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Posted on March 25, 2001
Toth queen of Cherry Blossom
Advertiser staff writer Catherine Elizabeth Toth, 25, of Honolulu, was named queen of the 49th Cherry Blossom Festival last night, an event sponsored by the Honolulu Japanese Junior Chamber of Commerce. She was also named Miss Congeniality by her fellow contestants. Toth is the first-ever queen with a non-Japanese surname.
Jaslyn Kyoko Hanamura, 19, was named first princess. The three princesses are Jeanette Naho Knutson, 26, Luana Yoko Ogawa, 21,and Lezlie Carole Yamauchi, 23. Paula-Lynne Hokulani Nakano, 24, was chosen as Miss Popularity. |
