Erin Foley Tidehaven High School Shelley Anderson El Maton Matagorda County
BEGAN AS BAY CITY RICE CARNIVAL *Pictures of first Rice Carnival on Courthouse lawn-1901
ξTook over festival in 1941; created pageant BAY CITY LIONS CLUB HOSTS RICE FESTIVAL/PAGEANT
ξFirst Queen- Aubin Cox, 1941 ξConnie Cole- only Queen to retain title. (1960, 61) RICE FESTIVAL QUEEN HISTORY *Jeanette Williams – Queen 1949
ξTen contestants ran for the title FIRST RICE FESTIVAL PAGEANT HELD IN 1941 *Original Queen Contestants 1941
1948 RICE FESTIVAL QUEEN CANDIDATES
FIRST CROWN CREATED BY SAM RICHARDSON ξWorked 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 67 TH 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
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ξ ξ ξMatagorda County Museum ξBay City Tribune REFERENCES