Lindsay Charles, a senior at Westridge School in Pasadena, was named Tuesday the106th Rose Queen and will lead the seven-member Rose Court as ambassadors at dozens of events leading up to the Tournament of Roses Parade and Rose Bowl Game on Jan. 1.
Charles was officially crowned at an announcement Tuesday afternoon at Tournament House in Pasadena, home to the Tournament of Roses organization.
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A San Marino resident, Charles is captain of her school's track and field team and is active in a number of school and community groups, including Food Chain LA, Green Guerrillas club, Multicultural/Multiracial Affinity, and Stemology for Kids. According to the Tournament of Roses, she is fluent in Mandarin, and she enjoys gardening, neuroscience, hiking, journaling, drawing and collecting art. She plans to study environmental science or neuroscience.
She was one of seven members of the Rose Court who were chosen from hundreds of applicants in September.
Other members of the court are Lisette Parker, a senior at Maranatha High School; Saniyah Brunston, a senior at John Muir High School; Lara Georgian, a senior at Mayfield Senior School; Natalia Pradhan, a senior at Flintridge Preparatory School; Simone Ball, a senior at Arcadia High School; and Kate Kelly, a senior at La Cañada High School.
To qualify for spots on the Rose Court, applicants must identify as female, be between 17 and 21 years old, reside within the Pasadena Area Community College District and have at least a 2.0 grade-point average during the current and previous academic year. Applicants must be either a senior in high school or enrolled as a full-time student at any school or college within the Pasadena Area Community College District.
Members of the court all receive a $7,500 educational scholarship.
The members of the Court "highlight the mosaic of backgrounds and cultures that define the Pasadena community and exemplify character, service and leadership modeled through their commitment to family, school and community," according to the Tournament of Roses.
The group will attend dozens of community and charity events in the coming weeks, and they will ride on a float in the Rose Parade and appear on field for pre-game festivities at the Rose Bowl Game.
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