Queens of the Rose Parade

Each September, some 1,000 young women (and a few young men) between the ages of 17 to 21 interview for the honor of serving as a member of the Tournament of Roses Royal Court.^[1] The Pasadena Tournament of Roses administers a selection process to determine which greater Pasadena-area young women will have the honor of being crowned Queen of the Tournament of Roses, or more commonly known as "Rose Queen." In addition to one Rose Queen, six Rose Princesses will also be selected to make up the Royal Court. To be eligible for the Royal Court, applicants must be an unmarried, female resident of the Pasadena City College district, be a senior in high school or enrolled as a full-time student in any accredited school or college in the Pasadena City College district, possess at least a 2.0 grade point average, and be at least 17 years of age by December 31 of the current year and not more than 21 years of age before January 5 of the next year.^[2]

The Royal Court will then ride on a specially-designed float in the Rose Parade, and become ambassadors of the Tournament of Roses, mainly during its duration and prelude. The Royal Court members will attend over one hundred events in the Southern California area and preside over the Rose Bowl Game.^[3] In celebration of their achievements, Royal Court members receive scholarship money, wardrobe, and other benefits. The crown, provided and exclusively created by Mikimoto, is valued at $100,000. It is adorned with 600 cultured pearls and 6 carats (1,200 mg) of diamonds.

Victoria Cecilia Castellanos (Temple City High School) was selected as the 2017 Rose Queen during the 99th Rose Queen Announcement and Coronation Ceremony on October 20, 2016. Members of the 2017 Royal Court are Maya Khan and Lauren Emiko Powers (Arcadia High School), Audrey Cameron (Blair International Baccalaureate School), Natalie Petrosian (La Canada High School), Autumn Marie Lundy (Polytechnic School) and Shannon Larsuel (Mayfield Senior School)

Erika Karen Winter (Flintridge Preparatory School) was selected as the 2016 Rose Queen during the 98th Rose Queen Announcement and Coronation Ceremony on October 22, 2015. Members of the 2016 Royal Court are Princess Bryce Marie Bakewell (Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy), Princess Donaly Elizabeth Marquez (Blair High School), Princess Natalie Breanne Hernandez-Barber (Alverno High School), Princess Rachelle Chacal Renee Liu (San Marino High School), Princess Regina Marché Pullens (Maranatha High School), and Princess Sarah Sumiko Shaklan (La Cañada High School).^[4]

Madison Triplett (John Marshall Fundamental High School) was selected as the 2015 Rose Queen during the 97th Rose Queen Announcement and Coronation ceremony on October 21, 2014. Members of the 2015 Royal Court are Princess Mackenzie Byers (Pasadena City College), Princess Gabrielle Current (Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy), Princess Veronica Mejia (Pasadena City College), Princess Bergen Onufer (Mayfield Senior School), Princess Simona Shao (Westridge School) and Princess Emily Stoker (Temple City High School), who were announced on October 6, 2014 at the Tournament House.^[5]

Ana Marie Acosta of Polytechnic School was crowned 2014 Rose Queen during the 96th Rose Queen Announcement and Coronation Ceremony on October 24, 2013. Members of the 2014 Royal Court are Princess Sarah Hansen (Pasadena City College), Princess Kayla Johnson-Granberry (Pasadena High School), Princess Jamie Kwong (La Salle High School), Princess Katherine Lipp (La Cañada High School), Princess Elyssia Widjaja (San Marino High School), and Princess Elizabeth Woolf (La Cañada High School).^[6]

Vanessa Manjarrez of Mayfield Senior School was named the 2013 Rose Queen on October 16, 2012. Members of the 2013 Royal Court include Princess Madison Teodo (La Cañada High School), Princess Sonia Shenoi (San Marino High School), Princess Kathryne Benuska (Maranatha High School), Princess Nicole Nelam (Pasadena High School), Princess Tracy Cresta (La Salle High School), and Princess Victoria McGregor (Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy).^[7]

Drew Helen Washington of Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy was crowned 2012 Rose Queen. Members of the 2012 Royal Court are Princess Sarah Nicole Zuno (Benjamin Franklin High School), Princess Cynthia Megan Louie (La Salle High School), Princess Morgan Eliza Devaud (La Cañada High School), Princess Kimberly Victoria Ostiller (Flintridge Preparatory School), Princess Hanan Bulto Worku (Pasadena High School), Princess Stephanie Grace Hynes (Maranatha High School).^[8]

Rose Queens

1905: Hallie Woods (Deceased 4/20/64) 1906: Elsie Armitage 1907: Joan Woodbury 1908: May Sutton 1909-1910: No Queens 1911: Ruth Palmer 1912: No Queen 1913: Jean P. French (Queen) & Drummond Harrison (King) 1914: Mabel Seibert 1915-1922: No Queens 1923: May McAvoy (Deceased 5/2/84) 1924: No Queen 1925: Margaret Scoville 1926: Fay Lanphier (Deceased 6/21/59) 1927: No Queen 1928: Harriet Sterling 1929: No Queen 1930: Holly Halsted (Deceased 7/30/04) 1931: Mary Lou Waddell 1932: Mryta Olmsted 1933: Dorothy Edwards 1934: Treva Scott (Deceased 9/30/66) 1935: Muriel Cowan (Deceased 12/04/05) 1936: Barbara Nichols 1937: Nancy Bumpus 1938: Cheryl Walker (Deceased 10/24/71) 1939: Barbara Dougall 1940: Margaret Huntley 1941: Sally Stanton 1942: Dolores Brubach 1943: Mildred Miller 1944: Naomi Riordan 1945: Mary Rutte 1946: Patricia Auman

1947: Norma Christopher 1948: Virginia Goodhue (Deceased 2/15/08) 1949: Virginia Bower 1950: Marion Brown 1951: Eleanor Payne 1952: Nancy Thorne 1953: Leah Feland 1954: Barbara Schmidt 1955: Marilyn Smuin 1956: Joan Culver 1957: Ann Mossberg 1958: Gertrude Wood 1959: Pamela Prather 1960: Margarethe Bertelson 1961: Carole Washburn 1962: Martha Sissell 1963: Nancy Davis 1964: Nancy Kneeland 1965: Dawn Baker 1966: Carole Cota 1967: Barbara Hewitt 1968: Linda Strother 1969: Pamela Anicich 1970: Pamela Tedesco 1971: Kathleen Arnett 1972: Margolyn Johnson 1973: Salli Noren 1974: Miranda Barone 1975: Robin Carr 1976: Anne Martin 1977: Diane Ramaker 1978: Maria Caron 1979: Catherine Gilmour 1980: Julie Raatz 1981: Leslie Kawai

1982: Katherine Potthast 1983: Suzanne Gillaspie 1984: Ann Marie Colborn 1985: Kristina Smith 1986: Aimee Richelieu 1987: Kristin Harris 1988: Julie Myers 1989: Charmaine Shryock 1990: Yasmine Delawari 1991: Cara Rullman 1992: Tannis Turrentine 1993: Liana Yamasaki 1994: Erica Brynes 1995: Aliya Haque 1996: Keli Hutchins 1997: Jennifer Halferty 1998: Purdy Tran 1999: Christina Farrell 2000: Sophia Bush 2001: Michelle Jacobs 2002: Caroline Hsu 2003: Alexandra Wucetich 2004: Megan Chinen 2005: Ashley Moreno 2006: Camille Clark 2007: Mary McCluggage 2008: Dusty Gibbs 2009: Courtney Chou Lee 2010: Natalie Innocenzi 2011: Evanne Friedmann 2012: Drew Helen Washington 2013: Vanessa Manjarrez 2014: Ana Marie Acosta 2015: Madison Elaine Triplett 2016: Erika Karen Winter 2017: Victoria Cecilia Castellanos

References

1. "The Royal Court". Tournament of Roses. 2014-12-02. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
2. "The Royal Court". Tournament of Roses. 2014-12-02. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
3. "The Royal Court". Tournament of Roses. 2014-12-02. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
4. Cañada, La. "Flintridge Prep student Erika Winter crowned 98th Rose Queen". La Cañada Valley Sun. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
5. Times, Los Angeles. "Madison Triplett crowned as 2015 Rose Queen". latimes.com. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
6. "2014 Rose Parade: Ana Marie Acosta crowned Rose Parade Queen". www.pasadenastarnews.com. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
7. "Vanessa Manjarrez chosen as 2013 Rose Parade Queen". www.dailynews.com. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
8. "Rose Queen Drew Washington to reign over 2012 Rose Parade". www.pasadenastarnews.com. Retrieved 2016-05-04.

External links

• Tournament of Roses Royal Court