Courts of Carnival 2022

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A NOTE FROM ANDY MYER

We’ve completed a successful 2022 Carnival season and the city of New Orleans is feeling the joy and excitement that comes with the return of our honored traditions and annual celebrations.

For more than a decade, the team at St. Charles Avenue has worked to compile Courts of Carnival, chronicling Carnival courts – their unique history, festive themes and traditions.

These krewes have been a part of our city’s culture for more than 150 years. While seasonal events were put on hold in 2021 due to COVID-19, we are thrilled to see the resurgence of these wonderful local celebrations.

The events featured on these pages are published by ball date, in reverse chronological order.

Here’s to many more bright Carnival seasons ahead!

Cheers, Andy Myer

Courts & Krewes SOME

ROYAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

By Errol Laborde

What does old-line mean?

We define “old-line krewes” to be those krewes that were incorporated before 1950 and that maintain the social traditions of the older krewes.

What’s the difference between being a Maid and being a Debutante?

Maids are selected to be part of the inner court of the King and Queen. You can be a Maid and not be a Debutante. A Debutante must be presented by their parents at a party in their honor. And they must be presented at one of the following: Bachelors' Club, The Debutante Club, Le Debut des Jeunes Filles de la Nouvelle Orléans, Mid-Winter Cotillion, The Original Illinois Club, The Pickwick Club and Young Men Illinois Club.

What’s the difference between Maids, Princesses and other titles?

Age; younger girls serve as Princesses and Ladies-In-Waiting, while ladies who are of age to be Queen but were not selected as Queen may be asked to serve as the Maids of the Court. Other titles, such as Scepter Bearers, are specific to particular krewes.

How are royalty selected?

Royalty are generally chosen by a committee of the krewe, which includes its officers. One exception is Comus, where the God/King is chosen solely by the Captain.

Why is documenting these courts important?

To help show the prominence through the years of New Orleans family names, many with historic roots in the region. Recording this tradition is honoring a piece of New Orleans history.

Why does the Carnival court tradition continue to thrive locally?

Because it’s so much a part of New Orleans culture, especially with family ties. Many within the old-line Carnival royalty hold titles once held by grand relatives. Others are starting a new lineage of their own. Most importantly the tradition survives because we celebrate Mardi Gras with all its color, krewes and courts. Some other cities have debutante societies, but absent a carnival they are low profile without exaulted titles such and Queen or Maid. Elsewhere the honored debutantes are just a group of girls. In New Orleans they are a court.

How long has this book been published?

Originally published as a special section of St. Charles Avenue magazine, this is the ninth annual Courts of Carnival, of which the current publication is the third free-standing edition.

Why aren’t all the Kings identified?

Historically most of the Kings’ identities were always kept private, though some krewes, such as Rex and Zulu, openly identify their Kings as a civic honor.

How heavy are the Queens’ outfits?

Often the decorated collars weigh between four and seven pounds alone, with the heavily decorated dresses adding another eight to 10 pounds. In addition, the mantles – intricately decorated velvet capes the Kings and Queens wear that are specific to each krewe – have been known to weigh almost 60 pounds.

Does royalty pass down in family lines (If someone’s mom was a Queen, will she be, too?)?

Not necessarily, though krewe members whose families have been royalty are often highly involved in the krewe’s operations, which does raise the chances that another family member will be crowned. The decision of who gets to be what is also influenced by the number or pedigree of girls who are of age in a particular year. (That generally applied to juniors in college, around 19 years old; though since many balls were cancelled in 2021 becuase of COVID-19 concerns, the accepted age the following year was 20 which would have included seniors.)

What is common throughout all featured balls?

Royalty always wears crowns and mantles (capes) and hold some sort of scepter (though Comus carries a cup and Nereus holds a trident).

Why are some of the men masked?

In society balls it’s traditional for male members to be masked. (Originally that was often a continuation of the krewe member having ridden in their parade that preceded the ball.) Rex’s event technically isn't a ball but a reception; for that the members wear white tie and tails, though the King and his Lieutenants are costumed.

MISTICK KREWE OF COMUS

Year Founded: 1857

Theme: “The Legend of the Koi Fish”

Photographer: Kathy Anderson

Comus with Her Majesty Queen Comus Kathleen Pipes Kelleher

Maids (left to right) Miss Julia Nelson, Miss Margaret Patin, Miss Isabel Lane, Miss Catherine Heebe, Miss Eleanor Williams, Miss Stirling Kennedy and Miss Ella Freeman

Pages (left to right) Master William Perrilliat IV, Master William Brewster, Master William Van Horn and Master Jonathan Montgromery Jr.

Her Majesty Queen Comus Kathleen Pipes Kelleher

REX

Year Founded: 1872

Theme: “School of Design Sesquicentennial”

Photographer: Kathy Anderson

Charity: Pro Bono Publico Foundation

Her Majesty Queen of Carnival Miss Elinor White

His Majesty Rex, King of Carnival, Mr. James Reiss, III

His Majesty Rex, King of Carnival, Mr. James Reiss, III and Her Majesty Queen of Carnival Miss Elinor White

Rex Court (left to right) Maid Miss Malise Favrot, Duke Mr. Moylan Gomilla, III, Maid Miss Vivienne Lapeyre, Duke Mr. Douglas LeClercq, Maid Miss Laine Lovick, Duke Mr. Christopher Lane, Maid Miss Adele Reynoir, Duke Mr. Hutson Sumrall, Page Master Ethan French, Page Master Dennis Roubion, with His Majesty Rex, King of Carnival, Mr. James Reiss, III, Her Majesty Queen of Carnival Elinor White, Page Master Emeric Laborde, Page Master Baldwin Key, Duke Mr. Falvey Fox, Maid Miss Katherine Walshe, Duke Master William Nalty, II, Miss Pixie Anderson, Duke Master Karl Hoefer, Jr, Maid Miss Nanine Cowan, Duke Master Thomas Stall, Maid Miss Lady Reynolds

Maids and Dukes (left side of court): Miss Malise Favrot, Mr. Moylan Gomilla, III, Miss Vivienne Lapeyre, Mr. Douglas LeClercq, Miss Laine Lovick, Mr. Christopher Lane, Miss Adele Reynoir, Mr. Hutson Sumrall

Maids and Dukes (right side of court): Mr. Falvey Fox, Miss Katharine Walshe, Mr. William Nalty, II, Miss Pixie Anderson, Mr. Karl Hoefer, Jr, Miss Nanine Cowan, Mr. Thomas Stall, Miss Lady Reynolds

Pages with Queen (left to right): Master Baldwin Key, Master Emeric Laborde, Her Majesty Queen of Carnival Miss Elinor White, Master Ethan French, Master Dennis Roubion

ZULU

SOCIAL AID & PLEASURE CLUB

Year Founded: 1909

Theme: “Zulu Salutes Divas and Legends”

Charity: Her Majesty’s favorite nonprofit is Tekrema Center for Art and Culture, an organization creating a legacy of art and community in service to the citizens of New Orleans through the maintenance, development and perseverance of African and African American art and culture. “Tekrema has consistently offered educational, artistic enrichment and community building outreach through programming benefitting adults and youth. Its focus of service is the Lower 9th Ward, but its programs offer open and equal access to all.”

Photographer: Gavin Goins with Goins Photography

His Majesty King Zulu Mr. Randolph M. Davis

Her Majesty Queen Zulu Crystal Monique Guillemet

ZULU SOCIAL AID & PLEASURE CLUB

Maid Miss Kennedy Wells Maid Miss Karley Anderson Bailey-Lacabe

Maid Miss Alejah Andrews Maid Miss Déja Baloney

Maid Miss Lauren Coleman Maid Miss Demi Collins M aid Miss Reese Dejoie

Maid Miss KaJa Dilosa

Maid Miss Amariah Gremillion Maid Miss Katelin Holmes Maid Miss Amyah Johnson Maid Miss Calcea Johnson

Mai d Miss Giavonni Bass

Maid Miss Heidi Duncan

Maid Miss Madeleine Johnson

Maid Miss Asia Roubion

Maid Miss Jayla Beaco

Maid Miss Eden Francis

Maid Miss Gabriel Lawson

Maid Miss Torrance Lodrig

Maid Miss Kyra Long Maid Miss Kairie Magee

Maid Miss Jermaré Major Maid Miss Alexa McMillan Maid Miss Naria Montgomery

Maid Miss Blaise Pelote

Maid Miss Falan Veal Maid Miss Alexis Washington Maid Miss Jayla Washington

Maid Miss Gabrielle Wicker

Maid Miss Trinity Wilson Maid Miss Nicole Young Maid Choreographer Rachel Mercadel

Assistant Choreographer Terri Mercadel Luster

Queen's Royal Attendant Deborah Griffin Miles

Queen's Attendant Germaine Edwards

Queen's Attendant Ditra Hankton

Queen's Attendant Katrina M. Porter

Maid Miss Paris Rayfield

Maid Miss Akaya Williams

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Queen's Attendant Tarina Smith

Maid Miss Camri Smith

Maid Miss Jordan Williams

Queen's Imperial Attendant Cassandra M. Albert

Queen's Attendant Denise Washington

Queen's Attendant Jenurald Winbon

Queen's Attendant Michelle Woodfork

Queen's Paige Miss A'mya Alexis

Queen's Paige Miss Brooklynn-Ashley Jackson

Queen's Paige Miss Terrica Destiny January

Queen's Paige Miss Arin Grace Jones

Maid Miss Solé Newman Maid Miss Daili Paige Maid Miss Kyla Parker

KREWE OF PROTEUS

Year Founded: 1881

Theme: “The Divine Tricksters”

Photographer: Kathy Anderson

Her Majesty Queen of Proteus Miss Adele Vance Reynoir

Pages Master Thomas Benton Smallpage and Master Jeffrey Scott Geary Jr.

Master Thomas Benton Smallpage, Her Majesty Queen Proteus Miss Adele Vance Reynoir, with Proteus 2022 and Master Jeffrey Scott Geary Jr.

Maids and Queen (from left to right) Miss Grace Jolis McCarthy, Miss Lady Wilder Reynolds, Miss Pixie Marie Anderson, Miss Catherine Everett Heebe, Miss Claire Cathleen Lafaye, with Her Majesty Queen Proteus Miss Adele Vance Reynoir, Miss Anna Catherine Guillot, Miss Katherine Grace Walshe, Miss Isabel Susan Lane, Miss Mary Kathryn Shelton Fitzpatrick, Miss Stirling Anne Kennedy and Miss Eleanor Barret Williams

KREWE OF HERMES

Year Founded: 1937

Theme: “The Mystical Isle of Avalon”

Photographer: Darryl Schmitt Photography

Charity: The Hermes BTP Foundation, Inc.

Her Majesty Queen Hermes Miss Ana Luisa Rodriguez

Full Court: (back row) Ladies in Waiting Miss Sarah Christine Bertucci, Miss Zoe Annabella Strauss, Miss Margaret Keiko

Batten, Miss Zoe Lisette McKay and Miss Arden Romney Cazes, Maids Miss Virginia Leigh Halpern, Miss Grace Olivia Moses and Miss Halle Grace Briede, Her Majesty Queen Hermes Ana Luisa Rodriguez, King Hermes LXXXII, Bearer of the Scepter Miss Holly Britcher DeMarcay, Bearer of the Flowers Miss Anna Elizabeth Watson, Ladies in Waiting Miss Caroline Marie Clark, Miss Ava Marie Schlaudecker, Miss Mary Frances Gagliano, Miss Jane-Owen McKenna Coleman and Miss Grace Marie LeBlanc (front row left side of queen) – Pages Master Michael Joseph Major, Jr., Master Luke Edwards Whelan and Master Trevor Lindsay Colhoun, Jr. (front row right side of king) Master Andrew Joseph Traina, Master Ian Robert LeBlanc and Master John Reniers Grace

Pages Master Ian Robert LeBlanc, Master Michael Joseph Major, Jr., Master John Reniers Grace, Master Trevor Lindsay Colhoun, Jr., Master Andrew Joseph Traina and Master Luke Edwards Whelan

KNIGHTS OF BABYLON

Year Founded: 1939

Theme: “Once Upon a Time”

Photographer: Darryl Schmitt Photography

Charity: Her Majesty's favorite nonprofit organization is Up21, a group that raises awareness for individuals with Down Syndrome. “I have a cousin who is blessed with Down Syndrome, and my family has become highly involved within the organization. Their annual Up21 walk is a highlight of the year for us. It is great to see a family-run group highlighting amazing people.”

Sargon LXXVI with Her Majesty Queen Babylon Sidney Alicia Jones

Pages (left to right) Master Brody Paul Rahmel, Master Caylan Daniel Sinclair, Master Strauss Murray Sinclair, Master Hendrix Lewis Carpenter and Master James Frye Sanderson

Maids (left to right) Miss Kai Marie Frawley, Miss Glenn Eliza Riley, Miss Abigail Lynn Barniak and Miss Alexandra Karen Falk with Her Majesty Queen Babylon Sidney Alicia Jones and Maids Miss Ryan Elizabeth Roylance, Miss Hadley Elizabeth Mary, Miss Maria Elizabeth Martello and Miss Meagan Caitlin Merchel

KREWE OF MYSTERY

Year Founded: 1911

Theme: “Mystery at the Moulin Rouge”

Photographer: Richard Vallon

Her Majesty Queen Mystery Miss Helen Denechaud Charbonnet

Full Court – (front row, left to right) Pages Master Andrew St. Paul, Master David St. Paul, Master Richard Roth and Master Collins Dabezies (second row, left to right) Trainbearers Miss Sadie Wood, Miss Caroline Daly, Miss Eleanor Kogos and Miss Amy Mackenroth (third row, left to right) Maids Miss Christy Charbonnet, Miss Haley Rieveschl, Miss Isabella Hotard, Miss Morgan Reilly, Miss Lainey Koclanes, Her Majesty Queen Mystery Helen Denechaud Charbonnet and Maids Miss Eugenie Gallinghouse, Miss Caroline Martin, Miss Sadie Taylor and Miss Caroline Toso

Trainbearers (left to right) Miss Sadie Wood, Miss Caroline Daly, Miss Amy Mackenroth and Miss Eleanor Kogos

Pages (left to right) Master Andrew St. Paul, Master David St. Paul, Master Collins Dabezies and Master Richard Roth

ELVES OF OBERON

Year Founded: 1895

Theme: “Chicken Little Version 2.0”

Charity: Her Majesty’s favorite nonprofit organization is NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness. She feels that NAMI addresses an important issue for young people today.

Photographer: Richard Vallon

Full Court (first row

Maid Miss Caroline Brooking Morrison, Maid Miss Martha Grace Benedict Lapeyre, Page Master Douglas Michael Lemaire, Page Master Richard Joseph Roth IV, Maid Miss Shelby Reed Gibbs IV, Page Master Hunter Garrett Hill, Jr., Maid Miss Lucy Claire Galloway and Maid Miss Grace Jolis McCarthy (second row

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Maid Miss Grace Mehurin Challenger, Maid Miss Elisabeth Grace Hoffman, Maid Miss Sydney Elise Walker, Maid Miss Olivia Bell Friou, Maid Miss Caitlin Cherie Haik, Maid Miss Renée Elizabeth Breaux, Maid Miss Anna Catherine Guillot, with Her Majesty Queen Elves of Oberon Miss Katherine Grace Walshe, Maid Miss Olivia Marie Brown, Maid Miss Christy Rayne Charbonnet, Maid Miss Malise Dornier

Favrot, Maid Miss Nadia Victoria Haik, Maid Miss Nanine Brent Cowan, Maid Miss Julia Keller Nelson, Maid Miss Vivienne Claire Lapeyre and Maid Miss Mary Kathryn Shelton Fitzpatrick

Her Majesty Queen Elves of Oberon Miss Katherine Grace Walshe

Master Shelby Reed Gibbs IV, Master Douglas Michael Lemaire, Master Richard Joseph Roth IV and Master Hunter Garrett Hill, Jr.

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KNIGHTS OF MOMUS

Year Founded: 1872

Theme: “Momus Reflects on 150 Years”

Photographer: Cresson Photography

Her Majesty Queen Momus Queen Stirling Anne Kennedy

Court

Duke, Maid Miss Isabel Susan Lane, Duke, Maid Miss Elinor Bright White, Duke, Maid Miss Ella

Maxwell Freeman, Lieutenant, Lieutenant, Her Majesty Queen Momus Stirling Anne Kennedy, Momus, Lieutenant, Lieutenant, Duke, Maid Miss Margaret Louise Craft Patin, Duke, Maid Miss Kathleen Pipes Kelleher, Duke, Maid Miss Pixie Marie Anderson

Maids

Miss Pixie Marie Anderson, Miss Ella

Maxwell Freeman, Miss Elinor

Pitot White, Miss Stirling Anne Kennedy, Miss Ella Maxwell

Freeman, Miss Isabel Susan Lane, Miss Margaret Louise Craft Patin

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ORIGINAL

ILLINOIS CLUB

Year Founded: 1895

Theme: “Rising from the Rails”

Charity: The Original Illinois Club is a 501c3 organization and is the presumed favorite of its members. Another favorite nonprofit organization of Her Majesty is the National Parkinson’s Foundation. Mr. Ernest Charles Terry, Esq., the Queen’s maternal grandfather, lost his fight with Parkinson’s Disease on October 15, 2018.

Photographer: Aaron Cormier Photography

King and Queen – His Majesty King Illinois Dr. Robert Reece Newsome, Sr. and Her Majesty Queen Illinois Miss Melody Cherise Newsome

Maids (from left to right) Miss Alyssa Daria-Aldine Hoey, Miss Rori Michelle Jackson, Miss Mackenzie Maline Morgan, with Her Majesty Queen Illinois Miss Melody Cherise Newsome, Miss Paige Renee Dorian and Miss Chelsea Faith Webb

Pages and Heralds (from left to right) Master Alton Joseph Wynter, Miss Madeline Monique Richarson, Miss Peyton Ashley Morgan, Master Maddox Major Montgomery and Master Sebastian Joseph Watts Original Illinois Club

Full Court with His Majesty King Illinoins Dr. Robert Reece Newsome, Sr. and Her Majesty Queen Illinois Miss Melody Cherise Newsome

PROPHETS OF PERSIA

Year Founded: 1927

Theme: Each year the Prophets of Persia recreates a time in history as the ball’s theme. This year the Prophets of Persia traveled to The Palazzo Reale of Naples. The event depicted the 1808 Coronation of Joachim Murat of Naples. King Joachim Murat and Her Majesty Caroline Bonaparte honored the visitor, Maurice de Talleyrand, Prince of Benevento.

Charity: Her Majesty has volunteered as a foster to animals at Companion Animal Alliance of Baton Rouge for the last three years. She has also chosen to highlight the organization Trafficking Hope. Human trafficking exists globally, and Trafficking Hope is a local organization that raises awareness and provides residential and therapeutic programs to persons who have been victims of commercial sexual exploitation.

Photographer: Richard Vallon

Back row left side of King and Queen (from left to right) Miss Clare Lee Sanders, Miss Piper Katherine Franks, Miss Sloane Alexandra Paysse and Miss Elizabeth Patricia Gainey (middle row left side of King and Queen from left to right) Miss Phoebe Anne Cox Kaynor, Miss Caroline Marie Clark, Miss Anne Fair Lucas and Miss Charlotte Elizabeth Lucas (front row left side of King and Queen) Master Julian Richmond Burck, Master William Ritter Benedetto and Master William Cloyd Moore (center) Her Majesty Queen Persia Miss Sadie Elizabeth Taylor, His Majesty the Great Shah of all the Persias (back row left side of King and Queen from left to right) Miss Katherine Quealy Schaumburg, Miss Madison Leigh Strayhan, Miss Elizabeth Claire Adams and Miss Colette Bleu Acosta (middle row right side of King and Queen from left to right) Miss Charlotte Joy Dietz, Miss Henley Hodges Gomila, Miss Carlie Claire Henderson and Miss Amelia Daisy Payne (front row right side of King and Queen from left to right) Master Finnegan Andrew Moore and Master Ira Benjamin Acosta

Her Majesty Queen Persia Miss Sadie Elizabeth Taylor

Maids Miss Katherine Quealy Schaumburg and Miss Elizabeth Patricia Gainey

HIGH PRIESTS OF MITHRAS

Year Founded: 1897

Theme: "Drink to Our Health"

Photographer: Kathy Anderson

Her Majesty Queen Mithras Miss Pixie Marie Anderson

Maids and Queen (left ro right): Miss Elinor White, Miss Harper Talmadge, Miss Morgan Reilly, Miss Grace McCarthy, Miss Isabel Lane, Miss Grace Irwin, Miss Anna Guillot, Miss Christy Charbonnet, with Her Majesty Queen Mithras Miss Pixie Marie Anderson, Miss Renee Breaux, Miss Ryland Edwards, Miss Elizabeth Hughes, Miss Claire Lafaye, Miss Laine Lovick, Miss Margaret Patin, Miss Adele Reynoir, Miss Elisabeth Talmadge and Miss Eleonor Williams

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Pages (left to right) Master Paxton Legier White Jr., Master Graham Mears Ralston Jr., Master Patrick Christy Kerney and Master William Bush Benton

KREWE OF DORIANS

Year Founded: 1937

Theme: “Medusa Transformed”

Photographer: Richard Vallon

Her Majesty Queen Dorians Miss Vivienne Claire Lapeyre and King

Her Majesty Queen Dorians Miss Vivienne Claire Lapeyre

Pages (left to right) Master Brooks Hunter Lagarde, Master William Ritter Benedetto, Master Konrad Thomas Bernard and Master Henry Haik Roux

Miss Colleen Marion Lee Fowler, Miss Katherine Grace

Bickford, Miss Kaitlyn Claire Lanaux, Miss Carol Frances Guidry, Miss Martha Grace Benedict Lapeyre, with her Majesty Queen

Dorians Miss Vivienne Claire Lapeyre, Miss Mary Kathryn Shelton

Fitzpatrick, Miss Claire Marcelle Perez, Miss Camille Margaret

Fowler, Miss Marigny Marie Lanaux, Miss Helen Claire Thompson, Miss Lucie Ellann Williamson, Miss Elizabeth McLundie Bolton

Schmidt, Miss Sloane Alexandra Paysee and Pages Master Pages

Master Brooks Hunter Lagarde, Master Konrad Thomas Bernard and Master Henry Haik Roux and Master William Ritter Benedetto

Full Court (from left to right) Miss Katherine Kelleher Tober, Miss Lydia Rice Greene,

KREWE OF ATHENIANS

Year Founded: 1909

Theme: “The Leaky Lab”.

Charity: Her Majesty’s favorite nonprofit is Innocence Project New Orleans. “I really appreciate the work that IPNO does because not only do they provide legal assistance to those wrongly convicted, but they also provide many helpful services to these innocents even after they re-associate into society. Innocence Project New Orleans is working towards slowly but surely bettering our community so that we as a society are able to more fully recognize each other’s humanity.”

Photographer: Richard Vallon

Miss Sadie Elizabeth Taylor, Miss Katherine Quealy Schaumburg, Miss Scarlett Molly O’Brien, Miss Laine Bernos Lovick, Miss Charlotte Mary Lea, Miss Isabella Leigh Hotard, Miss Caitlin Cherie Haik, Miss Elizabeth Patricia Gainey, Miss Halle Grace Briede, with Her Majesty Queen Athenians Miss Emily Lillian Blackburn, Miss Renée Elizabeth Breaux, Miss Katherine Elizabeth Page Curtis, Miss Lucy Claire Galloway, Miss Nadia Victoria Haik, Miss Helena Odinet Koclanes, Miss Hannah Lucille Louis, Miss Emily Elizabeth Maheu, Miss Claire Marcelle Perez, Miss Camille Claiborne Shall and Miss Susan Caroline Toso

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and Maids (from left to right)

Her Majesty Queen Athenians

Miss Emily Lillian Blackburn

Pages and Princesses (front

Emma Adele Ralston, Miss Eleanor Louise Tafaro, Miss

Mairin Jane Elizabeth Bond, Miss

Madeleine Elizabeth McNabb, Miss Emma Shaw Edgecombe, Miss Margaret Gloria McNabb, Miss Isabel Marie St. John, Miss

Josephine Franklin Griffith (back

Master Graham

Mears Ralston, Jr., Master Richard Joseph Roth IV, Master Christopher Page Gagnet and Master Henry Duplessis Ogden Janke

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YOUNG MEN ILLINOIS CLUB

Year Founded: 1926

Theme: “Phenomenal Woman, Phenomenally”

Photographer: Bernie Saul

Photography

Her Majesty Queen YMI Miss Lauren Wright

Debutantes (from bottom left to right): Miss Falynn Bouton, Miss Laila Grant, Miss Madison Levy, Miss Zoe Carter, Miss Amira Dawson, Miss Courtney

Wilson, Miss Chandler Collins, Miss Toi

Robinson, Miss Maya McDonald, Miss

Elle Black, Miss Ayrece Hodges, Miss Tyler Hinds, Miss Lindsay Bickham

THE ACHAEANS

Year Founded: 1947

Theme: "The Battle for Medusa's Head"

Photographer: Kathy Anderson

Her Majesty Queen Achaeans Miss Catherine Heebe and King

Court (left to right) Maids Miss Pixie Anderson, Miss Ryland Edwards, Miss Elisabeth Hoffman, Miss Madison Manale, with Her Majesty Queen Achaeans Miss Catherine Heebe, King, and Maids Miss Laine Lovick, Miss Malise Favrot and Miss Isabel Baird

Maids (from left to right) Miss Elisabeth Hoffman, Miss Madison Manale, Miss Pixie Anderson, Miss Malise Favrot, with Her Majesty Queen Achaeans Miss Catherine Heebe, and Maids Miss Ryland Edwards, Miss Laine Lovick and Miss Isabel Baird

KREWE OF OSIRIS

Year Founded: 1915

Theme: Osiris always has an Egyptian theme, reflecting its namesake

Photographer: Kathy Anderson

Her Majesty Queen Osiris Miss Grace McCarthy and King

Pages (from left to right) Master Thompson Guider, Master Parker Lilly, Master Hunter Hill, Jr., Master Charles Kilgore and Master Hall Heartfield

Full Court (top row from left to right) Princesses Miss Helen Claire Thompson, Miss Kate Faulkner Bensel, Miss Lucy Claire Perschall, Miss Brooke Allen Hooper, Miss Stevens Leggett Roberson, Miss Madeleine Odette Black, with Her Majesty Queen Osiris Miss Grace McCarthy and King, Princesses Miss Shelby McIntosh Roberson, Miss Annabel Katherine McCarthy, Miss Georgie Kathryn Scott, Miss Elizabeth McLundie Bolton Schmidt, Miss Margaret Miriam Browne, Miss Caroline Staples Picou, Miss Lillian Lair Hooper and Miss Madeleine Paige Morrison (bottom row from left) Maids Miss Emma Louise Lunn, Miss Annabel Bronwyn Bailey, Miss Shelby Alexander Sundmaker, Miss Ella Maxwell Freeman, Miss Halle Grace Briede, Miss Claire Marcelle Perez and Miss Katherine Quealy Schaumburg (bottom row from left) Pages Master Charles Lenton Kilgore, Master Parker Shaw Lilly, Master Hall Milton Heatfield, Master Hunter Garrett Hill, Jr. and Master Thompson Shaw Guider

KREWE OF NEREUS

Founded: 1896

Theme: "Grease is the Word"

Charity: Her Majesty’s favorite nonprofit organization is Leapfrog in Oxford, MS. “Leapfrog’s primary goal is to improve the literacy of children within the local elementary schools of Lafayette County. Watching the children’s progress and eagerness to learn is truly a wonderful experience, and it is something I will always remember!”

Photographer: Richard Vallon

Her Majesty Queen Nereus Miss Renée Elizabeth Breaux

Majesty Queen Nereus Miss Renée Elizabeth Breaux, Miss Sadie Elizabeth Taylor, Miss Caroline Loftin Martin, Miss Isabel Emay Baird, Miss Emily Lillian Blackburn and Master Hayes Robert Roussel

Queen and Maids (from left

right): Maids Miss Susan Caroline Toso, Miss Caitlin

Cherie Haik, Miss Nadia Victoria Haik, Miss Madison Lucille Manale, with Her Majesty

Queen Nereus Miss Renée Elizabeth Breaux, Miss Sadie Elizabeth Taylor, Miss Caroline Loftin Martin, Miss Isabel Emay Baird and Miss Emily Lillian Blackburn

Pages Master Hayes Robert Roussel and Master Collins Perez Dabezies

Full Court (from left to right) Master Collins Perez Dabezies, Miss Susan Caroline Toso, Miss Caitlin Cherie Haik, Miss Nadia Victoria Haik, Miss Madison Lucille Manale, with Her

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CALIPHS OF CAIRO

Year Founded: 1936

Theme: “At Conference in Cairo”

Photographer: Richard Vallon

Her Majesty Queen Caliphs Miss Marcia Elizabeth Skrmetta

Ladies in Waiting (first row from left to right) Miss Eleanor Tafaro, Miss Alina Ward, Miss McKinley

Convenuto, Miss Gretchen

Schoenfeld, Miss Lillian Friel, Miss Adelaide Hull (second row) Miss Julia O’Dwyer, Miss

Helena Koclanes, Miss Marigny

Lanaux, Miss Kaitlyn Lanaux, Miss Jenna O’Dwyer, Miss Emma

Lunn (third row) Miss Sloane

Paysse, Miss Hailey Sisung, Miss

Carson Browne, Miss Christine

Stumpf, Miss Mary Ellen Edwards, Miss Molly Coman, with Her Majesty Queen Caliphs Miss

Marcia Elizabeth Skrmetta, Miss

Jane Luetkemeier, Miss

Katherine Tober, Miss Isabella

Dennis, Miss Ella Gilbertson, Miss

Anna Hayne, Miss Meghan Keen

Maids & Queen (from left to right)

Miss Helena Koclanes, Miss

Kaitlyn Lanaux, Miss Marigny

Lanaux, with Her Majesty Queen Caliphs Miss Marcia Elizabeth

Skrmetta, Miss Emma Lunn, Miss

Jenna O’Dwyer and Miss Julia

O’Dwyer

Pages (from left to right)

Pages Master Francis Barry, IV, Master Michael Frey, Master Harris Drennan and Master Bennett Wheeler

Princesses (from left to right)

Miss Gretchen Schoenfeld, Miss Adelaide Hull, Miss McKinley

Convenuto, Miss Lillian Friel, Miss Alina Ward and Miss

Eleanor Tafaro

THE OLYMPIANS

Year Founded: 1903

Theme: "Olympians Conquers Covid"

Photographer: Richard Vallon

Her Majesty Queen Olympians Miss Martha Grace Benedict Lapeyre

Court (from left to right): Miss Christy Rayne Charbonnet, Miss Nola Pearl Brown, Miss Claire Andree Dinwiddie, Miss Scarlett Jane Beasley, Miss Trinity Joan Foster, Miss Francesca Claire Lavigne, Miss Mary Lynn Fitzpatrick, Page Master Jefferson Waltz, with His Majesty, Page Master John Littleton LeBlanc, with Her Majesty Queen Olympians Miss Martha Grace Benedict Lapeyre, Miss Eloise Shay Clary, Miss Caroline Elizabeth Waltz, Miss Elizabeth Stallings

Talmadge, Miss Elizabeth Leigh Lovell, Miss Harper Victoria Talmadge, Miss Lillie Giacobbe Brown, Miss Katherine Elizabeth Page Curtis and Miss Elizabeth Patricia Gainey

Maids & Queen (from left to right): Miss Mary Lynn Fitzpatrick, Miss Harper Victoria Talmadge, Miss Elizabeth Miss Stallings Talmadge, Miss Vivienne Claire Lapeyre, with Her Majesty Queen Olympians Miss Martha Grace Benedict Lapeyre, Miss Katherine Elizabeth Page Curtis, Miss Claire Andree Dinwiddie, Miss Christy Rayne Charbonnet, Miss Trinity Joan Foster and Miss Elizabeth Patricia Gainey

From left to right: Miss Eloise Shay Clary, Miss Elizabeth Leigh Lovell, Miss Caroline Elizabeth Waltz, Miss Scarlett

Jane Beasley, Miss Lillie

Giacobbe Brown, Miss Nola Pearl Brown and Miss Francesca Claire Lavigne

Pages Master Jefferson

Waltz and Master John

Littleton LeBlanc

THE KREWE OF EROS

Year Founded: 1935

Theme: “Putting on the Ritz”

Charity: Her Majesty’s favorite nonprofit is The Ronald McDonald House. “I support the Ronald McDonald House Charities. I love how their mission is to keep families together when a child is going through medical issues. It is very important for all families to be together, and Ronald McDonald House Charities helps those families by giving them a place to stay and meals for free while their child gets his or her needed medical attention. Every child going through health issues should have the opportunity to have their family with them.”

Cecelia Keller, Miss Lauren Elizabeth

Culbertson, with her Majesty Queen Eros

Miss Meagan Elizabeth

Morici, Miss Isabella

Claire Dupré, Miss Ella Grace Frischhertz, Miss Kennedi Elizabeth

Melancon (middle row) Miss Lily Denise Centola, Miss Lucy

Villere Centola, Miss Elodie Catherine

Scafidel, Miss Mia

Marcelle Frischhertz, Miss Elise Manon

Scafidel (left

Miss Violet Suzanne Centola, Miss Valentina

Lucille Day, Miss Lena

Barrios Frischhertz, Miss Suzanne Louise Halstead

Photographer: Creative Images Photography

Her Majesty Queen Eros Miss Meagan Elizabeth Morici

Top Row (from left to right) Miss Catherine Marie Zimmermann, Miss Madeleine

to right)

Her Majesty Queen Eros Miss Meagan Elizabeth Morici and King Eros LXXXV

KREWE OF APOLLO

Year Founded: 1929

Theme: “Saturday Night Fever”

Charity: Her Majesty’s favorite charity is FARE (Food Allergy Research and Education).

Photographer: Norris Gagnet

Her Majesty Queen Apollo Miss Lucile McGlinchey Monsted.

From left to right: (first row) Pages Miss Vivienne Louise Grace, Miss Molly McDermott Gregory and Miss Anne Simmons Meyer (second row) Master John Henican Loerzel and Master Paul Andrew Hogan, Jr.

Queen and Maids (from left to right): Miss Charlotte Sydney Wirth, Miss Brooke Coleman Reiss, Miss Caroline Grace LeBourgeois, Miss Sarah Crusel Henry, Miss Susan Sledge Ellis, Miss Eleanor Katherine Cowan, Miss Cameron Sinclair Andrews, with Her Majesty Queen Apollo Miss Lucile McGlwinchey Monsted, and Maids Miss Patricia Randle Aucoin, Miss Ashley Conner Ellis, Miss Eliza Brandon Favrot, Miss Lillian Lair Hooper, Miss Caroline Staples Picou and Miss Elizabeth McLundie Bolton Schmidt

FORMER APOLLO QUEENS