YEAR COUNTRY QUEEN
1954 United States Patricia Ann Priest, daughter of Treasurer
of the US, Mrs. Ivy Baker Priest
1955 United States Olivia Barbour Twining, daughter of
Gen. Nathan F. Twining, Chief of Staff,
US Air Force
1956 United States Nell Eastland, daughter of Sen. James O.
Eastland, Mississippi
1957 United Kingdom Lady Carey Coke, daughter of Fifth Earl
Leicester, Thomas William Edward Coke
1958 United States Patricia Jane Lemay, daughter of Vice
Chief of Staff, US Air Force, Curtis E.Lemay
1959 United States Bonnie Ruth Buchanan, daughter of State
Dept. Chief of Protocol, Wiley Buchanan
1960 United States Paula Layton Pace, daughter of former
Secretary of the Army, Frank Pace
1961 United States Lynda Bird Johnson, daughter of US Vice
President Lyndon Baines Johnson
1962 United States Margaret Anne (Peggy) Goldwater, daughter
of Sen. Barry Goldwater
1963 United States Verita Korth, daughter of former Sec. of the
Navy Fred Korth
1964 United States Gene Zuckert, daughter of Sec. of the Air
Force Eugene M. Zuckert
1965 United States Luci Baines Johnson, daughter of US President
Lyndon Baines Johnson
1966 Norway Kari Borten, daughter of Prime Minister Per
Borten
1967 Belgium Monique Van Den Boeynants, daughter of
Prime Minister Paul Van Den Boeynants
1968 Netherlands Cari Luns, daughter of Joseph M.A.H. Luns,
Foreign Minister of the Netherlands
1969 United States Tricia Nixon, daughter of President Richard
M. Nixon
1970 West Germany Ulrike Ahlers, daughter of the State
Secretary of the Federal Republic of Germany,
Conrad Ahlers
1971 United Kingdom Sarah Rippon, daughter of The Honorable
Geoffrey Rippon, Chancellor of the Duchy of
Lancaster
(NOTE: Arabella Spencer Churchill, grand-daughter of
Sir Winston Churchill, was the original selection for
Azalea Queen in 1971. Miss Spencer "abdicated" in
March 1971)
1972 Portugal Maria Theresa Sanches, grandniece of Prime
Minister Caetano
1973 Canada Heather MacDonald, daughter of Canadian Minister
of Veterans Affairs, Daniel J. MacDonald
1974 Italy Frances Tonarelli, daughter of Foreign Service
Officer, Dr. Mario Tonarelli
1975 France Valerie-Anne Giscard d'Estaing, daughter of
President Giscard d'Estaing
1976 United States Susan Elizabeth Ford, daughter of President
Gerald R. Ford
1977 West Germany Cecilie Countess Lambsdorff, daughter of
Federal Republic of Germany Finance Minister,
Dr. Otto Count Lambsdorff
1978 Netherlands Henrietta Charlotte Aleida van der Klaauw,
daughter of the Foreign Minister of the
Netherlands, Christoph Albert van der Klaauw
1979 United Kingdom Joanna Edwina Knatchbull, daughter of Lord
Brabourne, John Ulick Knatchbull, 7th Baron
Bradbourne & the 16th Baronet. Granddaughter
of the late Lord Mountbatten or Burma
1980 Luxembourg Monique Hamilius, daughter of Minister of
Foreign Affairs of Luxembourg, Jean Hamilius
1981 Denmark Brigitte Borch, daughter of Danish Ambassador to
the United States, Mr. Otto R. Borch
1982 Greece Melanie Pappas, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George
Pappas of Norfolk
1983 United States Lorene Alison Stokes, daughter of Congressman
Louis Stokes
1984 Italy Roberta Marini, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Luigi
Marini
1985 United Kingdom Alexandra Victoria Dibdin Heseltine, daughter of
the Right Honorable Michael Heseltine
1986 Canada Andrea Rose Carter, daughter of Dr. & Mrs. R.
Phillip Carter
1987 Norway Beate Holm Pedersen, daughter of Trade
Commissioner Theis H. Pedersen
1988 West Germany Antje Margarete Ruhfus, daughter of
Ambassador Jurgen Ruhfus
1989 Turkey Oya Soley Turkman, daughter of Dr. & Mrs.
Nebzat E. Turkman
1990 Iceland Katrin Sverrisdottir, daughter of Ambassador
Sverrir Hankur Gunnlangsson
1991 Belgium Isabella De Ruyt, daughter of Mr. Jean De Ruyt,
Deputy Chief of Mission, Belgian Embassy
1992 Spain Matilde Herrero de Zulueta, daughter of Zavier
Herrero & Mercedes de Zulueta
1993 Canada Elizabeth Lynn Mason, daughter of RADM Lynn Mason,
Canadian Navy
1994 Portugal Filipa Cajorabille, daughter of Cdr. Victor
Cajarabille
1995 United Kingdom Rebecca Temperley, daughter of Professor
Temperley, University of East Anglia, Norwich
England
(NOTE: The original selection for Azalea Queen in 1995
was Polly Astor, grand-daughter of Nancy Langhorne,
Lady Astor. Miss Astor resigned in April 1995 for
health reasons)
1996 Netherlands Emilie Larissa Petijn, daughter of a member
of the diplomatic corps.
1997 United States Jennie Eisenhower, daughter of Julie Nixon and
David Eisenhower and grand-daughter of Presidents
Richard Nixon and Dwight (Ike) Eisenhower.
1998 Denmark Helena Winther, daughter of Rear Admiral Kristen
Winther of the Danish fleet.
1999 Germany Susanne Scharping, daughter of Germany's minister
of defense
2000 Iceland Iris Huld Halldorsdottir, daughter of Iceland's
minister of foreign affairs
2001 Spain Marta Ruperez Molenveld, daughter of Javier
Ruperez, Spanish Ambassador to the United States
2002 Greece Anna Ipsilanti
2003 USA Jennifer Robb, daughter of former Senator Charles S.
Robb and Lynda Johnson Robb; granddaughter of former
President Lyndon B Johnson
2004 Italy Rossella Caruso, daughter of Rear Admiral Raffaele
Caruso, Naval Attaché for Italy, assigned to the
Italian Embassy in Washington.
2005 Norway Kristine Austgulen
2006 Canada Paulina Gretzky, daughter of Canadian hockey
legend Wayne Gretzky
2007 United Kingdom Emily MacManus, great-granddaughter of
Sir Winston Churchill.
