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LATIN QUEEN--16 YEAR OLD GIRL
IN THE MEXICAN-AMERICAN AREA OF DETROIT (MICHIGAN) EVERY YEAR
A QUEEN IS CHOSEN. THE NAMES OF THE CANDIDATES ARE SENT TO
THE LASED HOUSE (A MEXICAN-AMERICAN ORGANIZATION PRIMARILY
SERVING IMMIGRANTS). THE JUDGES THERE SPEAK WITH EACH OF
THE CANDIDATES, THEY ARE JUDGED ACCORDING TO HOW MUCH OF
THEIR MEXICAN HISTORY THEY KNOW, THEIR TASTE IN CLOTHES,
THEIR FIGURE, THEIR TALENTS, AND GENERAL OVERALL
PERSONALITY. THE JUDGES CHOOSE THE PERSON TO BE QUEEN
AND SHE IS PRESENTED TO THE PUBLIC.
AS QUEEN, SHE SERVES FOR ONE YEAR, GETS A SCHOLARSHIP
FOR SCHOOL, AND DURING THE SUMMER GOES TO MEXICO, WHERE
SHE GETS INVOLVED IN WITH THE PEOPLES POLITICS AND
THEIR GENERAL OVERALL LIFESTYLE.
Where learned: WESTERN YMCA
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Festival CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Movable Date |
Date learned: 11-11-1971