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

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