The Agriculture Queens Of Louisiana
Jeanie Riess
The New York Times
This year in Louisiana, more than 120 pageant queens will be crowned in honor of crops and commodities, as they have been for some 70 years.
The queens are young women, ages 17 through 23, who have studied to compete at agricultural festivals for titles including Miss Shrimp and Petroleum, Miss Oyster, Miss Frog Festival, and Queen Cotton. Their mission: to travel the state for 12 months, educating the Louisiana public about the importance of the commodities they represent.