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G21.1-038
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- 1966-03 (Creation)
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1966 Daffodil Festival Queen. Susan Bona, 17, posed for her first royal portrait as 1966 Daffodil Festival Queen with a beribboned scepter, queen's gold crown, and bouquet of daffodils. Queen Susan I is also wearing the white velvet royal robe decorated with gleaming crowns and daffodils. This picture ran on the News Tribune's front page on April 1, 1966. The new queen is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lester M. Bona. She was crowned on March 28, 1966, at Sumner's Spartan Hall by Governor Dan Evans. The event was televised in color by KTNT-TV. Miss Bona, a top Wilson High School student, would continue her education at the University of Puget Sound. (TNT 4-1-66, p. 1; TNT 3-29-66, p. 1)
Bona, Susan; Beauty contestants--Tacoma--1960-1970; Puyallup Valley Daffodil Festival (1966 : Tacoma);