Erin Foley Tidehaven High School Shelley Anderson El Maton Matagorda County
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Erin FoleyTidehaven High SchoolShelley AndersonEl MatonMatagorda CountyRice Festival Pageant
Began as Bay City rice carnival
*Pictures of first Rice Carnival on Courthouse lawn-1901Took over festival in 1941; created pageantBay city lions club hosts Rice festival/pageant
First Queen- Aubin Cox, 1941Connie Cole- only Queen to retain title. (1960, 61)
Rice Festival Queen History
*Jeanette Williams Queen 1949
Ten contestants ran for the titleFirst Rice Festival Pageant Held in 1941*Original Queen Contestants 1941
1948 Rice Festival Queen Candidates
First Crown created by Sam richardson
Worked 72 hours straight to complete it
Queen candidates ride on floats in parade*Queen and her court in Rice Festival Parade
Created little miss/mister pageant
Rice Festival Queen and First Princess
Pageant Recently Celebrated 67th anniversary
*2012 Rice Festival Queen and Princess*All of the Rice Queens over the years
Recent Pictures
*2011 Rice Queen, Chazmin Franklin, and her court*2012 Rice Queen, Danielle Thomas, and her court www.rootsweb.ancestry.comMatagorda County Museumwww.iluvwaves.com
Creditswww.rootsweb.ancestry.comwww.bananaboatbytes.comMatagorda County MuseumBay City Tribune
References
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