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Lady Katherine Cane

Astudent at The University of Alabama, Lady Katherine Cane is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Grey Cane III and is serving as the 156th Leading Lady for the Order of Myths (OOMs) following in her mother’s footsteps. For Katherine, Mardi Gras has long been a family affair, dating back to her great grandmothers, Edna Manning Courtney and Gene Dumas Vickers, who both served as Ladies in their respective Courts. Additionally, Katherine’s maternal grandmother, Elizabeth Vickers Courtney, was First Lady in Waiting to Queen Monica Damrich while her maternal grandfather, Joseph Manning Courtney, served as a Knight in the Court of King J. Roy Albright and Queen Alletta Lyons. Her mother, Mary Courtney Cane, was Lady in Waiting to Queen Louise Brock in 1985, and served as the OOMs Leading Lady that same year. Lastly, Katherine’s brother, Peter Grey Cane IV, served as Page to Queen Hill Luscher, was an escort in the Juvenile Court in 2013, and served as a Knight in the 2022 MCA Court.

Naturally, Katherine is thrilled to participate in her family’s long-standing traditions this Carnival season.

Katherine first found out she had been selected to lead the OOMs while she was making the journey home from a summer spent in Dallas. “I was driving the 10 hours home because I had just moved out when I got a call from my dad,” Katherine recalls. “He told me that he had really good news, but I thought he meant I was getting a new car! He asked me if I would like to lead the OOMs this year, and I immediately started sobbing—I couldn’t answer him because I was so excited! We then added my mom to the phone call and my dad told her the news. She started crying as well because she had led the OOMs during her Carnival season.”

The OOM’s Sunday Party is always a highly anticipated event, taking place the Sunday before Fat Tuesday. OOM members, their family and friends, the Leading Lady, and her fellow Court members, don their finest daytime frocks and celebrate the Carnival

Season in Downtown Mobile with delicious food and festive drinks. For the event, Katherine plans to wear a custom Isabel Sanchis dress from Debra’s. “Natalie and Holly at Debra’s have helped me immensely throughout this entire process. They are so kind and good at what they do. I have really loved working with them,” shares Katherine. To compliment her custom dress, Katherine will be wearing a special piece her mother received when she was Leading Lady in 1985.

Outside of the Carnival season, Katherine is in her final year at The University of Alabama where she majors in Public Relations with a minor in Communication Studies. She is a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority, where she has served as the Alumni Coordinator, the Ritual and History Director, and the Pledge Class President. She will graduate in May of this year. She plans to return to Dallas to pursue real estate. “I lived in Dallas this past summer and fell in love. I can’t wait to go back!”

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