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Word was just received that Cokato royalty Emily McConkey was crowned tonight (Friday) at Ted Mann Hall of the University of Minnesota as part of the 10 Best Days of Summer Aquatennial coronation tonight. Congratulations to her!
UPDATE: Just weeks before giving up her crown for Miss Cokato, reigning royalty Emily McConkey was crowned an Aquatennial princess at the Aquatennial Queen of the Lakes coronation at the Tedd Mann Concert Hall at the University of Minnesota Campus Friday evening.
Crowned along with her was Miss Hutchinson Jacyln Auger, who was also named a princess. The Queen of the Lakes title went to former Miss Maple Grove Tara Litwinchuk.
The ladies were chosen from a total of 50 Minnesota communities, and were judged for speaking ability, poise, community spirit, volunteerism and presentation of self.
McConkey, who is a 2007 graduate of DC, plans to attend South Dakota State University to earn a degree in psychology and later a masters degree in counseling.
Auger is a 2006 graduate of Hutchinson High School and is currently a student at the University of Minnesota sudying clothing design and retail merchandising. She has a minor in Spanish. Litwinchuk is at her second year at the U of M, majoring in microbiology.
The outgoing Queen of the Lakes is Charissa Pederson of Monticello, and outgoing princesses are Jenna Forstner of Gibbon and Tzvetelina Pramatarov of Anoka.
To visit the official Aquatennial site, click here.
congratulations to emily mcconkey and her family on being crowned 2008 aquatennial princess. congratulations to the town of cokato and to jodi and the cokato corn carnival queen committee!!!!!!!
Congradulations to Miss McConkey!!! A great honor given to a
wonderful young lady. I had the pleasure of watching Emily grow up in our church in Cokato. Wonderful family as well. She will indeed represent our community with dignity and respect. Enjoy the year ahead Emily. Miss seing you and still pray for you too.
Congradulations to Miss McConkey!!! A great honor given to a
wonderful young lady. I had the pleasure of watching Emily grow up in our church in Cokato. Wonderful family as well. She will indeed represent our community with dignity and respect. Enjoy the year ahead Emily. Miss seing you and still pray for you too.
Congratulations to a more than deserving young lady! You have such class and truly have a pure heart. You represent every thing good about what a young lady should be. They are so lucky to have you representing them this coming year!
I don’t want to give out my real identity so I will talk to you personally later. Just wanted to tell the rest of the world that doesn’t know you just what kind of person you really are. I am sure that the judges saw the very best in you because that is what you show all the rest of us all the time. Good Luck as you take off on this journey! It should be a fun ride and excellent for any resume.
Tracy and Melody…you have such a right to be proud of this wonderful daughter! I hope you get to see her a little bit this coming year. She will be very busy!
Congratulations Emily on the new title! I hope the door that has been opened for you brings you many new opportunities and fills your days full of exciting things. Your memory book is being filled one day at time. Savor the moments!
I just wanted to add that the Cokato Queen Committee puts on a great program for the girls. My daughter was one of the candidates last year also and it was a great time.