madson, Hampton | - |
| 1952 | Gwendolyn Johnson, Ventura | - |
| 1953 | Jacqueline Maulson, Manchester | - |
| 1954 | Judy Spangler, Corwith | - |
| 1955 | Sandra Knight, Rockford | - |
| 1956 | Phyllis Ann Merrett, Osage | - |
| 1957 | Sue Tenold, Northwood-Kensett | - |
| 1958 | Jan Clark, Bancroft | - |
| 1959 | Joyce Ann Schutter, Buffalo Center | - |
| 1960 | Dorothy Schott, Joice | - |
| 1961 | Elaine Douglas, Osage | - |
| 1962 | Vicki Ross, Britt | - |
| 1963 | Linda Wilkins, Clear Lake | - |
| 1964 | Deloris Sorenson, North Central | - |
| 1965 | Marilyn Alt, Sentral | - |
| 1966 | Carolyn Pearson, Radcliffe | - |
| 1967 | Gretchen DeBoer, Ledyard | - |
| 1968 | Jerri Shold, NE Hamilton | - |
| 1969 | Wendy Martz, Greene | - |
| 1970 | Connie Brallier, Nora Springs | - |
| 1971 | Becky Smith, Greene | - |
| 1972 | Lynda Larsen, Swea City | - |
| 1973 | Donna Eickhoff, Fountain, MN | - |
| 1974 | Inez Smith, Ledyard | - |
| 1975 | Cindy Heydlauff, Buffalo Center | - |
| 1976 | Rhonda Field, Nora Springs-Rock Falls | - |
| 1977 | Teresa Regan, Rose Creek, MN | - |
| 1978 | Zoe Ann Thompson, Dunkerton | - |
| 1979 | Kimberly Cook, Rockwell | - |
| 1980 | Sheila Dontje, Forest City | - |
| 1981 | Dori Nelson, Austin, MN | - |
| 1982 | Ann Drew, Hampton | - |
| 1983 | Paula Thompson, Forest City | - |
| 1984 | Kristian Davidson, Northwood-Kensett | - |
| 1985 | Tammy Johnson, North Kossuth | - |
| 1986 | Sheila Henschen, Klemme | - |
| 1987 | Janan Johnson, Northwood-Kensett | - |
| 1988 | Angela Johnson, Garner-Hayfield | - |
| 1989 | Kerri Abbas, Ackley Geneva | - |
| 1990 | Jody Schmidt, Ventura | - |
| 1991 | Carrie Nelson, Charles City | - |
| 1992 | Lisa Rasmussen, Lake Mills | - |
| 1993 | Tavi Madden, Rockwell-Swaledale | - |
| 1994 | Brooke Beier, Fredricksburg | - |
| 1995 | Jane McLaughlin, Sheffield-Chapin-Meservey-Thornton | - |
| 1996 | Lisa Ahrens, Osage | - |
| 1997 | Leah Campbell, Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rock | - |
| 1998 | Jamie Lynn, Ventura | Christopher Fries, Lake Mills |
| 1999 | Brandis Turnbull, Rockwell-Swaledale | Brad Willman, Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rock |
| 2000 | Sarah Severin, Rockwell-Swaledale | Matt Ploeger, Ackley-Geneva |
| 2001 | Amy Smith, Osage | Bryan Becker, Rockwell-Swaldale |
| 2002 | Hilary Rinnels, Ventura | Lance Freesman, Charles City |
| 2003 | Katey Krull, Charles City | Michael Goll, Garner-Hayfield |
| 2004 | Jill Staudt, Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rock | Adam Elenz, Greene |
| 2005 | Rachael Koenigsberg, Rockwell-Swaledale-Sheffield-Chapin-Meservey-Thornton | Kelly Smith, North Iowa |
| 2006 | Chelsea Clement, Garner-Hayfield | Ryan Leidal, Charles City |
| 2007 | Megan Smith, Ventura | Tyler Mensink, St. Ansgar |
| 2008 | Erin Asmus, North Iowa | Geoffrey Delperdang, Clear Lake |
| 2009 | Casey Liekweg, West Fork | Erik Jolivette, Garner-Hayfield |
| 2010 | Janessa Reding, Garner-Hayfield | Jake Loken, Northwood-Kensett |
| 2011 | Briar Tenold, Northwood-Kensett | Curtis Marker, Rockford |
| 2012 | Kaitlyn Chizek, Ventura | Sawyer Small, Osage |
| 2013 | Lexi Sliger, St. Ansgar | Paul Scholbrock, Lake Mills |
| 2014 | Kendra Miller, Central Springs | Brandon Troung, Forest City |
| 2015 | Britta Becker, West Fork | Kelby Schultz, Central Springs |
| 2016 | Carly Miller, Central Springs | Jacob Folkers, Garner-Hayfield-Ventura |
| 2017 | Rylee Bowman, Lake Mills | Jacob Shafer, Central Springs |
| 2018 | Katie Hirv, Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rock | Shaden Tweeten, Forest City |
| 2019 | Alana Noss, Rudd-Rockford-Marble Rock | Jacob VerHelst, Central Springs |
| 2020 | No royalty selected | No royalty selected |
| 2021 | Hanna Lanphere, Central Springs | Nathan Hannemann, Northwood-Kensett |
Sources: Mason City Chamber of Commerce and GlobeGazette.com, various dates.
Compiled for Cerro Gordo County IAGenWeb by Jennifer Gunderson.
Compiled for Cerro Gordo County IAGenWeb by Jennifer Gunderson.