Norfolk Azalea Festival Queens

Queen Azalea I, 1954 ~ United States ~ Patricia Ann Priest, daughter of Treasurer of the US, Mrs. Ivy Baker Priest

Queen Azalea II, 1955 ~ United States ~ Olivia Barbour Twining, daughter of General Nathan F. Twining, Chief of Staff, US Air Force

Queen Azalea III, 1956 ~ United States ~ Nell Eastland, daughter of Senator James O. Eastland, Mississippi

Queen Azalea IV, 1957 ~ United Kingdom ~ Lady Carey Coke, daughter of Fifth Earl Leicester, Thomas William Edward Coke

Queen Azalea V, 1958 ~ United States ~ Patricia Jane Lemay, daughter of Vice Chief of Staff, US Air Force, Curtis E.Lemay

Queen Azalea VI, 1959 ~ United States ~ Bonnie Ruth Buchanan, daughter of State Department Chief of Protocol, Wiley Buchanan

Queen Azalea VII, 1960 ~ United States ~ Paula Layton Pace, daughter of former Secretary of the Army, Frank Pace

Queen Azalea VIII, 1961 ~ United States ~ Lynda Bird Johnson, daughter of US Vice President Lyndon Baines Johnson

Queen Azalea IX, 1962 ~ United States ~ Margaret Anne (Peggy) Goldwater, daughter of Senator Barry Goldwater

Queen Azalea X, 1963 ~ United States ~ Verita Korth, daughter of former Secretary of the Navy Fred Korth

Queen Azalea XI, 1964 ~ United States ~ Gene Zuckert, daughter of Secretary of the Air Force Eugene M. Zuckert

Queen Azalea XII, 1965 ~ United States ~ Luci Baines Johnson, daughter of US President Lyndon Baines Johnson

Queen Azalea XIII, 1966 ~ Norway ~ Kari Borten, daughter of Prime Minister Per Borten

Queen Azalea XIV, 1967 ~ Belgium ~ Monique Van Den Boeynants, daughter of Prime Minister Paul Van Den Boeynants

Queen Azalea XV, 1968 ~ Netherlands ~ Cari Luns, daughter of Joseph M.A.H. Luns, Foreign Minister of the Netherlands

Queen Azalea XVI, 1969 ~ United States ~ Tricia Nixon, daughter of President Richard M. Nixon

Queen Azalea XVII, 1970 ~ West Germany ~ Ulrike Ahlers, daughter of the State Secretary of the Federal Republic of Germany, Conrad Ahlers

Queen Azalea XIX, 1972 ~ Portugal ~ Maria Theresa Sanches, grandniece of Prime Minister Caetano

Queen Azalea XX, 1973 ~ Canada ~ Heather MacDonald, daughter of Canadian Minister of Veterans Affairs, Daniel J. MacDonald

Queen Azalea XXI, 1974 ~ Italy ~ Francesca Tonarelli, daughter of Foreign Service Officer, Dr. Mario Tonarelli

Queen Azalea XXII, 1975 ~ France ~ Valerie-Anne Giscard d&#039;Estaing, daughter of President Giscard d&#039;Estaing

Queen Azalea XXIII, 1976 ~ United States ~ Susan Elizabeth Ford, daughter of President Gerald R. Ford

Queen Azalea XXIV, 1977 ~ West Germany ~ Cecilie Countess Lambsdorff, daughter of Federal Republic of Germany Finance Minister, Dr. Otto Count Lambsdorff

Queen Azalea XXV, 1978 ~ Netherlands ~ Henrietta Charlotte Aleida van der Klaauw, daughter of the Foreign Minister of the Netherlands, Christoph Albert van der Klaauw

Queen Azalea XXVII, 1980 ~ Luxembourg ~ Monique Hamilius, daughter of Minister of Foreign Affairs of Luxembourg, Jean Hamilius

Queen Azalea XXVIII, 1981 ~ Denmark ~ Brigitte Borch, daughter of Danish Ambassador to the United States, Mr. Otto R. Borch

Queen Azalea XXIX, 1982 ~ Greece ~ Melanie Pappas, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Pappas of Norfolk

Queen Azalea XXX, 1983 ~ United States ~ Lorene Alison Stokes, daughter of Congressman Louis Stokes

Queen Azalea XXXI, 1984 ~ Italy ~ Roberta Marini, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Luigi Marini

Queen Azalea XXXII, 1985 ~ United Kingdom ~ Alexandra Victoria Dibdin Heseltine, daughter of the Right Honorable Michael Heseltine

Queen Azalea XXXIII, 1986 ~ Canada ~ Andrea Rose Carter, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. R. Phillip Carter

Queen Azalea XXXIV, 1987 ~ Norway ~ Beate Holm Pedersen, daughter of Trade Commissioner Theis H. Pedersen

Queen Azalea XXXV, 1988 ~ West Germany ~ Antje Margarete Ruhfus, daughter of Ambassador Jurgen Ruhfus

Queen Azalea XXXVI, 1989 ~ Turkey ~ Oya Soley Turkman, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Nebzat E. Turkman

Queen Azalea XXXVII, 1990 ~ Iceland ~ Katrin Sverrisdottir, daughter of Ambassador Sverrir Hankur Gunnlangsson

Queen Azalea XXXVIII, 1991 ~ Belgium ~ Isabella De Ruyt, daughter of Mr. Jean De Ruyt, Deputy Chief of Mission, Belgian Embassy

Queen Azalea XXXIX, 1992 ~ Spain ~ Matilde Herrero de Zulueta, daughter of Zavier Herrero and Mercedes de Zulueta

Queen Azalea XL, 1993 ~ Canada ~ Elizabeth Lynn Mason, daughter of Rear Admiral M Lynn Mason, Canadian Navy

Queen Azalea XLI, 1994 ~ Portugal ~ Filipa Cajorabille, daughter of commander Victor Cajarabille

Queen Azalea XLIII, 1996 ~ Netherlands ~ Emilie Larissa Petijn, daughter of a member of the diplomatic corps

Queen Azalea XLIV, 1997 ~ United States ~ Jennie Eisenhower, daughter of Julie Nixon and David Eisenhower and grand-daughter of Presidents Richard Nixon and Dwight (Ike) Eisenhower

Queen Azalea XLV, 1998 ~ Denmark ~ Helena Winther, daughter of Rear Admiral Kristen Winther of the Danish fleet

Queen Azalea XLVI, 1999 ~ Germany ~ Susanne Scharping, daughter of Germany&#039;s Minister of Defense

Queen Azalea XLVII, 2000 ~ Iceland ~ Iris Huld Halldorsdottir, daughter of Iceland&#039;s Minister of Foreign Affairs

Queen Azalea XLVIII, 2001 ~ Spain ~ Marta Ruperez Molenveld, daughter of Javier Ruperez, Spanish Ambassador to the United States

Queen Azalea XLIX, 2002 ~ Greece ~ Anna Ipsilanti

Queen Azalea L, 2003 ~ USA ~ Jennifer Robb, daughter of former Senator Charles S. Robb and Lynda Johnson Robb; granddaughter of former President Lyndon B Johnson

Queen Azalea LI, 2004 ~ Italy ~ Rossella Caruso, daughter of Rear Admiral Raffaele Caruso, Naval Attache for Italy, assigned to the Italian Embassy in Washington

Queen Azalea LII, 2005 ~ Norway ~ Kristine Austgulen

Queen Azalea LIII, 2006 ~ Canada ~ Paulina Gretzky, daughter of Canadian hockey legend Wayne Gretzky

Queen Azalea LIV, 2007 ~ United Kingdom ~ Emily MacManus, great-granddaughter of Sir Winston Churchill

Queen Azalea LV, 2008 ~ Kingdom of the Netherlands ~ Captain Mariola Kasemier, RNA

Queen Azalea LVI, 2009 ~ Czech Republic ~ Captain Magdalena Dvorakova

Queen Azalea LVII, 2010 ~ France ~ Captain Geraldine Ribereau