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How you get selected for the Rose Parade Royal Court
What does it take to be Rose royalty?  Who is allowed to participate?  What is the process of earning a spot on the royal court?  Why be on the Rose Parade Royal Court?  How the Royal Court Started?  (9/9/2015) Courtesy of the Pasadena Star News.

 

Rose Parade Rose Court for 2017

Watch the joy on the 2017 Rose Parade Rose Queen’s face as she receives her crown
This year’s Rose Queen received her crown on Thursday at the Pasadena Playhouse, and her reaction was priceless.  (10/21/2016) Courtesy of the Pasadena Star News.

Here is your Rose Parade 2017 Royal Court
The seven Royal Court members are:
• Maya Khan, Arcadia High School
• Victoria Castellanos, Temple City High School
• Natalie Petrosian, La Cañada High School
• Audrey Cameron, Blair High School
• Autumn Lundy, Polytechnic School
• Lauren Powers, Arcadia High School
• Shannon Larsuel, Mayfield Senior School
(10/4/2016) Courtesy of the Pasadena Star News.

Rose Parade Rose Court for 2016

Here is your Rose Parade 2016 Royal Court
The seven Royal Court members are:
• Bryce Marie Bakewell, Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy
• Donaly Elizabeth Marquez, Blair High School
• Natalie Breanne Hernandez-Barber, Alverno High School
• Rachelle Chacal Renee Liu, San Marino High School;
• Regina Marché Pullens, Maranatha High School
• Sarah Sumiko Shaklan, La Cañada High School
• Erika Karen Winter, Flintridge Preparatory School
(10/5/2015) Courtesy of the Pasadena Star News.

These photos show the 39 women vying for the Rose Parade 2016 Royal Court
The 39 finalists for the 2016 Royal Court pose at the Tournament House in Pasadena on Wednesday, September 30, 2015. The finalists were chosen from more than 900 and on October 5 the seven selected for the Rose Court will be announced.  (9/30/2015) Courtesy of the Pasadena Star News.

Rose Parade 2016: Tournament of Roses Royal Court tryouts begin Saturday
The first round of tryouts to find the next Tournament of Roses Queen and Royal Court will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Tournament House, 391 S. Orange Grove Blvd., Pasadena.  (9/8/2015) Courtesy of the Pasadena Star News.

Rose Parade Rose Court for 2015

Rose Parade 2015: Meet Madison Triplett, the 97th Rose Queen
The 17-year-old senior at Marshall Fundamental Secondary School will reign over the 126th Rose Parade presented by Honda and the 101st Rose Bowl Game on New Year’s Day. (12/8/2014) Courtesy of the Pasadena Star News.

Get to know the princesses of the 2015 Rose Parade Royal Court
Year after year, the seven young women chosen for the Tournament of Roses Royal Court spend the three months leading up to the New Year’s Day parade attending events, representing their communities and being the Tournament’s ambassadors. It’s a grueling schedule for any teen, and when added to the commitments of a college-bound senior, varsity athlete or cheer captain, it can get overwhelming. (12/3/2014) Courtesy of the Pasadena Star News.

Rose Parade 2015: Madison Triplett is the new Rose Queen
Altadena resident Madison Triplett was named the 97th Tournament of Roses Queen in front of hundreds outside the Pasadena Convention Center. (10/21/2014) Courtesy of the Pasadena Star News.

Rose Parade 2015: Here are the 7 princesses of the Royal Court
The seven members of the 21015 Tournament of Roses Royal Court were announced Monday, October 6, 2014 at The Tournament House. Emily Alicia Olivas Stoker, left, 17, Temple City High School, Veronica Sara Mejia, 19, Pasadena City College, Mackenzie Joy Byers, 18, Pasadena City College, Gabrielle Ann Current, 18, Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy, Simona K. Shao, 17, Westridge School, Madison Elaine Triplett, 17, John Marshall Fundamental High School, Bergen Louise Onufer, 17, Mayfield Senior School. (10/6/2014) Courtesy of the Pasadena Star News.

2015 Rose Parade Royal Court finalists chosen
The Tournament of Roses announced the 31 finalists for the 2015 Royal Court on Thursday, October 2nd at the Tournament House.  The young ladies were chosen from about 700 others who tried out for over a month. Of these 31, seven will be chosen to be on the Royal Court during an announcement Monday, October 6th in the morning. (10/2/2014) Courtesy of the Pasadena Star News.

Tournament of Roses Royal Court tryouts begin in Pasadena
Hundreds of young women braved 100-degree heat Saturday to be a part of Pasadena history by trying out for the 2015 Tournament of Roses Royal Court. (9/13/14) Courtesy of the Pasadena Star News.


Rose Parade Rose Court for 2014

Queen’s Breakfast: Bringing Past and Present Tournament Royalty Together
Bringing together current and former Tournament Royalty, the Pasadena Jaycees will host their 75th annual Queen’s Breakfast at the Langham Hotel on Tuesday, November 26, 2013. (11/20/2013). Courtesy of Pasadena Now.

2014 Rose Parade: Ana Marie Acosta crowned Rose Parade Queen
Queen Ana Marie Acosta, pictured below third from the left, of Pasadena Polytechnic School will reign over the 125th Tournament of Roses Parade on Jan. 1 and the Rose Bowl Game later that afternoon. (10/24/2013). Courtesy of the Pasadena Star News.

Rose Parade Rose Court announced
The seven young women who will serve as members of the Royal Court in the Jan. 1 Rose Parade are Jamie Ann Kwong, Sarah Elizabeth Hansen, Ana Marie Acosta, Katherine Diane Lipp, Elyssia Hadi Widjaja, Elizabeth Katie Woolf, and Kayla Diyana Johnson-Granberry. (10/7/2013). Courtesy of the Pasadena Star News.

2014 Rose Parade Royal Court finalists announced
Thirty three young girls and women were chosen from the 650 young women from the Pasadena area who tried out for the 2014 Rose Queen and Royal Court last month in a two-day selection process. (10/3/2013). Courtesy of the Pasadena Star News.

Tryouts for 2014 Rose Queen, Royal Court begin
More than 650 young women showed up Saturday for what was shaping up to be the largest Tournament of Roses Royal Court tryout ever.  The tryout is the first stage in the process to select a Rose Queen and six Rose Princesses to preside over the 125th Rose Parade next year and represent the Tournament of Roses and Pasadena throughout the year. (9/14/2013). Courtesy of the Pasadena Star News.

Applications for Rose Parade's royal court now available online
The application process for one of the city’s most beloved traditions began this week.  Young women wishing to be chosen as the Rose Queen or one of the six Royal Princesses who will reign over next year’s Rose Parade and Rose Bowl Game can now submit online applications at www.tournamentofroses.com. (8/9/2013). Courtesy of the Pasadena Star News.

Rose Parade Rose Court for 2013

Get to know the 2013 Rose Court
Each Monday and Sunday they will unveil a new video profile on one of the six Rose Princesses until they get to the Queen herself. Courtesy of the Pasadena Star News.



2013 Tournament of Roses Royal Court

 

Rose Queen Vanessa Crowned at Official Coronation Ceremony
The Pasadena Tournament of Roses 2013 President, Sally Bixby, crowned the 95th Rose Queen, Vanessa Manjarrez, today in an official Coronation ceremony presented by Citizens Business Bank at the Pasadena Convention Center and supported by Royal Court sponsors Macy’s and Mikimoto. (10/25/2012). Courtesy of the Pasadena Now.


Vanessa Marjarrez, left, finding out she has named 2013 Rose Queen.

Rose Queen chosen for 2013 Rose Parade in Pasadena
The 2013 Rose Queen is Vanessa Manjarrez, 17, of Mayfield Senior School, Tournament of Roses officials announced Tuesday, October 16th, 2012. She is the 95th Rose Queen. (10/16/2012). Courtesy of the Pasadena Star News.


Rose Parade 2013 Royal Court announced
The 2013 Tournament of Roses Royal Court are announced at the Tournament House in Pasadena Oct. 8, 2012. Kathryne Benuska, Tracy Cresta, Vanessa Manjarrez, Victoria McGregor, Nicole Nelam, Sonia Shenoi and Madison Barili Toedo. (10/8/2012). Courtesy of the Pasadena Star News.

Rose Parade 2013 Royal Court finalists announced
Thirty three young girls and women were chosen from more than 900 young women from the Pasadena area who tried out for the 2013 Rose Queen and Royal Court last month in a two-day selection process. (10/4/2012). Courtesy of the Pasadena Star News.

Video: Day two of Rose Court tryouts
At day two of tryouts for the Pasadena Rose Parade Royal Court tryouts, they asked some of the ladies "why do you want to be on the Rose Court?" (9/18/2012). Courtesy of the Pasadena Star News.

Fewer students eligible in this year's Rose Parade court tryouts
Highland Park and Eagle Rock residents aren't eligible this year, after tournament officials ended a three-year trial to expand the eligibility area. (9/17/2012). Courtesy of the Pasadena Star News.

Young women vie for chance to reign as royalty over 2013 Rose Parade
Fifteen seconds is not a lot of time to make a lasting first impression.  But that's exactly what nearly 1,000 young women from the Pasadena area attempted to do Saturday as they tried out for one of seven coveted positions on the Rose Parade Royal Court. (9/15/2012). Courtesy of the Pasadena Star News.

Tryouts begin Saturday for Rose Parade Royal Court
In the first step of a month-long selection process leading to the announcement of the 2013 Rose Queen, around 1,000 young women from Pasadena and surrounding cities will take part in the Royal Court try-outs at Tournament House Saturday and Sunday September 15th and 16th. (9/11/2012). Courtesy of the Pasadena Star News.

 

Rose Parade Rose Court for 2012

2012 Rose Queen crowned at coronation ceremony
Rose Queen Drew Washington was crowned by the 123rd President of the Tournament of Roses, Rick Jackson. The coronation of the 94th Rose Queen Drew Washington and Royal Court was held at Pasadena Convention Center on Thursday, October 27th, 2011. Courtesy of the Pasadena Star News.

Rose Queen Drew Washington to reign over 2012 Rose Parade
Greeted by a trumpet fanfare and ear-splitting screams of approval from her high school cheering section, Drew Washington was named the 2012 Rose Queen in a ceremony on the steps of Tournament House on Tuesday 10/18/2011. Courtesy of the Pasadena Star News.

Seven princesses chosen to represent Tournament of Roses
The seven member Tournament of Roses Royal Court was announced Monday morning before a crowd of more than 50 people at Tournament House (10/10/2011). Courtesy of the Pasadena Star News.

Finalists revealed for 2012 Rose Queen and Royal Court
On the steps of the Tournament House today, 35 finalists were announced from more than 900 young women who tried out in September for the Rose Queen and Royal Court (10/6/2011). Courtesy of the Pasadena Star News.

September 17th Tryouts for Rose Court
More pictures of those in the first round of the selection process (9/17/2011). Courtesy of the Pasadena Star News.

Rose Court tryouts at Tournament House in Pasadena
Pictures of those in the first round of the selection process (9/17/2011). Courtesy of the San Gabriel Valley Tribune.

Hopefuls imagine a place on Royal Court
September is the beginning of a month long tedious selection process to select those who will be on the 123rd Pasadena Tournament of Roses Rose Court. The process takes place at the Tournament House on Orange Grove in Pasadena. This first round will take 30 to be photographed. The final stage is the selection of seven. From the final seven a queen will be announced in October (9/17/2011). Courtesy of the Pasadena Star News.

 

See also:
Rose Parade Lineup
Tournament of Roses History
Rose Parade Floats
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