The 2018 Tulip Queen Announcement Party was held Saturday, as heard live on 92.1 KRLS.

Twelve girls took the stage in front of a packed Pella High School Auditorium to show the judges and the people of Pella why they deserved to be named to the 2018 Tulip Queen Court. At the end of the night Juliana Van Gorp was named the 2018 Tulip Queen. Van Gorp tells KNIA/KRLS News she was standing with the rest of the girls and was beyond excited when she hear her name called. Van Gorp says she wasn’t expecting to hear her name but she says she is joyful and grateful and is excited for the upcoming spring. Van Gorp will be joined by Elise Beukelman, Lexi Dejong, Naomi Tripp, and Tressa Vos who were all named to the 2018 Tulip Queen Court.