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By Terry Miller
About 900 Pasadena-area young women competed in the first round for the opportunity to be part of the 2013-2014 Royal Court Saturday and Monday afternoon. Hopeful contestants from Pasadena and surrounding communities hope to represent their community, school and the Tournament of Roses as ambassadors making over 100 appearances leading up to New Year’s Day.
On Saturday our cameras captured not only young women but some men too, hoping to be the first male selected to be on the Royal Court. As custom has it, men are not designated but several brave souls, many from Arcadia High school try out each year notwithstanding.
An unseasonably warm Saturday morning found hundreds of teens lined up outside Tournament House in their best manners hoping to make a good enough impression in the few seconds they had in front of a select committee of Tournament officials. Trying to cool off by a giant fan before their first cross examination, young women wished each other good luck.
Seven young women will be named to the Royal Court on October 7, 2013, and one of them will be named the Rose Queen on October 24, 2013.
The 2014 Rose Queen and Royal Court will reign over the 125th Rose Parade® presented by Honda and the 100th Rose Bowl Game® presented by VIZIO on
January 1, 2014. “America’s New Year Celebration” will be seen by millions of people around the world.