Carson City Frontier Days, Inc., is pleased to announce that Kylie Thomas, daughter of Katie Thomas, has been crowned Frontier Days Queen 2026. Kylie is a freshman at Carson City-Crystal High School, where she is involved in Student Council and volleyball. She is an honor student and was inducted into the National Junior Honor Society in 2025. Kylie was also chosen to represent her class as the Freshman Class Winterfest Princess earlier this year.
Kylie enjoys volunteering in her community. She assists at youth gymnastics class, at after school activity nights, and football game concessions. Kylie has also volunteered for Frontier Days activities in the past, at the Saint Mary’s Craft Show, and at the Crystal Community Center Youth Halloween Party. She also takes pride in handing out Christmas gifts to families in need.
In her free time, Kylie enjoys exploring her creative side. She enjoys sketching, jewelry design, diamond art, and building Legos. Kylie also likes to spend time with her dogs and helping her grandparents with their horses. She also likes to spend time with her friends and attend school sporting events.
Kylie continues to explore what she wants to do in her future. She has many interests and is keeping an open mind about what her life and career might look like. She knows that she wants to be a leader and a positive role model for her peers. One thing she mentioned on her application was that she wants to have a job that she enjoys waking up for every day and wants it to be something that lets her support herself and the life she wants to live.
Kylie will be featured in the Grand Parade during Frontier Days, as well as attending many of the other events. During her reign as Frontier Days Queen, she will be required to complete a total of 25 hours of community service, as well as attend other engagements scheduled throughout the year in Carson City and surrounding areas. Kylie will be an excellent representative of Carson City and Carson City Frontier Days until she crowns the next Frontier Days Queen in the spring on 2027.
Carson City Frontier Days, Inc. would like to thank Independent Bank of Carson City for sponsoring this year’s Frontier Days Queen Contest. We would also like to thank The Dress Shop of Edmore for providing a beautiful dress for the Queen and transportation in the Grand Parade. Finally, we would like to thank Ily Dunn for all of her hard work and dedication during her reign, as she represented herself and Carson City with sophistication.
