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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
Charlotte Kearns

1926

Charlotte Kearns
Two American Flags

1927

No festival held during the depression.
Helen Boughey

1928

Helen Boughey
Margaret Bachi

1929

Margaret Bachi
Signe Holmer

1930

Signe Holmer

1931

Maxine Weaver
Carolyn Hazzard

1932

Carolyn Hazzard
Morella Oldham

1933

Morella Oldham
Anna May York

1934

Anna May York
Genevieve Pepera

1935

Genevieve Pepera
Ardis Manney

1936

Ardis Manney
Eliene Lyon

1937

Eliene Lyon
Josephine LaFrainer

1938

Josephine LaFrainer
Jean Halmond

1939

Jean Halmond
Barbara Brown

1940

Barbara Brown
Christie Michels

1941

Christie Michels
Two American Flags

1942-1947

No festival due to World War II.
Vonnie Verno

1948

Vonnie Verno
Anne Maurer

1949

Anne Maurer
Joyce English

1950

Joyce English
Mary Lonn Trapp

1951

Mary Lonn Trapp
Ruth Madonna Belanger

1952

Ruth Madonna Belanger
Everil Meloche

1953

Everil Meloche
Gail Krahnke

1954

Gail Krahnke
Sharon Dolan

1955

Sharon Dolan
Nancy Phillips

1956

Nancy Phillips
Kay Lahym

1957

Kay Lahym
Marcia Wamsley

1958

Marcia Wamsley
Melissa Tornberg

1959

Melissa Tornberg
Murrie Tompkins

1960

Murrie Tompkins
LuEllen Benson

1961

LuEllen Benson
Geri Schmidt

1962

Geri Schmidt
Mary Kardes

1963

Mary Kardes
Elaine Sanford

1964

Elaine Sanford
Linda Hale

1965

Linda Hale
Mary Jane Nolan

1966

Mary Jane Nolan
Linda Kaye Christie

1967

Linda Kaye Christie
Julie Ann Hamilton

1968

Julie Ann Hamilton
Barbara Ann Beckett

1969

Barbara Ann Beckett
Paula Ann Maxwell

1970

Paula Ann Maxwell
Trudy Ann Lindsay

1971

Trudy Ann Lindsay
Trudy Yarnell

1972

Trudy Yarnell
Rebecca Jean Rolsen

1973

Rebecca Jean Rolsen
Lois Jean Rider

1974

Lois Jean Rider
Dorinda Murray

1975

Dorinda Murray
Carol Murry Grishaw

1976

Carol Murray Grishaw
Patricia Cima

1977

Patricia Cima
Ann Alward

1978

Ann Alward
Marlene Polus

1979

Marlene Polus
Susan Smith

1980

Susan Smith
Lynn VanBogelen

1981

Lynn VanBogelen
Cheryl Powell

1982

Cheryl Powell
Angel Dunn

1983

Angel Dunn
Kimberlee Broome

1984

Kimberlee Broome
Michele Reitz

1985

Michele Reitz
Joy VanderSteen

1986

Joy VanderSteen
Cindy Pleva

1987

Cindy Pleva
Holly Ann Clark

1988

Holly Ann Clark
Elizabeth Gertz

1989

Elizabeth Gertz
Karen Brzeznski

1990

Karen Brzeznski
Mitzie McKay

1991

Mitzie McKay
Susan Beth Olney

1992

Susan Beth Olney
Ami Lynn Curtiss

1993

Ami Lynn Curtiss
Christina Wills

1994

Christina Wills
Sara Veliquette

1995

Sara Veliquette
Amy Houdek

1996

Amy Houdek
Miranda Kogelman

1997

Miranda Kogelman
Kelli Kaberle

1998

Kelli Kaberle
Erin Sullivan

1999

Erin Sullivan
Jennifer Brakel

2000

Jennifer Brakel
Kelsey Hewitt

2001

Kelsey Hewitt
Ashley Prusick

2002

Ashley Prusick
Kelly Plucinski

2003

Kelly Plucinski
Maggie Schneider

2004

Maggie Schneider
Courtney Fountain

2005

Courtney Fountain
Kaley Schroeder

2006

Kaley Schroeder
Danielle Moss

2007

Danielle Moss
Megan Umulis

2008

Megan Umulis
Angela Sayler

2009

Angela Sayler
Maria LaCross

2010

Maria LaCross
Jordan Blaker

2011

Jordan Blaker
Meg Howard

2012

Meg Howard
Sonya Sayler

2013

Sonya Sayler
Chelsea Lajko

2014

Chelsea Lajko
Danielle Bott

2015

Danielle Bott
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

2022

Olivia Coolman
2023
Carmen Beemer
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