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Past Cherry Queens

Meet Our National Cherry Festival Queens

For decades we've upheld the tradition of crowning one accomplished, local, young lady as our Cherry Queen. Below we're showcasing each Queen we've had throughout the years. Respectfully, during WWII and the Great Depression the festival took a hiatus, which is why you'll see Queens missing for those years.
Gertrude Brown

1925

Gertrude Brown
Helen Boughey

1928

Helen Boughey
Anna May York

1934

Anna May York
Eliene Lyon

1937

Eliene Lyon
Barbara Brown

1940

Barbara Brown
Vonnie Verno

1948

Vonnie Verno
Mary Lonn Trapp

1951

Mary Lonn Trapp
Gail Krahnke

1954

Gail Krahnke
Kay Lahym

1957

Kay Lahym
Murrie Tompkins

1960

Murrie Tompkins
Mary Kardes

1963

Mary Kardes
Mary Jane Nolan

1966

Mary Jane Nolan
Barbara Ann Beckett

1969

Barbara Ann Beckett
Trudy Yarnell

1972

Trudy Yarnell
Dorinda Murray

1975

Dorinda Murray
Ann Alward

1978

Ann Alward
Lynn VanBogelen

1981

Lynn VanBogelen
Kimberlee Broome

1984

Kimberlee Broome
Cindy Pleva

1987

Cindy Pleva
Mitzie McKay

1991

Mitzie McKay
Ami Lynn Curtiss

1993

Ami Lynn Curtiss
Amy Houdek

1996

Amy Houdek
Erin Sullivan

1999

Erin Sullivan
Ashley Prusick

2002

Ashley Prusick
Courtney Fountain

2005

Courtney Fountain
Megan Umulis

2008

Megan Umulis
Jordan Blaker

2011

Jordan Blaker
Chelsea Lajko

2014

Chelsea Lajko

1931

Maxine Weaver
Charlotte Kearns

1926

Charlotte Kearns
Margaret Bachi

1929

Margaret Bachi
Carolyn Hazzard

1932

Carolyn Hazzard
Genevieve Pepera

1935

Genevieve Pepera
Josephine LaFrainer

1938

Josephine LaFrainer
Christie Michels

1941

Christie Michels
Anne Maurer

1949

Anne Maurer
Ruth Madonna Belanger

1952

Ruth Madonna Belanger
Sharon Dolan

1955

Sharon Dolan
Marcia Wamsley

1958

Marcia Wamsley
LuEllen Benson

1961

LuEllen Benson
Elaine Sanford

1964

Elaine Sanford
Linda Kaye Christie

1967

Linda Kaye Christie
Paula Ann Maxwell

1970

Paula Ann Maxwell
Rebecca Jean Rolsen

1973

Rebecca Jean Rolsen
Carol Murry Grishaw

1976

Carol Murry Grishaw
Marlene Polus

1979

Marlene Polus
Cheryl Powell

1982

Cheryl Powell
Michele Reitz

1985

Michele Reitz
Holly Ann Clark

1988

Holly Ann Clark
Karen Brzeznski

1990

Karen Brzeznski
Christina Wills

1994

Christina Wills
Miranda Kogelman

1997

Miranda Kogelman
Jennifer Brakel

2000

Jennifer Brakel
Kelly Plucinski

2003

Kelly Plucinski
Kaley Schroeder

2006

Kaley Schroeder
Angela Sayler

2009

Angela Sayler
Meg Howard

2012

Meg Howard
Danielle Bott

2015

Danielle Bott
Two American Flags

1927

No festival held during the depression.
Signe Holmer

1930

Signe Holmer
Morella Oldham

1933

Morella Oldham
Ardis Manney

1936

Ardis Manney
Jean Halmond

1939

Jean Halmond
Two American Flags

1942-1947

No festival due to World War II.
Joyce English

1950

Joyce English
Everil Meloche

1953

Everil Meloche
Nancy Phillips

1956

Nancy Phillips
Melissa Tornberg

1959

Melissa Tornberg
Geri Schmidt

1962

Geri Schmidt
Linda Hale

1965

Linda Hale
Julie Ann Hamilton

1968

Julie Ann Hamilton
Trudy Ann Lindsay

1971

Trudy Ann Lindsay
Lois Jean Rider

1974

Lois Jean Rider
Patricia Cima

1977

Patricia Cima
Susan Smith

1980

Susan Smith
Angel Dunn

1983

Angel Dunn
Joy VanderSteen

1986

Joy VanderSteen
Elizabeth Gertz

1989

Elizabeth Gertz
Susan Beth Olney

1992

Susan Beth Olney
Sara Veliquette

1995

Sara Veliquette
Kelli Kaberle

1998

Kelli Kaberle
Kelsey Hewitt

2001

Kelsey Hewitt
Maggie Schneider

2004

Maggie Schneider
Danielle Moss

2007

Danielle Moss
Maria LaCross

2010

Maria LaCross
Sonya Sayler

2013

Sonya Sayler
Abbey Kaufman

2016

Abbey Kaufman
Ashley Schichtel

2017

Ashley Schichtel
Grace Boyles

2018

Grace Boyles
Sierra Moore

2019-2020

Sierra Moore
Allie Graziano

2021

Allie Graziano
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