Arcadia High School senior Serena Hui Guo is the 107th Rose Queen and will lead the Rose Court at multiple events ahead of the annual parade and Rose Bowl Game, the Pasadena Tournament of Roses announced Tuesday.
Serena was one of seven Rose Court members announced in September.
According to the Tournament of Roses, Serena is an Arcadia resident who captains her school’s Congressional Debate Team. She is also on the speech and debate and varsity volleyball teams, tutors fellow students and volunteers at the Arcadia Public Library and Foothill Unity Center.
Serena hopes to pursue a career in law and plans to study public policy and biomedical engineering at Stanford, USC or UC Berkeley, tournament officials said.
In addition to Serena, the 2026 Rose Court consists of Riya Gupta, a Pasadena resident and Caltech student; Keiko Rakin, a senior at Alhambra High School; Sophia Bai Ren, a senior at Arcadia High School; Naira Elaine Wadley, a senior at John Muir High School and a Monrovia resident; Livia Amy de Paula, a senior at Temple City High School and a San Gabriel resident; and Olivia Hargrove, a sophomore at Pasadena City College and a Pasadena resident.
Each member of the court receives a $7,500 scholarship.
Court members are selected based on academic achievement, community and school involvement, public speaking ability and youth leadership, according to the Tournament of Roses.
The coronation ceremony featured a Mikimoto crown with more than 600 cultured pearls and 6 carats of diamonds, officials said.
Magic Johnson will be the grand marshal of the 137th Rose Parade that precedes the 112th Rose Bowl college football game on New Year’s Day.
The Rose Queen and court traditions date back to 1905.
