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CONTENTS
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Editors' Note
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Carnival History
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Mistick Krewe of Comus
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Rex
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Original Illinois Club
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Prophets of Persia
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High Priests of Mithras
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Krewe of Dorians
Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club
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Krewe of Proteus
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Krewe of Athenians
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Elves of Oberon
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Knights of Momus
EVENT COORDINATOR Abbie Dugruise DIGITAL MEDIA ASSOCIATE Mallary Matherne
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Krewe of Nereus
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Caliphs of Cairo
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Krewe of Apollo
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Twelfth Night Revelers
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Krewe of Mystery
EXECUTIVE EDITOR Bev Church EDITOR Morgan Packard Griffith ART DIRECTOR Ali Sullivan
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Editorial
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A NOTE FROM BEV CHURCH AND MORGAN PACKARD GRIFFITH For the past seven years, St. Charles Avenue’s Courts of Carnival has been a labor of love. Published as a special section of the monthly magazine, we chronicled Carnival’s courts – complete with their historic themes, elaborate mantles and glittering crowns. These krewes have been a part of our city’s history and culture for over a century and a half. Lineages have often been passed down through multiple generations, and as those generations grow, they create linages of their own. In this, its first free-standing issue, we’ve added three more old-line courts, bringing us to a grand total of 22. These events are published by Ball date, from Mardi Gras Day to Twelfth Night, in reverse chronological order. Long live the season! Beverly Reese Church & Morgan Packard Griffith
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Order in the Courts SOME ROYAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS By Morgan Packard Griffith and 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 court presentation traditions of the older krewes. What is common throughout all pictured balls? Royalty always wears crowns and mantles (capes) and hold some sort of scepter (though Comus carries a cup and Nereus holds a trident). 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. There are some embellishments: Twelfth Night Revelers’ Queen is “officially” chosen at random on the night of the ball, when the Maids pull beans from a cake; the lady who finds the gold bean is then crowned Queen. 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 of girls who are of age (generally juniors in college, around 19 years old) in a particular year. Why aren’t all the Kings named? 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.
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What is a debutante? A debutante must be presented by their parents at a party in their honor. 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. Why is documenting these courts important? They 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. How long has this book been published? This is the seventh annual Courts of Carnival, though this is the first free-standing edition, not one published as a special section of St. Charles Avenue magazine. Why isn’t this tradition obsolete? 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. 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. Why are some of the men masked? In society balls it’s traditional for male members to be masked, quite often a continuation from having ridden in a parade. Rex’s event is technically not a ball but a reception; for that the members wear white tie and tails, though the King and his Lieutenants are costumed.
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MISTICK KREWE OF
COMUS Year Founded: 1857 Theme: “Feathered Fantasies”
Photographer: Nola Vows Photography
Comus with Her Majesty Miss Lucie Sandoz Lanier
Her Majesty Miss Lucie Sandoz Lanier
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Maids Miss Olivia Knight Worley, Miss McAlister Wynn Brewer, Miss Hanton Quarles Agnew, Miss Julia Margaret Plauché, Miss Elizabeth McKenzie Cummins, Miss Emily Kaleianuenue Caindec, Miss Althea Gilbert Kingsmill and Miss Lindsey Andrews Page
Comus’ Pages Master Thompson Pierce Schmidt and Master Jackson Westfeldt Fitzpatrick, and Queen’s Pages Master Litchfied Clark Barba and Master Albert Peyton Bush V
Comus with Her Majesty Miss Lucie Sandoz Lanier
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REX Year Founded: 1872 Theme: “Visions of the Sun” Photographer: Nola Vows Photography Charity: The Pro Bono Publico Foundation is Rex’s charitable foundation, focusing its giving on improving public schools in New Orleans. Over the past 12 years the Foundation has given grants totaling nearly $7 million, with $1 million given in each of the last four years. Her Majesty Queen of Carnival Miss Kristina Britt Johnsen
His Majesty Rex, King of Carnival, Mr. Robert Sandoz Boh Pages Master James Joseph Reiss IV and Master Henry Lawes Cook
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Maid Miss Emerson Normand Carville, Duke Mr. Hugh Bramhall Reilly, Maid Miss Grace Allen Gambel, Duke Mr. Cameron Brooks Emery, Maid Miss Adele Bright Petagna, Duke Mr. Joseph Dwight LeBlanc IV, Maid Miss Heidi Frances Hayne and Duke Mr. Miles Gregorio Zervigon, with Page Master James Reiss IV, with His Majesty Rex, King of Carnival, Mr. Robert Boh and Her Majesty Queen of Carnival Miss Kristina Britt Johnsen, and Page Master Henry Cook, with Duke Mr. Charles Davis Friend, Maid Miss Ann Claire Kallenborn, Duke Mr. John Davidson Bailey, Maid Miss Lilia Elise Kuhn, Duke Mr. William David Sumrall IV, Maid Miss Ellen Heidingsfelder Silvia, Duke Mr. John Taylor Charbonnet and Maid Miss Emmaline Blanc Monroe KellyÂ
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Duke Mr. Cameron Brooks Emery, Maid Miss Grace Allen Gambel, Maid Miss Emerson Normand Carville and Duke Mr. Hugh Bramhall Reilly Duke Mr. Miles Gregorio Zervigon, Maid Miss Heidi Frances Hayne, Maid Miss Adele Bright Petagna and Duke Mr. Joseph Dwight LeBlanc IV
Duke Mr. Charles Davis Friend, Maid Miss Ann Claire Kallenborn, Maid Miss Ellen Heidingsfelder Silvia and Duke Mr. William David Sumrall IV Duke Mr. John Taylor Charbonnet, Maid Miss Emmaline Blanc Monroe Kelly, Maid Miss Lilia Elise Kuhn and Duke Mr. John Davidson Bailey
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ZULU SOCIAL AID & PLEASURE CLUB Year Founded: 1909 Theme: “Zulu Fantasy Express” Photographer: Gavin Goins with Goins Photography
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His Majesty Mr. George V. Rainey
Her Majesty Miss Kailyn L. Rainey
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Maid Miss Kayla Avian Gilbert
Maid Miss Alex G. Smith
Maid Miss Yunique X. Lloyd
Maid Miss Laila J. Howard
Maid Miss Kelsey D. Lash
Maid Miss Keirsten L. Kelly
Maid Miss Nishell Ke'Jae Riley
Maid Miss Ariandne S. Wordsworth
Maid Miss Myliah O. Surratt
Maid Miss Jaylynn S. Dibble
Maid Miss Milan A. Poydras
Maid Miss Zara A. Clark
Maid Miss Jordan C. McFarland
Maid Miss Layla X. Sterling
Maid Miss Paige A. Luster
Maid Miss Abria A. Celestine
Maid Miss Jordyn M. Crockett
Maid Miss Trinity M. Rogers
Maid Miss Sydney M. Borne
Maid Miss Angelica Sabrina Williams
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Queen's Page Kamali Douglas
Queen's Page Kymani Singleton
Queen's Page Laila G. LaCabe
Queen's Page Nili Boseman
King's Page Kaiden Rainey
King's Page Laryon Darnell
King's Page Me'Kai Rosamore
King's Page Rashad Warner
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KREWE OF
PROTEUS Year Founded: 1881 Theme: “Travels and Treasures of the Silk Road” Photographer: Nola Vows Photography
Her Majesty Miss Ellen Heidingsfelder Silvia
Pages Master Francis Rivers Lelong III and Master Ernest Burton White IV
Page Master Ernest Burton White IV, with Her Majesty Miss Ellen Heidingsfelder Silvia and Proteus, with Page Master Francis Rivers Lelong III
Maids Miss Katherine Randolph Jacobs, Miss Olivia Claire O’Keefe and Miss Emma Marks Conroy, with Her Majesty Miss Ellen Heidingsfelder Silvia, with Maids Miss Grace Allen Gambel, Miss Kristina Britt Johnsen and Miss McAlister Wynn Brewer
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HERMES Year Founded: 1937 Theme: “Court Music of Louis XIV” Photographer: Darryl Schmitt of Darryl Schmitt Photography Charity: The Hermes BTP Foundation, Inc., helps support New Orleans’ first responders on a year-round basis
Her Majesty Miss Bergen Loren Sanderford
Maids Miss Mackenzie Nicole Maly, Miss Camille Moulédoux Bryan, Miss Caroline Grace Cruse and Miss Madison Claire Vernaci, with Her Majesty Miss Bergen Loren Sanderford, and Maids Miss Madeline Harrison Burk, Miss Mae Elizabeth Harrison and Miss Nicole Theresa Roca
Pages Master Henry Patrick Gootee, Master Chaffin Nicholas Baggott, Master James McCord Silva, Master Matthew Kevin Watson, Master William Harrison Marsh III, Master John Blaise Schuhmacher and Master John William Van Vrancken V
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Pages Master John Blaise Schuhmacher, Master Chaffin Nicholas Baggott and Master Matthew Kevin Watson, with Ladies-in-Waiting Miss Sara Elizabeth Mantilla, Miss Samantha Hanlon Midkiff, Miss Eliza Caroline Baggott, Miss Martine Elise Miller, Miss Sophia Reese Dugan, Miss Wilhelmina Estelle Drummond and Miss Mathilde MoulĂŠdoux Marsh, and Maids Miss Mackenzie Nicole Maly, Miss Camille MoulĂŠdoux Bryan, Miss Caroline Grace Cruse and Miss Madison Claire Vernaci, with Her Majesty Miss Bergen Loren Sanderford and His Majesty Hermes LXXX, and Maids Miss Madeline Harrison Burk, Miss Mae Elizabeth Harrison and Miss Nicole Theresa Roca, with Bearer of the Flowers Miss Margaret Sinclair Smith, Bearer of the Scepter Miss Ellison Shaw Vosbein, and Ladies-in-Waiting Miss Corinne Lorraine Grace, Miss Anna Margaret Clark, Miss Alden Virginia Boyce, Miss Gibson Louise Bass and Miss Luna Giorgianne Valobra, and Pages Master William Harrison Marsh III, Master John William Van Vrancken V, Master Henry Patrick Gootee and Master James McCord Silva
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KNIGHTS OF
BABYLON Year Founded: 1939 Theme: “Winged Wonders” Photographer: Darryl Schmitt of Darryl Schmitt Photography Charity: Her Majesty supports Reading is Key, saying “With Reading is Key, through my sorority, Kappa Kappa Gamma, I go to local schools and help children learn the importance of reading.”
Sargon LXXIV with Her Majesty Miss Lauren Des Roches
Maids Miss Anna-Faith Elizabeth Pearson, Miss Charlotte Irene Kimble, Miss Savannah Grace Lloyd, Miss Summer Tatiana Hayes and Miss Sophia Anna Musso
Pages Master Luke Grayson Jeansonne, Master John Patrick Ohle, Master Jackson Flynn White, Master William Allden Frederickson and Master Holden deBlanc Jacob
Princesses Miss Lorelei Francesca McIntyre-Brewer with her service dog Mandu, Miss Amélie Marie Mathilde Dides-LeBoeuf, Miss Ann-Marie Noel Fuselier and Miss Hadley Elizabeth Mary, with Maids Miss Anna-Faith Elizabeth Pearson, Miss Charlotte Irene Kimble and Miss Savannah Grace Lloyd, with Her Majesty Miss Lauren Des Roches, and Maids Miss Summer Tatiana Hayes and Miss Sophia Anna Musso, and Princesses Miss Ashlyn Grace Ogden, Miss MaryMae Shannon Winter Hayes and Miss Sophia Isabella Crawford Guerra, with (front) Ladies-in-Waiting Miss Kaitlyn Matilda Crawford Guerra, Miss Molly Elizabeth Bowden and Miss Emma Claire Bowden
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MYSTERY Year Founded: 1911 Theme: “Mystère sur l’Orient Express” Photographer: Rudy Bierhuizen of Mike Posey Photography and Video Her Majesty Miss Caroline Louise Chunn
Trainbearers Miss Caitlin August Brennan, Miss Caroline Ann Kogos, Miss Catherine Elise Griffith and Miss Charlotte Elizabeth Lemaire
Page Master Jonathan Sporl Breaux, with Maids Miss Margot Louise Childs, Miss Katherine Elizabeth Verlander, Miss Kennedy Kathleen Cameron, Miss Lauren Lee Paysse, Miss Carlisle Frost Rieveschl, Miss Elizabeth Colon Toso, Miss Caroline Marie Kurzweg and Miss Adeleigh Elizabeth Smith, and Page Master Thomas Jennings Hotard
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ATLANTEANS Year Founded: 1890 Theme: “Poseidon Swims with the Thai’d” Photographer: Nola Vows Photography
Page Master Jackson Westfeldt Windmeyer Fitzpatrick and Maid Miss Emmaline Blanc Monroe Kelly, with Her Majesty Miss Grace Allen Gambel, with Maid Miss Lucie Sandoz Lanier and Page Master Litchfield Clark Barbaa
Her Majesty Miss Grace Allen Gambel
Her Majesty Miss Grace Allen Gambel and Poseidon
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ELVES OF
OBERON Year Founded: 1895 Theme: “Under Further Review” Charity: The Queen’s favorite nonprofit is the Second Harvest Food Bank. She began volunteering there while she was in high school and has remained involved with this important service to the New Orleans community. Photographer: Rudy Bierhuizen of Mike Posey Photography and Video Her Majesty Miss Ann Claire Kallenborn
Pages Master George Emanuel Blessey, Master Olivier Clément Dabezies Jr., Master John Bennett Lawrence and Master Harrison Locke Herrington
Maids Miss Katherine Randolph Jacobs, Miss Caroline Marie Kurzweg and Miss Juby Adair de la Houssaye, with Her Majesty Miss Ann Claire Kallenborn, and Maids Miss Margaret Doyle Malone, Miss Julia Margaret Plauché and Miss Amelie Elizabeth Lagarde
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KNIGHTS OF
MOMUS Year Founded: 1872 Theme: “The Patri-YATS” Photographer: Nola Vows Photography
Her Majesty Miss Mary Wilder Claiborne LeBourgeois
Maids Miss Lucie Sandoz Lanier and Miss Sarah St. Paul Johnson, with Her Majesty Miss Mary Wilder Claiborne LeBourgeois, and Maids Miss Emily Kaleianuenue Caindec, Miss Althea Gibert Kingsmill and Miss Julia Margaret Plauché
Her Majesty Miss Mary Wilder Claiborne LeBourgeois with Maids Miss Lucie Sandoz Lanier, Miss Sarah St. Paul Johnson, Miss Emily Kaleianuenue Caindec, Miss Althea Gibert Kingsmill and Miss Julia Margaret Plauché
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ORIGINAL
ILLINOIS CLUB Year Founded: 1895 Theme: “Ignatius Reilly Goes to the Mardi Gras” Charity: The Queen’s favorite nonprofit is The American Cancer Society, because, she says, “My grandmother’s untimely death was due to a rare cancer. Since then, I’ve been a supporter of the ACS because they're dedicated to helping people and families who face cancer. They provide free resources to families and are committed to helping find a cure.” Photographer: Aaron Cormier Photography
His Majesty Mr. Gregory Patrick Perrault Jr. and Her Majesty Miss Carrington Calvary Williams
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Ball Captain Mark V. Joseph Sr., with Royal Debutante Miss Jhai Monique Britton, Debutante Chairman Andrew P. Harris and Royal Debutante Miss Fallon Christina Benoit Royal Debutantes Miss Aalysia Darrin Ursin, Miss Melanie Anissa Ladmirault and Miss Hannah Laura Jacquet, with OIC President Tracey L. Thibodaux Pages to the Queen Miss Srh Jisela Johnson and Miss Terresita Raleigh Carter, with Pages to the King Master Cannon Grant Davis and Master Sean Kawan Johnson Jr., with Herald Miss Laila Washington Her Majesty Miss Carrington Calvary Williams His Majesty Mr. Gregory Patrick Perrault Jr. Royal Debutantes Aalysia Darrin Ursin and Fallon Christina Benoit, with Pages to the King Master Sean Kawan Johnson Jr. and Master Cannon Grant Davis, with His Majesty Mr. Gregory Patrick Perrault Jr. and Her Majesty Miss Carrington Calvary Williams, and Pages to the Queen Miss Srh Jisela Johnson and Miss Teresita Raleigh Carter, and Royal Debutantes Miss Melanie Anissa Ladmirault, Miss Jhai Monique Britton and Miss Hannah Laura Jacquet
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PROPHETS OF
PERSIA Year Founded: 1927
Theme: “The Grand Reception at the Palace in Westphalia” Charity: Her Majesty’s favorite nonprofit is Grace at the Greenlight, which, she says, reunites homeless with their families to get them off the streets, as well as providing them meals and water. The founder, Chris Beary’s daughter, Claiborne, was a classmate of hers at McGehee and her family has supported this charity in the past. Photographer: Rudy Bierhuizen of Mike Posey Photography & Video
Her Majesty Miss Spencer Page Olivia Harris Maids Miss Lauren Lee Paysse, Miss Ysabella Carmen St. Amant, Miss Merry Alston
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Farris, Miss Elizabeth Colon Toso and Miss Alison Ross Chain, and Pages Master Michael Pharr Madigan, Master Kermit Louis Roux IV and Master Palmer Beach Irwin (Back row) Lady-in Waiting Miss Catherine Marie Zimmermann, with Maids Miss Elizabeth Colon Toso, Miss Lauren Lee Paysse and Miss Alison Ross Chain, with (front row) Page Master Michael Pharr Madigan, and Princesses Miss Anna Margaret Clark and Miss Pasqualena Marie Capitelli, with Her Majesty Miss Spencer Page Olivia Harris and His Majesty the Great Shah of all of the Persias, and (back row) Maids Miss Merry Alston Farris and Miss Ysabella Carmen St. Amant, and Ladies-In-Waiting Miss Monet Elizabeth Menard and Miss Kathleen Greer Hixon, with (front row) Princesses Miss Anne Frances Kellogg and Miss Chloe Elise Shannon, and Pages Master Palmer Beach Irwin and Master Kermit Louis Roux IV
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HIGH PRIESTS OF
MITHRAS Year Founded: 1897 Theme: “The Mithras Sun Over New Orleans� Photographer: Nola Vows Photography
Her Majesty Miss Katherine Randolph Jacobs
Her Majesty Miss Katherine Randolph Jacobs and Caliph
Pages Master Harlan Thomas Bush, Master Chapman Gordon Johnson IV, Master Thompson Pierce Schmidt and Master James Merritt Wrighton Maids Miss Elizabeth Lane Hewitt, Miss Margaret Doyle Malone, Miss Emily June Hardie, Miss Lilia Elise Kuhn, Miss Laine Roth Kehoe, Miss Megan Renee Stauss, Miss Lucie Sandoz Lanier, Miss Megan Maria McGoey, Miss Hanton Quarles Agnew and Miss Julia Veysset Clark, with Her Majesty Miss Katherine Randolph Jacobs, and Maids Miss Ellie Heidingsfelder Silvia, Miss Sarah St. Paul Johnson, Miss Lindsey Andrews Page, Miss Juby Adair de la Houssaye, Miss Ann Claire Kallenborn, Miss Grace Allen Gambel, Miss McAlister Wynn Brewer, Miss Larkin McConnell Holtzman, Miss Louise Rainey Charbonnet and Miss Olivia Knight Worley
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DORIANS Year Founded: 1937 Theme: “Of Soothsayers and Sea Urchins – Dorians Mythology” Photographer: Rudy Bierhuizen of Mike Posey Photography & Video
Her Majesty Miss Shea Hodges Duckworth
The Honorable Vincent Marc Georges Sciama, Consul-General of the French Republic in Louisiana and Dean of the Louisiana Consular Corps, receiving the Royal Order of the Dorians
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Pages Master Henry Duplessis Ogden Janke and Master William Claytor Brooks, with Maids (back row) Miss Laura Caroline Kern, Miss Bailey Alexandra Breuhl, Miss Madeleine Claire Moise, Miss Elizabeth Colon Toso and Miss Lauren Lee Paysse and (front row) Miss Alyce Louisa Iglesias, Miss Sydney Freeman Bickford, Miss Elizabeth Barat Reed, Miss Isabel Catherine Gibson and Miss Merry Alston Farris, with Pages Master Charles Wilhelm Adriance and Master Christopher Clayton Guste Pages Master Christopher Clayton Guste and Master William Claytor Brooks, with LadiesIn-Waiting Miss Eugenie Louise Philipson, Miss Shannon Elizabeth Quinn Plough and Miss Allison Marie Loker Hughs, with Maids Miss Lauren Lee Paysse, Miss Elizabeth Barat Reed, Miss Madeleine Claire Moise, Miss Bailey Alexandra Breuhl and Miss Laura Caroline Kern, with Her Majesty Miss Shea Hodges Duckworth and the King of Dorians, with Maids Miss Isabel Catherine Gibson, Miss Elizabeth Colon Toso, Miss Sydney Freeman Bickford, Miss Alyce Louisa Iglesias and Miss Merry Alston Farris, with Ladies-In-Waiting Miss Caroline Bel Reed, Miss Bailey Victoria Shofstahl and Miss Marguerite Conery Schmidt, with Pages Master Will Adriance and Master Henry Janke
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ATHENIANS Year Founded: 1909 Theme: “A Confused Decision” Charity: Her Majesty’s favorite nonprofit is Second Harvest Food Bank. Photographer: Rudy Bierhuizen of Mike Posey Photography and Video
Her Majesty Miss Emma Marks Conroy
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(Front row, both sides) Princesses Miss Eleanor Grace Kogos, Miss Camille Marian Michiels, Miss Madison Anne Able and Miss Amy Elizabeth Mackenroth, with (back row) Pages Master Garrison Joseph Franks and Master Jonathan Sporl Breaux, and Maids Miss Catherine Blake Lea, Miss Chloe Margaret Pelitere, Miss Jessica Carter Schaumburg, Miss Isabel Catherine Gibson, Miss Elizabeth Barat Reed, Miss Sarah Hayne Montgomery Childs, Miss Shea Hodges Duckworth and Miss Lauren Lee Paysse, with Her Majesty Miss Emma Marks Conroy and His Majesty King of the Athenians, with Maids Margot Louise Childs, Miss Katherine Elizabeth Verlander, Miss Elizabeth Colon Toso, Miss Elizabeth Lynn Lunn, Miss Angele Hodges de la Houssayse, Miss Judy Adair de la Houssaye, Miss Claire Elizabeth Bermudez, Miss Sarah Grace Young and Miss Madeleine DeHaven Landry, with Pages Master James Michael Adams Jr. and Master Ford Dennis Mollere (First row) Pages Master Garrison Joseph Franks, Master Jonathan Sporl Breaux, Master James Michael Adams Jr. and Master Ford Dennis Mollere, with (second row) Maids Miss Lauren Lee Paysse, Miss Claire Elizabeth Bermudez, Miss Margot Louise Childs, Miss Isabel Catherine Gibson, Miss Elizabeth Colon Toso, Miss Sarah Hayne Montgomery Read, Miss Angele Hodges de la Houssaye, Miss Chloe Margaret Pelitere and Miss Juby Adair de la Houssaye, and (third row) Maids Miss Elizabeth Lynn Lunn, Miss Madeleine DeHaven Landry, Miss Elizabeth Barat Reed, Miss Shea Hodges Duckworth, Miss Jessica Carter Schaumburg, Miss Catherine Blake Lea, Miss Sarah Grace Young and Miss Katherine Elizabeth Verlander
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YOUNG MEN
ILLINOIS CLUB Year Founded: 1926 Theme: “The Young Men Illinois Club Reviews the World of Dance” Charity: The Queen’s favorite nonprofit is Zeus’ Rescues. She loves animals and Zeus’ Rescues is an organization committed to pet rescue, community-building and pet education with a focus on children and the elderly. Photographer: Bernie Saul Photography
Her Majesty Miss Zoie Elizabeth Trevigne Legeaux
Pages to the Queen Miss Gian Laje Rutherford and Miss Maddyn Christina Peck, with Her Majesty Miss Zoie Elizabeth Trevigne Legeaux, and Pages to the Queen Miss Allison Cecilia Raymond and Master Jonathan Paul Rutherford II
Princesses to the Queen Miss Ava Rose Robertson, Miss Jasmine Mariah Williams and Miss Madison Olivia Robinson
Debutantes Miss Summer Indigo Perkins and Miss Paige Jordan Wilson
Debutante Miss Camryn Dechele McCoy, Club Member Dr. Terrence M. Augillard and Debutante Miss Kandyce Nicolle Williams
(Front row, both sides) Page to the Queen Miss Allison Cecilia Raymond, Princess to the Queen Miss Madison Olivia Robinson, with Pages to the Queen Miss Maddyn Christina Peck and Master Jonathan Paul Rutherford II, with Princess to the Queen Miss Ava Rose Robertson, Page to the Queen Miss Gian Laje Rutherford and Princess to the Queen Miss Jasmine Mariah Williams, with (back row) Debutantes Miss Kandyce Nicolle Williams, Miss Summer Indigo Perkins and Miss Korea Vennese Barre, with Her Majesty Miss Zoie Elizabeth Trevigne Legeaux, and Debutantes Miss Camryn Dechele McCoy and Miss Paige Jordan Wilson
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ACHAEANS Year Founded: 1947 Theme: “Return to Ithica” Photographer: Nola Vows Photography
Maids Miss Elizabeth McKenzie Cummins, Miss Ashley Linfield Murphy and Miss Katherine Elizabeth Verlander, with Her Majesty Miss Sarah St. Paul Johnson, and Maids Miss Ellen Heidingsfelder Silvia, Miss Katherine Randolph Jacobs and Miss Claire Rose Charbonnet
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Her Majesty Miss Sarah St. Paul Johnson
Her Majesty Miss Sarah St. Paul Johnson and His Majesty Mr. Jeff Parker
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OSIRIS Year Founded: 1915 Theme: Osiris always has an Egyptian theme, reflecting its namesake Charity: During her time in New Orleans, Her Majesty raised funds for ARNO, an Animal Rescue organization, and more recently through her sorority at the College of Charleston she supports the St. Jude Hospital for Children. Photographer: Rudy Bierhuizen of Mike Posey Photography & Video
Pages Master Curtis Collins Eustis and Master Blake Tucker Couvillon, with Princesses Miss Caroline Ott Pitalo, Miss Marin Elizabeth Trepagnier and Miss Elise Marie Landrum, with Maids Miss Juliet Eliana Detiveaux Cimini, Miss Amelie Elizabeth Lagarde, Miss Kristina Britt Johnsen, Miss Lilia Elise Kuhn and Miss Ellen Heidingsfelder Silvia, with Her Majesty Miss Anna Massey Demmas and Osiris, with Maids Miss Kayla Grace Carr, Miss Jessica Carter Schaumburg, Miss Larkin McConnell Holtzman, Miss Madeline Cecelia Zimmer and Miss Elizabeth Lynn Lunn, with Princesses Miss Marguerite Conery Schmidt, Miss Claire Louise Moffett and Miss Abigail Jane Rosenberg, with Pages Master Eric Hays Hoffman, Master John Bennett Lawrence and Master Alexander Camors Roth
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Her Majesty Miss Anna Massey Demmas and Osiris
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KREWE OF
NEREUS Founded: 1896 Theme: Invitation: “Majestic Seahorse,” an original painting by Tim Trapolin; Tableau: The Nereus Tableau Players performed the Broadway musical South Pacific Charity: Her Majesty holds the Eden House dear to her heart, which organizes wrap around rehabilitation services for women who are victims of human trafficking. She volunteered there this summer and states she, “came to realize the need for rehabilitation of and care for victims of human trafficking. Rehabilitation is a much needed approach for conduct that has been historically criminalized. Many of the women I met this summer were kind, lively and smart women who just needed some help to restart their lives.” Photographer: Rudy Bierhuizen of Mike Posey Photography & Video
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Her Majesty Miss Heidi Frances Hayne
Page Master Kermit Louis Roux IV, with Maids Miss Madeline Callahan Lacroix, Miss Laine Roth Kehoe, Miss Madeleine DeHaven Landry, Miss Adeleigh Elizabeth Smith, Miss Chloe Margaret Pelitere, Miss Lauren Lee Paysse and Miss Catherine Grace Smith, with Page Master Rodrigo Ethan Saenz
Page Master Kermit Louis Roux IV, with Maids Miss Madeline Callahan Lacroix, Miss Laine Roth Kehoe and Miss Madeleine DeHaven Landry, with Her Majesty Miss Heidi Frances Hayne, and Maids Miss Adeleigh Elizabeth Smith, Miss Chloe Margaret Pelitere, Miss Lauren Lee Paysse and Miss Catherine Grace Smith, with Page Master Rodrigo Ethan Saenz
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CALIPHS OF
CAIRO Year Founded: 1936
Theme: “The Legend of the Naha Stone” Charity: Her Majesty’s favorite nonprofit is the American Cancer Society Photographer: Rudy Bierhuizen of Mike Posey Photography & Video
Page Master Connor Gerald Tauzier, with Her Majesty Miss Lauren Lee Paysse, and Page Master Mason Bradley Hayes
Princesses Miss Camille Marguerite Hymel, Miss Chloe Elise Shannon, Miss Teresa Marie Vinas and Miss Charlotte Rose McMahon, with Her Majesty Miss Lauren Lee Paysse, and Princesses Miss Genevieve Michelle Plaisance, Miss Abigail Kathryn Munson, Miss Marguerite Ellen Thibeaux and Miss Therese Louise Hymel
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Her Majesty Miss Lauren Lee Paysse Maids Miss Shea Hodges Duckworth, Miss Mae Elizabeth Harrison, Miss Alyce Louise Iglesias, Miss Elizabeth Lynn Lunn, Miss Sarah Hayne Montgomery Read and Miss Katherine Elizabeth Verlander, with First Maid Miss Caroline Margaret Lebeuf, with Her Majesty Miss Lauren Lee Paysse and His Majesty King Caliphs, with Maids Miss Madeline Cecelia Zimmer, Miss Claire Elizabeth Rosamond, Miss Chloe Margaret Pelitere, Miss Madeleine DeHaven Landry, Miss Heidi Frances Hayne, Miss Monica Carolyn Growden and Miss Ashley Frances Bossiere Ladies-In-Waiting Miss Isabella Anais Hewitt, Miss Mary Grace Long, Miss Anna Belle Hayes, Miss Catherine Marie Zimmermann and Miss Bethany Elaine Growden, with Maids Miss Shea Hodges Duckworth, Miss Mae Elizabeth Harrison, Miss Alyce Louise Iglesias, Miss Elizabeth Lynn Lunn, Miss Sarah Hayne Montgomery Read and Miss Katherine Elizabeth Verlander, with First Maid Miss Caroline Margret Lebeuf, with Her Majesty Miss Lauren Lee Paysse, and Maids Miss Madeline Cecelia Zimmer, Miss Claire Elizabeth Rosamond, Miss Chloe Margaret Pelitere, Miss Madeleine DeHaven Landry, Miss Heidi Frances Hayne, Miss Monica Carolyn Growden and Miss Ashley Frances Bossier, and Ladies-InWaiting Miss Sophia Ann Happoldt, Miss Marin Elizabeth Trepagnier, Miss Annabelle Layne Gotzkowsky, Miss Jordan Caroline Kleehammer, Miss Juliette Marie Enright and Miss Kathleen Loretta Keen
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APOLLO Year Founded: 1929 Theme: “Hot August Night” Charity: The Queen's favorite nonprofit is St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, because families with sick children are never required to pay for their treatment, and the children are given the best medical care possible. Photographer: Norris Gagnet of Norris Gagnet Photography Her Majesty Miss Cecilia Walshe Balart
Pages Master Thomas Benton Smallpage and MIss Mary Ellis Kolb, with Her Majesty Miss Cecilia Walshe Balart, and Pages Miss Anne Clyde Kolb, Miss Kathryn Simmons Dupuy and Master Camille Burcard Graugnard II
Maids Miss Julia Tyler Smith, Miss Mary Esther Pilant, Miss Eliza Hollis Nieset, Miss Eugenie Eustis McLeod, Miss Evaline Finlay Gomila, Miss Marcelle Adelaida Ellis, Miss Cecilia Elizabeth Cook, Miss Laura Morgan Butcher and Miss Aimee Green Barousse, with Her Majesty Miss Cecilia Walshe Balart, and Maids Miss Joan Caroline Benjamin, Miss Sidney Montgomery Charbonnet, Miss Katherine Mills Ellis, Miss Meghan Clare Farnsworth, Miss Anna Jamison Hardie, Miss Mason Ann Mentz, Miss Amélie Dupuis Perrier, Miss Ansley Holmes Schwing and Miss Emily Clay Weinmann
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REVELERS Founded: 1870 – the sesquicentennial Theme: Ball theme was the Twelfth Night Revelers’ first ball in 1870 Charity: The krewe’s nonprofit is the United States Marine Reserve Band Photographer: Anne Cresson of Cresson Photography
Her Majesty Miss Julia Margaret Plauché and the Lord of Misrule
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Maids Miss Hanton Quarles Agnew, Miss Emily June Hardie, Miss Althea Gibert Kingsmill, Miss Madeleine Claire Moise and Miss Ashley Nicole Parker, with Her Majesty Miss Julia Margaret PlauchÊ and the Lord of Misrule, with Maids Miss Laura Mary Tompkins Schramm, Miss Ashley Linfield Murphy, Miss Lucie Sandoz Lanier, Miss Kristina Britt Johnsen and Miss McAlister Wynn Brewer Junior Cooks Master Jackson Fitzpatrick, Master Ace LeGardeuer, Master Field Barba, Master Collier Villere, Master Foster Woods, Master Robert Milling, Master Wade Van Horn, Master Tripp DeLaureal and Master Tucker Graham are pictured with their fathers For the sesquicentennial, with the Court the following Former Queens were honored: Maggie Stewart, Isabel Jackson, Virginia Alpaugh, Rachel Bland, Eileen Eshleman Stewart, Elise Lapeyre Connolly, Charlotte Robinson Pritchard, Isabel Nott McCay, Pat Burke, with Last Year’s Queen Caroline Acomb (2018), Liz Huger Sloss, Adelaide Wisdom Benjamin (1953), Judy Walshe Whann, Catie Barry, Cathy Flower Earhart, E. Lee Jahncke Mead, Cammie Kock Mayer, Coco Guillot, Whitney Eastman Miller, Katherine Eshleman, Ellie Schwing, Mimi Barry Richard, Julie Waters Burlingame, Beth Saer Jones, Sid Read Petagna, Katie Flower, Liz Treadway Garrison, Virginia Stewart Evans, Tatine Maginnis Frater, Eleanor Bernard Carney, Courtney Sarpy, Brooke Burlingame Adams, Katherine Whann, Mills Weinmann, Susan Hamilton Hanlon, Elise Lapeyre Merlin, Celeste Flower Eustis, Annie Sarpy Phillips, Jane Alpaugh Delmer, Jacqueline Provosty Guillot, Lynne Favrot Nolan and Nancy Nolan Parsley
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